diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/exploratory_view/public/components/shared/exploratory_view/embeddable/index.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/exploratory_view/public/components/shared/exploratory_view/embeddable/index.tsx
index 85fb195d29d4f..aa07c2c2d3551 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/exploratory_view/public/components/shared/exploratory_view/embeddable/index.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/exploratory_view/public/components/shared/exploratory_view/embeddable/index.tsx
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ export function getExploratoryViewEmbeddable(
                 {...embedProps}
                 dataViewState={dataViews}
                 lens={lens}
-                lensFormulaHelper={lensHelper.formula}
+                lensFormulaHelper={lensHelper?.formula}
                 searchSessionId={services.data.search.session.getSessionId()}
                 onLoad={onLensLoaded}
               />
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/exploratory_view/public/components/shared/exploratory_view/embeddable/use_app_data_view.ts b/x-pack/plugins/exploratory_view/public/components/shared/exploratory_view/embeddable/use_app_data_view.ts
index ab1ca8827c58a..0852c98bb3dc9 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/exploratory_view/public/components/shared/exploratory_view/embeddable/use_app_data_view.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/exploratory_view/public/components/shared/exploratory_view/embeddable/use_app_data_view.ts
@@ -48,5 +48,5 @@ export const useAppDataView = ({
     // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
   }, [dataViewTitle, seriesDataType, JSON.stringify(series)]);
 
-  return { dataViews, loading };
+  return { dataViews, loading: loading && !dataViews[seriesDataType] };
 };