diff --git a/superset-frontend/src/explore/components/DataTablesPane/index.tsx b/superset-frontend/src/explore/components/DataTablesPane/index.tsx
index 67a07f905f..3771c62655 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/src/explore/components/DataTablesPane/index.tsx
+++ b/superset-frontend/src/explore/components/DataTablesPane/index.tsx
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ export const DataTablesPane = ({
       const { colnames } = queriesResponse[0];
       setColumnNames({
         ...columnNames,
-        [RESULT_TYPES.results]: [...colnames],
+        [RESULT_TYPES.results]: colnames ? [...colnames] : [],
       });
     }
   }, [queriesResponse]);