diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/boards/index.js b/app/assets/javascripts/boards/index.js
index 7adbf442f00..06a8abea940 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/boards/index.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/boards/index.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import './components/new_list_dropdown';
 import './components/modal/index';
 import '../vue_shared/vue_resource_interceptor';
 
-export default function initBoards() {
+export default () => {
   const $boardApp = document.getElementById('board-app');
   const Store = gl.issueBoards.BoardsStore;
   const ModalStore = gl.issueBoards.ModalStore;
@@ -236,4 +236,4 @@ export default function initBoards() {
       </div>
     `,
   });
-}
+};
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/test_bundle.js b/spec/javascripts/test_bundle.js
index 9f0d8f0d01c..b8b2048f757 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/test_bundle.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/test_bundle.js
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ if (process.env.BABEL_ENV === 'coverage') {
   // exempt these files from the coverage report
   const troubleMakers = [
     './blob_edit/blob_bundle.js',
+    './boards/index.js',
     './cycle_analytics/cycle_analytics_bundle.js',
     './cycle_analytics/components/stage_plan_component.js',
     './cycle_analytics/components/stage_staging_component.js',