diff --git a/x-pack/packages/ml/aiops_log_rate_analysis/get_log_rate_change.ts b/x-pack/packages/ml/aiops_log_rate_analysis/get_log_rate_change.ts
index 8b477ddc6fdb3..426f39749520a 100644
--- a/x-pack/packages/ml/aiops_log_rate_analysis/get_log_rate_change.ts
+++ b/x-pack/packages/ml/aiops_log_rate_analysis/get_log_rate_change.ts
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
 import { LOG_RATE_ANALYSIS_TYPE } from './log_rate_analysis_type';
 import type { LogRateAnalysisType } from './log_rate_analysis_type';
 
-const REDUCTION_FACTOR = 0.000001;
-
 /**
  * Calculates the change in log rate between two time periods and generates a descriptive message.
  * It return the factor as a number as well as a human readable message.
@@ -24,7 +22,7 @@ export function getLogRateChange(
   analysisType: LogRateAnalysisType,
   baselineBucketRate: number,
   deviationBucketRate: number
-): { message: string; factor: number } {
+): { message: string; factor?: number } {
   if (analysisType === LOG_RATE_ANALYSIS_TYPE.SPIKE) {
     if (baselineBucketRate > 0) {
       const factor = deviationBucketRate / baselineBucketRate;
@@ -53,8 +51,6 @@ export function getLogRateChange(
             values: { deviationBucketRate },
           }
         ),
-        // ensure factor change is always higher in sorting value than just docs up from 0
-        factor: deviationBucketRate * REDUCTION_FACTOR,
       };
     }
   } else {
@@ -86,7 +82,6 @@ export function getLogRateChange(
             values: { baselineBucketRate },
           }
         ),
-        factor: baselineBucketRate * REDUCTION_FACTOR,
       };
     }
   }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/aiops/public/components/log_rate_analysis_results_table/log_rate_analysis_results_table.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/aiops/public/components/log_rate_analysis_results_table/log_rate_analysis_results_table.tsx
index 8b36a6d2af0ee..83be306e93f50 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/aiops/public/components/log_rate_analysis_results_table/log_rate_analysis_results_table.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/aiops/public/components/log_rate_analysis_results_table/log_rate_analysis_results_table.tsx
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ export const LogRateAnalysisResultsTable: FC<LogRateAnalysisResultsTableProps> =
   const allSignificantItems = useMemo(() => {
     return allItems.map((item) => ({
       ...item,
-      logRateChangeSort: item.bg_count > 0 ? item.doc_count / item.bg_count : item.doc_count,
+      logRateChangeSort:
+        item.bg_count > 0 ? item.doc_count / item.bg_count : Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY,
     }));
   }, [allItems]);
 
@@ -129,7 +130,6 @@ export const LogRateAnalysisResultsTable: FC<LogRateAnalysisResultsTableProps> =
     const itemCount = significantItems?.length ?? 0;
 
     let items: SignificantItem[] = significantItems ?? [];
-    // console.log('--- SORT FIELD ---', sortField.props.children[0]);
 
     const sortIteratees = [
       (item: SignificantItem) => {
@@ -142,8 +142,8 @@ export const LogRateAnalysisResultsTable: FC<LogRateAnalysisResultsTableProps> =
     ];
     const sortDirections = [sortDirection];
 
-    // Only if the table is sorted by p-value, add a secondary sort by doc count.
-    if (sortField === 'pValue') {
+    // If the table is sorted by p-value or log rate change, add a secondary sort by doc count.
+    if (sortField === 'pValue' || sortField === 'logRateChangeSort') {
       sortIteratees.push((item: SignificantItem) => item.doc_count);
       sortDirections.push(sortDirection);
     }