diff --git a/superset/dashboards/commands/importers/v1/__init__.py b/superset/dashboards/commands/importers/v1/__init__.py
index 6e17aef9e543..1720e01ab8bc 100644
--- a/superset/dashboards/commands/importers/v1/__init__.py
+++ b/superset/dashboards/commands/importers/v1/__init__.py
@@ -67,7 +67,9 @@ def _import(
         for file_name, config in configs.items():
             if file_name.startswith("dashboards/"):
                 chart_uuids.update(find_chart_uuids(config["position"]))
-                dataset_uuids.update(find_native_filter_datasets(config["metadata"]))
+                dataset_uuids.update(
+                    find_native_filter_datasets(config.get("metadata", {}))
+                )
 
         # discover datasets associated with charts
         for file_name, config in configs.items():