diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/app_search/app_logic.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/app_search/app_logic.test.ts
index 0f7bfe09edf7e4..9410b9ef7cb03a 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/app_search/app_logic.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/app_search/app_logic.test.ts
@@ -56,6 +56,15 @@ describe('AppLogic', () => {
         }),
       });
     });
+
+    it('gracefully handles missing initial data', () => {
+      AppLogic.actions.initializeAppData({});
+
+      expect(AppLogic.values).toEqual({
+        ...DEFAULT_VALUES,
+        hasInitialized: true,
+      });
+    });
   });
 
   describe('setOnboardingComplete()', () => {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/app_search/app_logic.ts b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/app_search/app_logic.ts
index 8e5a8d75f407fa..932e84af45c2bf 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/app_search/app_logic.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/app_search/app_logic.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export const AppLogic = kea<MakeLogicType<IAppValues, IAppActions>>({
     account: [
       {},
       {
-        initializeAppData: (_, { appSearch: account }) => account,
+        initializeAppData: (_, { appSearch: account }) => account || {},
         setOnboardingComplete: (account) => ({
           ...account,
           onboardingComplete: true,
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export const AppLogic = kea<MakeLogicType<IAppValues, IAppActions>>({
     configuredLimits: [
       {},
       {
-        initializeAppData: (_, { configuredLimits }) => configuredLimits.appSearch,
+        initializeAppData: (_, { configuredLimits }) => configuredLimits?.appSearch || {},
       },
     ],
     ilmEnabled: [
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/workplace_search/app_logic.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/workplace_search/app_logic.test.ts
index c52eceb2d2fddd..974e07069ddba4 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/workplace_search/app_logic.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/workplace_search/app_logic.test.ts
@@ -50,5 +50,15 @@ describe('AppLogic', () => {
 
       expect(AppLogic.values).toEqual(expectedLogicValues);
     });
+
+    it('gracefully handles missing initial data', () => {
+      AppLogic.actions.initializeAppData({});
+
+      expect(AppLogic.values).toEqual({
+        ...DEFAULT_VALUES,
+        hasInitialized: true,
+        isFederatedAuth: false,
+      });
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/workplace_search/app_logic.ts b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/workplace_search/app_logic.ts
index 94bd1d529b65ff..629d1969a8f593 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/workplace_search/app_logic.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/workplace_search/app_logic.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ export interface IAppActions {
   initializeAppData(props: IInitialAppData): IInitialAppData;
 }
 
+const emptyOrg = {} as IOrganization;
+const emptyAccount = {} as IAccount;
+
 export const AppLogic = kea<MakeLogicType<IAppValues, IAppActions>>({
   path: ['enterprise_search', 'workplace_search', 'app_logic'],
   actions: {
@@ -43,15 +46,15 @@ export const AppLogic = kea<MakeLogicType<IAppValues, IAppActions>>({
       },
     ],
     organization: [
-      {} as IOrganization,
+      emptyOrg,
       {
-        initializeAppData: (_, { workplaceSearch }) => workplaceSearch!.organization,
+        initializeAppData: (_, { workplaceSearch }) => workplaceSearch?.organization || emptyOrg,
       },
     ],
     account: [
-      {} as IAccount,
+      emptyAccount,
       {
-        initializeAppData: (_, { workplaceSearch }) => workplaceSearch!.account,
+        initializeAppData: (_, { workplaceSearch }) => workplaceSearch?.account || emptyAccount,
       },
     ],
   },