diff --git a/src/plugins/vis_type_timeseries/public/application/components/aggs/field_select.tsx b/src/plugins/vis_type_timeseries/public/application/components/aggs/field_select.tsx
index 7d42eb3f40ac5..610b4a91cfd14 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vis_type_timeseries/public/application/components/aggs/field_select.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/vis_type_timeseries/public/application/components/aggs/field_select.tsx
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ export function FieldSelect({
       selectedOptions = [{ label: value!, id: 'INVALID_FIELD' }];
     }
   } else {
-    if (value && !selectedOptions.length) {
+    if (value && fields[fieldsSelector] && !selectedOptions.length) {
       onChange([]);
     }
   }