diff --git a/src/ui/public/vislib/visualizations/_map.js b/src/ui/public/vislib/visualizations/_map.js
index d9c4218ff46b1..a7a1e1eda0726 100644
--- a/src/ui/public/vislib/visualizations/_map.js
+++ b/src/ui/public/vislib/visualizations/_map.js
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ export default function MapFactory(Private, tilemap) {
   TileMapMap.prototype._createMap = function (mapOptions) {
     if (this.map) this.destroy();
 
-    if (this._attr.wms.enabled) {
+    if (this._attr.wms && this._attr.wms.enabled) {
       _.assign(mapOptions, {
         minZoom: 1,
         maxZoom: 18