diff --git a/superset-frontend/src/views/CRUD/data/database/DatabaseModal/index.tsx b/superset-frontend/src/views/CRUD/data/database/DatabaseModal/index.tsx
index 13c0fc15c3f..c047e1bde1d 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/src/views/CRUD/data/database/DatabaseModal/index.tsx
+++ b/superset-frontend/src/views/CRUD/data/database/DatabaseModal/index.tsx
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ const DatabaseModal: FunctionComponent<DatabaseModalProps> = ({
       }
     }
 
-    if (dbToUpdate.parameters.catalog) {
+    if (dbToUpdate?.parameters?.catalog) {
       // need to stringify gsheets catalog to allow it to be seralized
       dbToUpdate.extra_json = {
         engine_params: JSON.stringify({