diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/visualize/np_ready/editor/editor.js b/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/visualize/np_ready/editor/editor.js
index 415949f88e9d17..2137e413451d2d 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/visualize/np_ready/editor/editor.js
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/visualize/np_ready/editor/editor.js
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ function VisualizeAppController(
     $scope.showQueryBarTimePicker = () => {
       // tsvb loads without an indexPattern initially (TODO investigate).
       // hide timefilter only if timeFieldName is explicitly undefined.
-      const hasTimeField = $scope.indexPattern ? !!$scope.indexPattern.timeFieldName : true;
+      const hasTimeField = vis.indexPattern ? !!vis.indexPattern.timeFieldName : true;
       return vis.type.options.showTimePicker && hasTimeField;
     };