diff --git a/superset/assets/src/visualizations/BigNumber/transformProps.js b/superset/assets/src/visualizations/BigNumber/transformProps.js
index a046da35cb8..92a88f3b157 100644
--- a/superset/assets/src/visualizations/BigNumber/transformProps.js
+++ b/superset/assets/src/visualizations/BigNumber/transformProps.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export default function transformProps(chartProps) {
 
   let bigNumber;
   let trendLineData;
-  const metricName = metric.label || metric;
+  const metricName = metric && metric.label ? metric.label : metric;
   const compareLag = +compareLagInput || 0;
   const supportTrendLine = vizType === 'big_number';
   const supportAndShowTrendLine = supportTrendLine && showTrendLine;