diff --git a/src/controllers/GraphController.ts b/src/controllers/GraphController.ts
index bc1be49..fbce1d0 100644
--- a/src/controllers/GraphController.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/GraphController.ts
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ export class GraphController extends ScatterController {
     this.getDataset = () => {
       return new Proxy(dataset, {
         get(obj: any, prop: string) {
-          return prop === 'data' ? obj.edges : obj[prop];
+          return prop === 'data' ? obj.edges ?? [] : obj[prop];
         },
       });
     };