diff --git a/src/plugins/vis_type_timeseries/public/application/components/aggs/top_hit.js b/src/plugins/vis_type_timeseries/public/application/components/aggs/top_hit.js
index b9ef2d8913574..ade64fc3db8c5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vis_type_timeseries/public/application/components/aggs/top_hit.js
+++ b/src/plugins/vis_type_timeseries/public/application/components/aggs/top_hit.js
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ const TopHitAggUi = (props) => {
   const handleSelectChange = createSelectHandler(handleChange);
   const handleTextChange = createTextHandler(handleChange);
   const fieldsSelector = getIndexPatternKey(indexPattern);
-  const field = fields[fieldsSelector].find((f) => f.name === model.field);
+  const field = fields?.[fieldsSelector]?.find((f) => f.name === model.field);
   const aggWithOptions = getAggWithOptions(field, aggWithOptionsRestrictFields);
   const orderOptions = getOrderOptions();