diff --git a/superset/assets/javascripts/explorev2/stores/store.js b/superset/assets/javascripts/explorev2/stores/store.js
index 28c50b73a5aed..d0e31c050898d 100644
--- a/superset/assets/javascripts/explorev2/stores/store.js
+++ b/superset/assets/javascripts/explorev2/stores/store.js
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ export function getControlsState(state, form_data) {
     }
     // Removing invalid filters that point to a now inexisting column
     if (control.type === 'FilterControl' && control.choices) {
+      if (!formData[k]) {
+        formData[k] = [];
+      }
       const choiceValues = control.choices.map(c => c[0]);
       formData[k] = formData[k].filter(flt => choiceValues.indexOf(flt.col) >= 0);
     }