diff --git a/js/src/ui/GasPriceEditor/store.js b/js/src/ui/GasPriceEditor/store.js
index 87dcce56e69..c050a44cea9 100644
--- a/js/src/ui/GasPriceEditor/store.js
+++ b/js/src/ui/GasPriceEditor/store.js
@@ -124,7 +124,12 @@ export default class GasPriceEditor {
   @action loadDefaults () {
     Promise
       .all([
-        this._api.parity.gasPriceHistogram(),
+        // NOTE fetching histogram may fail if there is not enough data.
+        // We fallback to empty histogram.
+        this._api.parity.gasPriceHistogram().catch(() => ({
+          bucket_bounds: [],
+          counts: []
+        })),
         this._api.eth.gasPrice()
       ])
       .then(([histogram, _price]) => {
diff --git a/js/src/ui/GasPriceEditor/store.spec.js b/js/src/ui/GasPriceEditor/store.spec.js
index efe30f48ac6..34b4d69f8f1 100644
--- a/js/src/ui/GasPriceEditor/store.spec.js
+++ b/js/src/ui/GasPriceEditor/store.spec.js
@@ -62,6 +62,31 @@ describe('ui/GasPriceEditor/store', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('constructor (defaults) when histogram not available', () => {
+    const api = {
+      eth: {
+        gasPrice: sinon.stub().resolves(GASPRICE)
+      },
+      parity: {
+        gasPriceHistogram: sinon.stub().rejects('Data not available')
+      }
+    };
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      store = new Store(api, { gasLimit: GASLIMIT });
+    });
+
+    it('retrieves the histogram and gasPrice', done => {
+      expect(api.eth.gasPrice).to.have.been.called;
+      expect(api.parity.gasPriceHistogram).to.have.been.called;
+
+      setImmediate(() => {
+        expect(store.histogram).not.to.be.null;
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('setters', () => {
     beforeEach(() => {
       store = new Store(null, { gasLimit: GASLIMIT });