diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/saving/getDashboardChanges.test.ts b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/saving/getDashboardChanges.test.ts
index 23eddf6ced6..e8635add8ed 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/saving/getDashboardChanges.test.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/saving/getDashboardChanges.test.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,35 @@ describe('adHocVariableFiltersEqual', () => {
       )
     ).toBeFalsy();
   });
+
+  describe('when filter property is undefined', () => {
+    afterAll(() => {
+      jest.clearAllMocks();
+    });
+
+    it('should compare two adhoc variables where both are missing the filter property and return true', () => {
+      const warnSpy = jest.spyOn(console, 'warn').mockImplementationOnce(() => {});
+      expect(
+        adHocVariableFiltersEqual({} as unknown as AdHocVariableModel, {} as unknown as AdHocVariableModel)
+      ).toBeTruthy();
+
+      expect(warnSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Adhoc variable filter property is undefined');
+    });
+
+    it('should compare two adhoc variables where one has no filter property and return false', () => {
+      const warnSpy = jest.spyOn(console, 'warn').mockImplementationOnce(() => {});
+      expect(
+        adHocVariableFiltersEqual(
+          {} as unknown as AdHocVariableModel,
+          {
+            filters: [{ value: 'asdio', key: 'qwe', operator: 'wer' }],
+          } as unknown as AdHocVariableModel
+        )
+      ).toBeFalsy();
+
+      expect(warnSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Adhoc variable filter property is undefined');
+    });
+  });
 });
 
 describe('getDashboardChanges', () => {
@@ -85,6 +114,7 @@ describe('getDashboardChanges', () => {
       ],
     },
   };
+
   it('should return the correct result when no changes', () => {
     const changed = { ...initial };
 
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/saving/getDashboardChanges.ts b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/saving/getDashboardChanges.ts
index 3d651cf30ee..3a65b20e53c 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/saving/getDashboardChanges.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/saving/getDashboardChanges.ts
@@ -72,8 +72,14 @@ export function getHasTimeChanged(saveModel: Dashboard, originalSaveModel: Dashb
 }
 
 export function adHocVariableFiltersEqual(a: AdHocVariableModel, b: AdHocVariableModel) {
-  if (a.filters === undefined || b.filters === undefined) {
-    throw new Error('AdHoc variable missing filter property');
+  if (a.filters === undefined && b.filters === undefined) {
+    console.warn('Adhoc variable filter property is undefined');
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  if ((a.filters === undefined && b.filters !== undefined) || (b.filters === undefined && a.filters !== undefined)) {
+    console.warn('Adhoc variable filter property is undefined');
+    return false;
   }
 
   if (a.filters.length !== b.filters.length) {