diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/dimension_panel/dimension_editor.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/dimension_panel/dimension_editor.tsx
index e13bf101a5ab9..ca23cc220e3dd 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/dimension_panel/dimension_editor.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/dimension_panel/dimension_editor.tsx
@@ -1087,8 +1087,8 @@ export function DimensionEditor(props: DimensionEditorProps) {
         selectedColumn &&
           operationDefinitionMap[selectedColumn.operationType].getDefaultLabel(
             selectedColumn,
-            props.indexPatterns[state.layers[layerId].indexPatternId],
-            state.layers[layerId].columns
+            state.layers[layerId].columns,
+            props.indexPatterns[state.layers[layerId].indexPatternId]
           )
       ),
     [layerId, selectedColumn, props.indexPatterns, state.layers]
@@ -1263,8 +1263,8 @@ export function DimensionEditor(props: DimensionEditorProps) {
                         customLabel:
                           operationDefinitionMap[selectedColumn.operationType].getDefaultLabel(
                             selectedColumn,
-                            props.indexPatterns[state.layers[layerId].indexPatternId],
-                            state.layers[layerId].columns
+                            state.layers[layerId].columns,
+                            props.indexPatterns[state.layers[layerId].indexPatternId]
                           ) !== value,
                       },
                     },
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/form_based.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/form_based.tsx
index eee18d41b49a7..a458c6f804da4 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/form_based.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/form_based.tsx
@@ -497,8 +497,8 @@ export function getFormBasedDatasource({
               ? column.label
               : operationDefinitionMap[column.operationType].getDefaultLabel(
                   column,
-                  indexPatternsMap[layer.indexPatternId],
-                  layer.columns
+                  layer.columns,
+                  indexPatternsMap[layer.indexPatternId]
                 )
           );
         });
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/calculations/counter_rate.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/calculations/counter_rate.tsx
index 47f2f72692d88..a35669c01ca33 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/calculations/counter_rate.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/calculations/counter_rate.tsx
@@ -70,11 +70,11 @@ export const counterRateOperation: OperationDefinition<
       };
     }
   },
-  getDefaultLabel: (column, indexPattern, columns) => {
+  getDefaultLabel: (column, columns, indexPattern) => {
     const ref = columns[column.references[0]];
     return ofName(
       ref && 'sourceField' in ref
-        ? indexPattern.getFieldByName(ref.sourceField)?.displayName
+        ? indexPattern?.getFieldByName(ref.sourceField)?.displayName
         : undefined,
       column.timeScale,
       column.timeShift
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/calculations/cumulative_sum.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/calculations/cumulative_sum.tsx
index 39d4bfa3c4511..916ecd6f965e6 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/calculations/cumulative_sum.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/calculations/cumulative_sum.tsx
@@ -69,11 +69,11 @@ export const cumulativeSumOperation: OperationDefinition<
       };
     }
   },
-  getDefaultLabel: (column, indexPattern, columns) => {
+  getDefaultLabel: (column, columns, indexPattern) => {
     const ref = columns[column.references[0]];
     return ofName(
       ref && 'sourceField' in ref
-        ? indexPattern.getFieldByName(ref.sourceField)?.displayName
+        ? indexPattern?.getFieldByName(ref.sourceField)?.displayName
         : undefined,
       undefined,
       column.timeShift
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/calculations/differences.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/calculations/differences.tsx
index f6ce789859b8c..9f592be860d77 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/calculations/differences.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/calculations/differences.tsx
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ export const derivativeOperation: OperationDefinition<
       };
     }
   },
-  getDefaultLabel: (column, indexPattern, columns) => {
+  getDefaultLabel: (column, columns, indexPattern) => {
     return ofName(columns[column.references[0]]?.label, column.timeScale, column.timeShift);
   },
   toExpression: (layer, columnId) => {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/calculations/moving_average.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/calculations/moving_average.tsx
index 1d20f20521698..2594cc558f026 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/calculations/moving_average.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/calculations/moving_average.tsx
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ export const movingAverageOperation: OperationDefinition<
       };
     }
   },
-  getDefaultLabel: (column, indexPattern, columns) => {
+  getDefaultLabel: (column, columns, indexPattern) => {
     return ofName(columns[column.references[0]]?.label, column.timeScale, column.timeShift);
   },
   toExpression: (layer, columnId) => {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/calculations/overall_metric.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/calculations/overall_metric.tsx
index 3e13e01834412..f2314dbdc3d58 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/calculations/overall_metric.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/calculations/overall_metric.tsx
@@ -56,11 +56,11 @@ function buildOverallMetricOperation<T extends OverallMetricIndexPatternColumn<s
         scale: 'ratio',
       };
     },
-    getDefaultLabel: (column, indexPattern, columns) => {
+    getDefaultLabel: (column, columns, indexPattern) => {
       const ref = columns[column.references[0]];
       return ofName(
         ref && 'sourceField' in ref
-          ? indexPattern.getFieldByName(ref.sourceField)?.displayName
+          ? indexPattern?.getFieldByName(ref.sourceField)?.displayName
           : undefined
       );
     },
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/calculations/time_scale.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/calculations/time_scale.tsx
index ecf91b9bd3609..5915941938737 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/calculations/time_scale.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/calculations/time_scale.tsx
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ export const timeScaleOperation: OperationDefinition<TimeScaleIndexPatternColumn
         scale: 'ratio',
       };
     },
-    getDefaultLabel: (column, indexPattern, columns) => {
+    getDefaultLabel: (column, columns, indexPattern) => {
       return 'normalize_by_unit';
     },
     toExpression: (layer, columnId) => {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/cardinality.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/cardinality.tsx
index 4290b968d2ca5..172daafed06ac 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/cardinality.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/cardinality.tsx
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ export const cardinalityOperation: OperationDefinition<
   filterable: true,
   shiftable: true,
   canReduceTimeRange: true,
-  getDefaultLabel: (column, indexPattern) =>
+  getDefaultLabel: (column, columns, indexPattern) =>
     ofName(
       getSafeName(column.sourceField, indexPattern),
       column.timeShift,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/count.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/count.tsx
index c5cf9b2a67aaf..142e38a144dbb 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/count.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/count.tsx
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ export const countOperation: OperationDefinition<CountIndexPatternColumn, 'field
       return { dataType: 'number', isBucketed: IS_BUCKETED, scale: SCALE };
     }
   },
-  getDefaultLabel: (column, indexPattern) => {
+  getDefaultLabel: (column, columns, indexPattern) => {
     const field = indexPattern?.getFieldByName(column.sourceField);
     return ofName(field, column.timeShift, column.timeScale, column.reducedTimeRange);
   },
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/date_histogram.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/date_histogram.test.tsx
index 9259fb2cd9c98..fb1c95f57a8f3 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/date_histogram.test.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/date_histogram.test.tsx
@@ -776,7 +776,6 @@ describe('date_histogram', () => {
             sourceField: 'missing',
             params: { interval: 'auto' },
           },
-          indexPattern1,
           {
             col1: {
               label: '',
@@ -786,7 +785,8 @@ describe('date_histogram', () => {
               sourceField: 'missing',
               params: { interval: 'auto' },
             } as DateHistogramIndexPatternColumn,
-          }
+          },
+          indexPattern1
         )
       ).toEqual('Missing field');
     });
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/date_histogram.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/date_histogram.tsx
index 67e4f39d44868..bdc88a7cef452 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/date_histogram.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/date_histogram.tsx
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ export const dateHistogramOperation: OperationDefinition<
       };
     }
   },
-  getDefaultLabel: (column, indexPattern) => getSafeName(column.sourceField, indexPattern),
+  getDefaultLabel: (column, columns, indexPattern) => getSafeName(column.sourceField, indexPattern),
   buildColumn({ field }, columnParams) {
     return {
       label: field.displayName,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/formula/formula.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/formula/formula.tsx
index 7d2a457f040dd..4444c9ee0fbba 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/formula/formula.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/formula/formula.tsx
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export const formulaOperation: OperationDefinition<FormulaIndexPatternColumn, 'm
   {
     type: 'formula',
     displayName: defaultLabel,
-    getDefaultLabel: (column, indexPattern) => column.params.formula ?? defaultLabel,
+    getDefaultLabel: (column) => column.params.formula ?? defaultLabel,
     input: 'managedReference',
     hidden: true,
     filterable: {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/formula/math.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/formula/math.tsx
index 4f396cb8ccf5a..cf8116d66447a 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/formula/math.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/formula/math.tsx
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export const mathOperation: OperationDefinition<MathIndexPatternColumn, 'managed
   type: 'math',
   displayName: 'Math',
   hidden: true,
-  getDefaultLabel: (column, indexPattern) => 'Math',
+  getDefaultLabel: (column, columns, indexPattern) => 'Math',
   input: 'managedReference',
   getDisabledStatus(indexPattern: IndexPattern) {
     return undefined;
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/index.ts
index 31854643f9129..a5ac36a5b4ad1 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/index.ts
@@ -267,8 +267,8 @@ interface BaseOperationDefinitionProps<
    */
   getDefaultLabel: (
     column: C,
-    indexPattern: IndexPattern,
-    columns: Record<string, GenericIndexPatternColumn>
+    columns: Record<string, GenericIndexPatternColumn>,
+    indexPattern?: IndexPattern
   ) => string;
   /**
    * This function is called if another column in the same layer changed or got added/removed.
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/last_value.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/last_value.tsx
index bdfb42fe3d657..6432577173af2 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/last_value.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/last_value.tsx
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ export const lastValueOperation: OperationDefinition<
   displayName: i18n.translate('xpack.lens.indexPattern.lastValue', {
     defaultMessage: 'Last value',
   }),
-  getDefaultLabel: (column, indexPattern) =>
+  getDefaultLabel: (column, columns, indexPattern) =>
     ofName(
       getSafeName(column.sourceField, indexPattern),
       column.timeShift,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/metrics.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/metrics.tsx
index 2b9d45979b446..589b840c29f22 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/metrics.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/metrics.tsx
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ function buildMetricOperation<T extends MetricColumn<string>>({
           (!newField.aggregationRestrictions || newField.aggregationRestrictions![type])
       );
     },
-    getDefaultLabel: (column, indexPattern, columns) =>
+    getDefaultLabel: (column, columns, indexPattern) =>
       labelLookup(getSafeName(column.sourceField, indexPattern), column),
     buildColumn: ({ field, previousColumn }, columnParams) => {
       return {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/percentile.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/percentile.tsx
index 20e3083a8e717..3b9ecf0417313 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/percentile.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/percentile.tsx
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ export const percentileOperation: OperationDefinition<
         (!newField.aggregationRestrictions || !newField.aggregationRestrictions.percentiles)
     );
   },
-  getDefaultLabel: (column, indexPattern, columns) =>
+  getDefaultLabel: (column, columns, indexPattern) =>
     ofName(
       getSafeName(column.sourceField, indexPattern),
       column.params.percentile,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/percentile_ranks.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/percentile_ranks.tsx
index eda66e93765a5..54d6f379d9e5f 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/percentile_ranks.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/percentile_ranks.tsx
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ export const percentileRanksOperation: OperationDefinition<
         (!newField.aggregationRestrictions || !newField.aggregationRestrictions.percentile_ranks)
     );
   },
-  getDefaultLabel: (column, indexPattern, columns) =>
+  getDefaultLabel: (column, columns, indexPattern) =>
     ofName(
       getSafeName(column.sourceField, indexPattern),
       column.params.value,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/ranges/ranges.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/ranges/ranges.tsx
index 271822b810f9b..3cc5569cb402c 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/ranges/ranges.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/ranges/ranges.tsx
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ export const rangeOperation: OperationDefinition<
       };
     }
   },
-  getDefaultLabel: (column, indexPattern) =>
-    indexPattern.getFieldByName(column.sourceField)?.displayName ??
+  getDefaultLabel: (column, columns, indexPattern) =>
+    indexPattern?.getFieldByName(column.sourceField)?.displayName ??
     i18n.translate('xpack.lens.indexPattern.missingFieldLabel', {
       defaultMessage: 'Missing field',
     }),
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/static_value.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/static_value.test.tsx
index 30bbeaba9cb01..91727f0d56ea7 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/static_value.test.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/static_value.test.tsx
@@ -123,8 +123,8 @@ describe('static_value', () => {
               value: '23',
             },
           },
-          createMockedIndexPattern(),
-          layer.columns
+          layer.columns,
+          createMockedIndexPattern()
         )
       ).toBe('Static value: 23');
     });
@@ -142,8 +142,8 @@ describe('static_value', () => {
               value: '',
             },
           },
-          createMockedIndexPattern(),
-          layer.columns
+          layer.columns,
+          createMockedIndexPattern()
         )
       ).toBe('Static value');
     });
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/terms/index.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/terms/index.tsx
index c074eabe54af5..155fe24705276 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/terms/index.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/terms/index.tsx
@@ -386,9 +386,9 @@ export const termsOperation: OperationDefinition<
       }),
     }).toAst();
   },
-  getDefaultLabel: (column, indexPattern) =>
+  getDefaultLabel: (column, columns, indexPattern) =>
     ofName(
-      indexPattern.getFieldByName(column.sourceField)?.displayName,
+      indexPattern?.getFieldByName(column.sourceField)?.displayName,
       column.params.secondaryFields?.length,
       column.params.orderBy.type === 'rare',
       column.params.orderBy.type === 'significant',
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/terms/terms.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/terms/terms.test.tsx
index 13ab8ee9438dd..c5af3b5b40e2f 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/terms/terms.test.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/definitions/terms/terms.test.tsx
@@ -1177,12 +1177,34 @@ describe('terms', () => {
             },
             sourceField: 'source',
           } as TermsIndexPatternColumn,
-          createMockedIndexPattern(),
-          {}
+          {},
+          createMockedIndexPattern()
         )
       ).toBe('Top 3 values of source');
     });
 
+    it('should not fail if dataview is not given', () => {
+      expect(
+        termsOperation.getDefaultLabel(
+          {
+            dataType: 'string',
+            isBucketed: true,
+
+            // Private
+            operationType: 'terms',
+            params: {
+              orderBy: { type: 'alphabetical', fallback: true },
+              size: 3,
+              orderDirection: 'asc',
+            },
+            sourceField: 'source',
+          } as TermsIndexPatternColumn,
+          {},
+          undefined
+        )
+      ).toBe('Top 3 values of Missing field');
+    });
+
     it('should return main value with single counter for two fields', () => {
       expect(
         termsOperation.getDefaultLabel(
@@ -1200,8 +1222,8 @@ describe('terms', () => {
             },
             sourceField: 'source',
           } as TermsIndexPatternColumn,
-          createMockedIndexPattern(),
-          {}
+          {},
+          createMockedIndexPattern()
         )
       ).toBe('Top values of source + 1 other');
     });
@@ -1223,8 +1245,8 @@ describe('terms', () => {
             },
             sourceField: 'source',
           } as TermsIndexPatternColumn,
-          createMockedIndexPattern(),
-          {}
+          {},
+          createMockedIndexPattern()
         )
       ).toBe('Top values of source + 2 others');
     });
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/layer_helpers.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/layer_helpers.test.ts
index 05ee8de63fc51..11ea2a7b18414 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/layer_helpers.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/layer_helpers.test.ts
@@ -2577,7 +2577,6 @@ describe('state_helpers', () => {
           operationType: 'testReference',
           references: ['col1'],
         },
-        indexPattern,
         {
           col2: {
             label: 'Default label',
@@ -2586,7 +2585,8 @@ describe('state_helpers', () => {
             operationType: 'testReference',
             references: ['col1'],
           },
-        }
+        },
+        indexPattern
       );
     });
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/layer_helpers.ts b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/layer_helpers.ts
index 06e2944a0d978..37a742b426edb 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/layer_helpers.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/operations/layer_helpers.ts
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ export function replaceColumn({
         previousColumn.customLabel &&
         hypotheticalLayer.columns[columnId] &&
         previousColumn.label !==
-          previousDefinition.getDefaultLabel(previousColumn, indexPattern, tempLayer.columns)
+          previousDefinition.getDefaultLabel(previousColumn, tempLayer.columns, indexPattern)
       ) {
         hypotheticalLayer.columns[columnId].customLabel = true;
         hypotheticalLayer.columns[columnId].label = previousColumn.label;
@@ -1723,8 +1723,8 @@ export function updateDefaultLabels(
         ...col,
         label: operationDefinitionMap[col.operationType].getDefaultLabel(
           col,
-          indexPattern,
-          copiedColumns
+          copiedColumns,
+          indexPattern
         ),
       };
     }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/to_expression.ts b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/to_expression.ts
index 6c216e52a2c33..feba325e5dfcf 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/to_expression.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datasources/form_based/to_expression.ts
@@ -242,8 +242,8 @@ function getExpressionForLayer(
               ? col.label
               : operationDefinitionMap[col.operationType].getDefaultLabel(
                   col,
-                  indexPattern,
-                  layer.columns
+                  layer.columns,
+                  indexPattern
                 ),
           },
         ];
@@ -398,8 +398,8 @@ function getExpressionForLayer(
                 ? col.label
                 : operationDefinitionMap[col.operationType].getDefaultLabel(
                     col,
-                    indexPattern,
-                    layer.columns
+                    layer.columns,
+                    indexPattern
                   ),
             ],
             targetUnit: [col.timeScale!],