diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/state/initDashboard.test.ts b/public/app/features/dashboard/state/initDashboard.test.ts
index 854278252d5..8681652d150 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard/state/initDashboard.test.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/state/initDashboard.test.ts
@@ -201,7 +201,6 @@ describeInitScenario('Initializing home dashboard', ctx => {
   ctx.setup(() => {
     ctx.args.routeInfo = DashboardRouteInfo.Home;
     ctx.backendSrv.get.mockResolvedValue({
-      meta: {},
       redirectUri: '/u/123/my-home',
     });
   });
@@ -212,6 +211,17 @@ describeInitScenario('Initializing home dashboard', ctx => {
   });
 });
 
+describeInitScenario('Initializing home dashboard cancelled', ctx => {
+  ctx.setup(() => {
+    ctx.args.routeInfo = DashboardRouteInfo.Home;
+    ctx.backendSrv.get.mockResolvedValue([]);
+  });
+
+  it('Should abort init process', () => {
+    expect(ctx.actions.length).toBe(1);
+  });
+});
+
 describeInitScenario('Initializing existing dashboard', ctx => {
   const mockQueries = [
     {
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/state/initDashboard.ts b/public/app/features/dashboard/state/initDashboard.ts
index 381fa77b373..b431c498d91 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard/state/initDashboard.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/state/initDashboard.ts
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ async function fetchDashboard(
         const dashDTO: DashboardDTO = await backendSrv.get('/api/dashboards/home');
 
         // if above all is cancelled it will return an array
-        if (!dashDTO.meta) {
+        if (Array.isArray(dashDTO)) {
           return null;
         }