diff --git a/packages/kbn-search-connectors/lib/collect_connector_stats.ts b/packages/kbn-search-connectors/lib/collect_connector_stats.ts
index 80edd3b0ca3a9..1ccb552f9119f 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-search-connectors/lib/collect_connector_stats.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-search-connectors/lib/collect_connector_stats.ts
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ export const collectConnectorStats = async (
     const connectorStats: ConnectorStats = {
       id: connectorId,
       isDeleted: true,
+      serviceType: orphanedSyncJobs[0].connector.service_type,
       syncJobs: syncJobsStats(orphanedSyncJobs),
     };
     connectorStatsArray.push(connectorStats);
diff --git a/packages/kbn-search-connectors/lib/collect_connector_stats_test_data.ts b/packages/kbn-search-connectors/lib/collect_connector_stats_test_data.ts
index d510fe5ad5e66..445868eb401aa 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-search-connectors/lib/collect_connector_stats_test_data.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-search-connectors/lib/collect_connector_stats_test_data.ts
@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@ export const orphanedSyncJob: ConnectorSyncJob = {
   trigger_method: TriggerMethod.ON_DEMAND,
   connector: {
     id: '3',
+    service_type: 'github',
     configuration: {
       use_text_extraction_service: {
         value: false,
@@ -581,6 +582,7 @@ export const expectedMysqlConnectorStats: ConnectorStats = {
 export const expectedDeletedConnectorStats: ConnectorStats = {
   id: orphanedSyncJob.connector.id,
   isDeleted: true,
+  serviceType: 'github',
   syncJobs: {
     overall: {
       total: 1,