diff --git a/ui/src/dashboards/components/template_variables/Manager.js b/ui/src/dashboards/components/template_variables/Manager.js
index d1360cf050..3432b9f758 100644
--- a/ui/src/dashboards/components/template_variables/Manager.js
+++ b/ui/src/dashboards/components/template_variables/Manager.js
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ TemplateVariableManagerWrapper.propTypes = {
     })
   ),
   onRunQueryFailure: func.isRequired,
-  onDismissOverlay: func.isRequired,
+  onDismissOverlay: func,
 }
 
 export default TemplateVariableManagerWrapper
diff --git a/ui/src/shared/actions/overlayTechnology.ts b/ui/src/shared/actions/overlayTechnology.ts
index 060da329f6..1d922df550 100644
--- a/ui/src/shared/actions/overlayTechnology.ts
+++ b/ui/src/shared/actions/overlayTechnology.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,14 @@
-export const showOverlay = (overlayNode, options) => ({
+import {ReactElement} from 'react'
+
+type OverlayNode = ReactElement<any>
+
+interface Options {
+  dismissOnClickOutside?: boolean
+  dismissOnEscape?: boolean
+  transitionTime?: number
+}
+
+export const showOverlay = (overlayNode: OverlayNode, options: Options) => ({
   type: 'SHOW_OVERLAY',
   payload: {overlayNode, options},
 })
diff --git a/ui/src/shared/components/OverlayTechnology.tsx b/ui/src/shared/components/OverlayTechnology.tsx
index cdb36adb78..30fee0967f 100644
--- a/ui/src/shared/components/OverlayTechnology.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/shared/components/OverlayTechnology.tsx
@@ -5,15 +5,11 @@ import {ErrorHandling} from 'src/shared/decorators/errors'
 
 import {dismissOverlay} from 'src/shared/actions/overlayTechnology'
 
-interface Options {
+interface Props {
+  overlayNode?: ReactElement<any>
   dismissOnClickOutside?: boolean
   dismissOnEscape?: boolean
   transitionTime?: number
-}
-
-interface Props {
-  overlayNode?: ReactElement<any>
-  options: Options
   handleDismissOverlay: () => void
 }
 
@@ -23,6 +19,12 @@ interface State {
 
 @ErrorHandling
 class Overlay extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
+  public static defaultProps: Partial<Props> = {
+    dismissOnClickOutside: false,
+    dismissOnEscape: false,
+    transitionTime: 300,
+  }
+
   private animationTimer: number
 
   constructor(props) {
@@ -60,20 +62,8 @@ class Overlay extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
     return `overlay-tech ${visible ? 'show' : ''}`
   }
 
-  private get options(): Options {
-    const {options} = this.props
-    const defaultOptions = {
-      dismissOnClickOutside: false,
-      dismissOnEscape: false,
-      transitionTime: 300,
-    }
-
-    return {...defaultOptions, ...options}
-  }
-
   public handleClickOutside = () => {
-    const {handleDismissOverlay, options} = this.props
-    const {dismissOnClickOutside} = options
+    const {handleDismissOverlay, dismissOnClickOutside} = this.props
 
     if (dismissOnClickOutside) {
       handleDismissOverlay()
@@ -81,7 +71,7 @@ class Overlay extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
   }
 
   public handleAnimateDismiss = () => {
-    const {transitionTime} = this.options
+    const {transitionTime} = this.props
     this.setState({visible: false})
     this.animationTimer = window.setTimeout(this.handleDismiss, transitionTime)
   }
@@ -93,9 +83,16 @@ class Overlay extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
   }
 }
 
-const mapStateToProps = ({overlayTechnology: {overlayNode, options}}) => ({
+const mapStateToProps = ({
+  overlayTechnology: {
+    overlayNode,
+    options: {dismissOnClickOutside, dismissOnEscape, transitionTime},
+  },
+}) => ({
   overlayNode,
-  options,
+  dismissOnClickOutside,
+  dismissOnEscape,
+  transitionTime,
 })
 
 const mapDispatchToProps = dispatch => ({
diff --git a/ui/src/shared/reducers/overlayTechnology.ts b/ui/src/shared/reducers/overlayTechnology.ts
index 30a9ce4360..284d4c32eb 100644
--- a/ui/src/shared/reducers/overlayTechnology.ts
+++ b/ui/src/shared/reducers/overlayTechnology.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ const initialState = {
   options: {
     dismissOnClickOutside: false,
     dismissOnEscape: false,
+    transitionTime: 300,
   },
   overlayNode: null,
 }