diff --git a/lib/support/annotationsHelper.js b/lib/support/annotationsHelper.js
index 10923a5d8..0ccced7a3 100644
--- a/lib/support/annotationsHelper.js
+++ b/lib/support/annotationsHelper.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export function getAnnotationMessage(
 
   const extraMessage =
     options.graphite.annotationMessage ||
-    options.influxdb.annotationMessage ||
+    (options.influxdb && options.influxdb.annotationMessage) ||
     options.grafana.annotationMessage ||
     undefined;