diff --git a/client/app/scripts/charts/nodes-chart.js b/client/app/scripts/charts/nodes-chart.js
index f7ec690eb..df4a5f887 100644
--- a/client/app/scripts/charts/nodes-chart.js
+++ b/client/app/scripts/charts/nodes-chart.js
@@ -63,8 +63,9 @@ export default class NodesChart extends React.Component {
 
     // wipe node states when showing different topology
     if (nextProps.topologyId !== this.props.topologyId) {
-      // re-apply cached canvas zoom/pan to d3 behavior
-      const nextZoom = this.state.zoomCache[nextProps.topologyId];
+      // re-apply cached canvas zoom/pan to d3 behavior (or set defaul values)
+      const defaultZoom = { scale: 1, panTranslateX: 0, panTranslateY: 0, hasZoomed: false };
+      const nextZoom = this.state.zoomCache[nextProps.topologyId] || defaultZoom;
       if (nextZoom) {
         this.zoom.scale(nextZoom.scale);
         this.zoom.translate([nextZoom.panTranslateX, nextZoom.panTranslateY]);