1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/app/graphql/types/base_field.rb b/app/graphql/types/base_field.rb
index 2b2ea64c00b..8c8b8a82d3e 100644
--- a/app/graphql/types/base_field.rb
+++ b/app/graphql/types/base_field.rb
@@ -3,5 +3,14 @@
 module Types
   class BaseField < GraphQL::Schema::Field
     prepend Gitlab::Graphql::Authorize
+
+    DEFAULT_COMPLEXITY = 1
+
+    def initialize(*args, **kwargs, &block)
+      # complexity is already defaulted to 1, but let's make it explicit
+      kwargs[:complexity] ||= DEFAULT_COMPLEXITY
+
+      super(*args, **kwargs, &block)
+    end
   end
 end