diff --git a/src/plugins/data/common/index_patterns/index_patterns/flatten_hit.ts b/src/plugins/data/common/index_patterns/index_patterns/flatten_hit.ts
index 89bc7423689..9a8c855ec4a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data/common/index_patterns/index_patterns/flatten_hit.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data/common/index_patterns/index_patterns/flatten_hit.ts
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ export function flattenHitWrapper(
   metaFields = {},
   cache = new WeakMap()
 ) {
-  return function cachedFlatten(hit: Record<string, any>, deep = false) {
+  return function cachedFlatten(hit: Record<string, any>, deep = true) {
     const decorateFlattened = decorateFlattenedWrapper(hit, metaFields);
     const cached = cache.get(hit);
     const flattened = cached || flattenHit(indexPattern, hit, deep);