diff --git a/lib/support/metricsFilter.js b/lib/support/metricsFilter.js
index 7d64712f66..80af7463cd 100644
--- a/lib/support/metricsFilter.js
+++ b/lib/support/metricsFilter.js
@@ -47,10 +47,20 @@ export function filterMetrics(json, metricPaths) {
         result
       );
     } else {
-      let branch = get(json, branchPath);
       let branchPath = path.slice(0, Math.max(0, firstWildcard));
       if (branchPath.endsWith('.')) branchPath = branchPath.slice(0, -1);
 
+      let branch = get(json, branchPath);
+      if (!branch) {
+        // error(
+        //   'Metricsfilter: The ' +
+        //    branchPath +
+        //   ' is missing from the metrics ' +
+        //   metricPaths
+        //);
+        return result;
+      }
+
       const leafPath = path.slice(Math.max(0, firstWildcard + 2));
       const leafs = Object.keys(branch).reduce((result, key) => {
         const leaf = filterMetrics(branch[key], leafPath);