diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/gis/public/shared/layers/tile_layer.js b/x-pack/plugins/gis/public/shared/layers/tile_layer.js
index 8a7e711680a9..3157f92339a8 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/gis/public/shared/layers/tile_layer.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/gis/public/shared/layers/tile_layer.js
@@ -108,12 +108,12 @@ export class TileLayer extends AbstractLayer {
       id: mbLayerId,
       type: 'raster',
       source: sourceId,
-      minzoom: 0,
-      maxzoom: 22,
+      minzoom: this._descriptor.minZoom,
+      maxzoom: this._descriptor.maxZoom,
     });
+    this._setTileLayerProperties(mbMap, mbLayerId);
 
     await this._tileLoadErrorTracker(mbMap, url);
-    this._setTileLayerProperties(mbMap, mbLayerId);
   }
 
   _setTileLayerProperties(mbMap, mbLayerId) {