1 files changed, 2 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/monitoring/components/charts/options.js b/app/assets/javascripts/monitoring/components/charts/options.js
index d9f49bd81f5..09b03774580 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/monitoring/components/charts/options.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/monitoring/components/charts/options.js
@@ -6,9 +6,8 @@ const yAxisBoundaryGap = [0.1, 0.1];
  * Max string length of formatted axis tick
  */
 const maxDataAxisTickLength = 8;
-
 //  Defaults
-const defaultFormat = SUPPORTED_FORMATS.number;
+const defaultFormat = SUPPORTED_FORMATS.engineering;
 
 const defaultYAxisFormat = defaultFormat;
 const defaultYAxisPrecision = 2;
@@ -26,8 +25,7 @@ const chartGridLeft = 75;
  * @param {Object} param - Dashboard .yml definition options
  */
 const getDataAxisOptions = ({ format, precision, name }) => {
-  const formatter = getFormatter(format);
-
+  const formatter = getFormatter(format); // default to engineeringNotation, same as gitlab-ui
   return {
     name,
     nameLocation: 'center', // same as gitlab-ui's default