diff --git a/superset-frontend/temporary_superset_ui/superset-ui-plugins-deckgl/packages/superset-ui-legacy-preset-chart-deckgl/src/CategoricalDeckGLContainer.jsx b/superset-frontend/temporary_superset_ui/superset-ui-plugins-deckgl/packages/superset-ui-legacy-preset-chart-deckgl/src/CategoricalDeckGLContainer.jsx
index 2adc9ecc7a..fef7a1cdc0 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/temporary_superset_ui/superset-ui-plugins-deckgl/packages/superset-ui-legacy-preset-chart-deckgl/src/CategoricalDeckGLContainer.jsx
+++ b/superset-frontend/temporary_superset_ui/superset-ui-plugins-deckgl/packages/superset-ui-legacy-preset-chart-deckgl/src/CategoricalDeckGLContainer.jsx
@@ -130,6 +130,9 @@ export default class CategoricalDeckGLContainer extends React.PureComponent {
         points: props.getPoints(features),
       });
     }
+    if (viewport.zoom < 0) {
+      viewport.zoom = 0;
+    }
 
     return {
       start,
diff --git a/superset-frontend/temporary_superset_ui/superset-ui-plugins-deckgl/packages/superset-ui-legacy-preset-chart-deckgl/src/utils/time.js b/superset-frontend/temporary_superset_ui/superset-ui-plugins-deckgl/packages/superset-ui-legacy-preset-chart-deckgl/src/utils/time.js
index 41bf7c166a..923a673dcd 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/temporary_superset_ui/superset-ui-plugins-deckgl/packages/superset-ui-legacy-preset-chart-deckgl/src/utils/time.js
+++ b/superset-frontend/temporary_superset_ui/superset-ui-plugins-deckgl/packages/superset-ui-legacy-preset-chart-deckgl/src/utils/time.js
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ function getStepSeconds(step, start) {
 }
 
 export function getPlaySliderParams(timestamps, timeGrain) {
-  const minTimestamp = moment(Math.min(...timestamps));
-  const maxTimestamp = moment(Math.max(...timestamps));
+  const minTimestamp = moment(Number(timestamps.reduce((a,b) => a < b ? a : b)));
+  const maxTimestamp = moment(Number(timestamps.reduce((a,b) => a > b ? a : b)));
   let step;
   let reference;