diff --git a/client/src/components/Markdown/Markdown.vue b/client/src/components/Markdown/Markdown.vue
index af2423ca94e7..2d84435e7db5 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Markdown/Markdown.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/Markdown/Markdown.vue
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ export default {
         initConfig() {
             if (Object.keys(this.markdownConfig).length) {
                 const config = this.markdownConfig;
-                const markdown = config.content || config.markdown;
+                const markdown = config.content || config.markdown || "";
                 this.markdownErrors = config.errors || [];
                 this.markdownObjects = this.splitMarkdown(markdown);
                 this.datasets = config.history_datasets || {};