diff --git a/public/app/plugins/panel/heatmap/heatmap_data_converter.ts b/public/app/plugins/panel/heatmap/heatmap_data_converter.ts
index 38d1818a24e..caebcad94e6 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/panel/heatmap/heatmap_data_converter.ts
+++ b/public/app/plugins/panel/heatmap/heatmap_data_converter.ts
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ function convertToLogScaleValueBuckets(xBucket, yBucketSplitFactor, logBase) {
  * @return {Object}               Merged buckets.
  */
 function mergeBuckets(seriesBuckets) {
-  let mergedBuckets = {};
+  let mergedBuckets: any = {};
   _.forEach(seriesBuckets, (seriesBucket, index) => {
     if (index === 0) {
       mergedBuckets = seriesBucket;