diff --git a/src/components/SelectionList/SearchTableHeader.tsx b/src/components/SelectionList/SearchTableHeader.tsx
index 6ba753273e8c..73bfff912ccd 100644
--- a/src/components/SelectionList/SearchTableHeader.tsx
+++ b/src/components/SelectionList/SearchTableHeader.tsx
@@ -53,17 +53,17 @@ const SearchColumns: SearchColumnConfig[] = [
     {
         columnName: CONST.SEARCH.TABLE_COLUMNS.CATEGORY,
         translationKey: 'common.category',
-        shouldShow: (data, metadata) => metadata?.columnsToShow.shouldShowCategoryColumn ?? false,
+        shouldShow: (data, metadata) => metadata?.columnsToShow?.shouldShowCategoryColumn ?? false,
     },
     {
         columnName: CONST.SEARCH.TABLE_COLUMNS.TAG,
         translationKey: 'common.tag',
-        shouldShow: (data, metadata) => metadata?.columnsToShow.shouldShowTagColumn ?? false,
+        shouldShow: (data, metadata) => metadata?.columnsToShow?.shouldShowTagColumn ?? false,
     },
     {
         columnName: CONST.SEARCH.TABLE_COLUMNS.TAX_AMOUNT,
         translationKey: 'common.tax',
-        shouldShow: (data, metadata) => metadata?.columnsToShow.shouldShowTaxColumn ?? false,
+        shouldShow: (data, metadata) => metadata?.columnsToShow?.shouldShowTaxColumn ?? false,
         isColumnSortable: false,
     },
     {
diff --git a/src/libs/SearchUtils.ts b/src/libs/SearchUtils.ts
index 460a686766a7..d90f53c7d381 100644
--- a/src/libs/SearchUtils.ts
+++ b/src/libs/SearchUtils.ts
@@ -138,9 +138,9 @@ function getTransactionsSections(data: OnyxTypes.SearchResults['data'], metadata
                 formattedMerchant,
                 date,
                 shouldShowMerchant,
-                shouldShowCategory: metadata?.columnsToShow.shouldShowCategoryColumn,
-                shouldShowTag: metadata?.columnsToShow.shouldShowTagColumn,
-                shouldShowTax: metadata?.columnsToShow.shouldShowTaxColumn,
+                shouldShowCategory: metadata?.columnsToShow?.shouldShowCategoryColumn,
+                shouldShowTag: metadata?.columnsToShow?.shouldShowTagColumn,
+                shouldShowTax: metadata?.columnsToShow?.shouldShowTaxColumn,
                 keyForList: transactionItem.transactionID,
                 shouldShowYear: doesDataContainAPastYearTransaction,
             };
@@ -185,9 +185,9 @@ function getReportSections(data: OnyxTypes.SearchResults['data'], metadata: Onyx
                 formattedMerchant,
                 date,
                 shouldShowMerchant,
-                shouldShowCategory: metadata?.columnsToShow.shouldShowCategoryColumn,
-                shouldShowTag: metadata?.columnsToShow.shouldShowTagColumn,
-                shouldShowTax: metadata?.columnsToShow.shouldShowTaxColumn,
+                shouldShowCategory: metadata?.columnsToShow?.shouldShowCategoryColumn,
+                shouldShowTag: metadata?.columnsToShow?.shouldShowTagColumn,
+                shouldShowTax: metadata?.columnsToShow?.shouldShowTaxColumn,
                 keyForList: transactionItem.transactionID,
                 shouldShowYear: doesDataContainAPastYearTransaction,
             };