diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/server/search_strategy/security_solution/factory/network/top_n_flow/__mocks__/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/server/search_strategy/security_solution/factory/network/top_n_flow/__mocks__/index.ts
index f915d21664e4f..77b0b1e459bcd 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/server/search_strategy/security_solution/factory/network/top_n_flow/__mocks__/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/server/search_strategy/security_solution/factory/network/top_n_flow/__mocks__/index.ts
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ export const mockSearchStrategyResponse: IEsSearchResponse<unknown> = {
                       _id: 'dd4fa2d4bd-1526378075029582',
                       _score: 0,
                       fields: {
+                        '@timestamp': ['2022-07-18T15:08:48.064Z'],
                         'source.geo.continent_name': ['North America'],
                         'source.geo.region_iso_code': ['US-VA'],
                         'source.geo.country_iso_code': ['US'],
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/server/search_strategy/security_solution/factory/network/top_n_flow/helpers.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/server/search_strategy/security_solution/factory/network/top_n_flow/helpers.ts
index 7c2abcf5bb344..54419b3902539 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/server/search_strategy/security_solution/factory/network/top_n_flow/helpers.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/server/search_strategy/security_solution/factory/network/top_n_flow/helpers.ts
@@ -17,11 +17,9 @@ import type {
   NetworkTopNFlowEdges,
   NetworkTopNFlowRequestOptions,
   AutonomousSystemItem,
-} from '../../../../../../common/search_strategy';
-import {
-  NetworkTopTablesFields,
   FlowTargetSourceDest,
 } from '../../../../../../common/search_strategy';
+import { NetworkTopTablesFields } from '../../../../../../common/search_strategy';
 import { getOppositeField } from '../helpers';
 import {
   formatResponseObjectValues,
@@ -48,7 +46,7 @@ const formatTopNFlowEdges = (
       [flowTarget]: {
         domain: bucket.domain.buckets.map((bucketDomain) => bucketDomain.key),
         ip: bucket.key,
-        location: getGeoItem(bucket),
+        location: getGeoItem(bucket, flowTarget),
         autonomous_system: getAsItem(bucket),
         flows: getOr(0, 'flows.value', bucket),
         [`${getOppositeField(flowTarget)}_ips`]: getOr(
@@ -68,24 +66,22 @@ const formatTopNFlowEdges = (
     },
   }));
 
-const getFlowTargetFromString = (flowAsString: string) =>
-  flowAsString === 'source' ? FlowTargetSourceDest.source : FlowTargetSourceDest.destination;
-
-const getGeoItem = (result: NetworkTopNFlowBuckets): GeoItem | null =>
+const getGeoItem = (
+  result: NetworkTopNFlowBuckets,
+  flowTarget: FlowTargetSourceDest
+): GeoItem | null =>
   result.location.top_geo.hits.hits.length > 0 && result.location.top_geo.hits.hits[0].fields
     ? {
         geo: formatResponseObjectValues(
           getOr(
             '',
-            `${Object.keys(result.location.top_geo.hits.hits[0].fields)[0].split('.geo')[0]}.geo`,
+            `${flowTarget}.geo`,
             unflattenObject(
               transformLocationFields(getOr({}, `location.top_geo.hits.hits[0].fields`, result))
             )
           )
         ),
-        flowTarget: getFlowTargetFromString(
-          Object.keys(result.location.top_geo.hits.hits[0].fields)[0].split('.geo')[0]
-        ),
+        flowTarget,
       }
     : null;