diff --git a/src/plugins/data/server/index_patterns/index_patterns_api_client.ts b/src/plugins/data/server/index_patterns/index_patterns_api_client.ts
index 941a90f500ab6..0ed84d4eee3b7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data/server/index_patterns/index_patterns_api_client.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data/server/index_patterns/index_patterns_api_client.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
   IIndexPatternsApiClient,
   GetFieldsOptionsTimePattern,
 } from '../../common/index_patterns/types';
+import { IndexPatternMissingIndices } from '../../common/index_patterns/lib';
 import { IndexPatternsFetcher } from './fetcher';
 
 export class IndexPatternsApiServer implements IIndexPatternsApiClient {
@@ -27,12 +28,23 @@ export class IndexPatternsApiServer implements IIndexPatternsApiClient {
     allowNoIndex,
   }: GetFieldsOptions) {
     const indexPatterns = new IndexPatternsFetcher(this.esClient, allowNoIndex);
-    return await indexPatterns.getFieldsForWildcard({
-      pattern,
-      metaFields,
-      type,
-      rollupIndex,
-    });
+    return await indexPatterns
+      .getFieldsForWildcard({
+        pattern,
+        metaFields,
+        type,
+        rollupIndex,
+      })
+      .catch((err) => {
+        if (
+          err.output.payload.statusCode === 404 &&
+          err.output.payload.code === 'no_matching_indices'
+        ) {
+          throw new IndexPatternMissingIndices(pattern);
+        } else {
+          throw err;
+        }
+      });
   }
   async getFieldsForTimePattern(options: GetFieldsOptionsTimePattern) {
     const indexPatterns = new IndexPatternsFetcher(this.esClient);
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/server/maps_telemetry/maps_telemetry.ts b/x-pack/plugins/maps/server/maps_telemetry/maps_telemetry.ts
index bf180c514c56f..569f7e17896f2 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/maps/server/maps_telemetry/maps_telemetry.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/server/maps_telemetry/maps_telemetry.ts
@@ -125,8 +125,7 @@ async function isFieldGeoShape(
   if (!indexPattern) {
     return false;
   }
-  const fieldsForIndexPattern = await indexPatternsService.getFieldsForIndexPattern(indexPattern);
-  return fieldsForIndexPattern.some(
+  return indexPattern.fields.some(
     (fieldDescriptor: IFieldType) => fieldDescriptor.name && fieldDescriptor.name === geoField!
   );
 }
@@ -192,13 +191,9 @@ async function filterIndexPatternsByField(fields: string[]) {
   await Promise.all(
     indexPatternIds.map(async (indexPatternId: string) => {
       const indexPattern = await indexPatternsService.get(indexPatternId);
-      const fieldsForIndexPattern = await indexPatternsService.getFieldsForIndexPattern(
-        indexPattern
-      );
       const containsField = fields.some((field: string) =>
-        fieldsForIndexPattern.some(
-          (fieldDescriptor: IFieldType) =>
-            fieldDescriptor.esTypes && fieldDescriptor.esTypes.includes(field)
+        indexPattern.fields.some(
+          (fieldDescriptor) => fieldDescriptor.esTypes && fieldDescriptor.esTypes.includes(field)
         )
       );
       if (containsField) {