diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/render_app.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/render_app.tsx
index 01eba4ee7905e..c4bddf5a71541 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/render_app.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/render_app.tsx
@@ -86,8 +86,7 @@ export async function renderApp(
       mapEmbeddableInput = {
         savedObjectId: routeProps.match.params.savedMapId,
       } as MapByReferenceInput;
-    }
-    if (valueInput) {
+    } else if (valueInput) {
       mapEmbeddableInput = valueInput as MapByValueInput;
     }