diff --git a/superset-frontend/src/components/ReportModal/index.tsx b/superset-frontend/src/components/ReportModal/index.tsx
index 7707a22896..c45d8fad47 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/src/components/ReportModal/index.tsx
+++ b/superset-frontend/src/components/ReportModal/index.tsx
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ type ReportActionType =
     }
   | {
       type: ActionType.error;
-      payload: { name: string[] };
+      payload: { name?: string[] };
     };
 
 const TEXT_BASED_VISUALIZATION_TYPES = [
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ const reportReducer = (
     case ActionType.error:
       return {
         ...state,
-        error: action.payload?.name[0] || defaultErrorMsg,
+        error: action.payload?.name?.[0] || defaultErrorMsg,
       };
     default:
       return state;