diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/inspect/InspectDataTab.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/inspect/InspectDataTab.tsx
index 23471199372..7e9d7d52b08 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/inspect/InspectDataTab.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/inspect/InspectDataTab.tsx
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ function hasTransformations(dataProvider: SceneDataProvider) {
 }
 
 function getDataProviderToSubscribeTo(dataProvider: SceneDataProvider, withTransforms: boolean) {
-  if (withTransforms && dataProvider instanceof SceneDataTransformer) {
-    return dataProvider.state.$data!;
+  if (!withTransforms && dataProvider instanceof SceneDataTransformer && dataProvider.state.$data) {
+    return dataProvider.state.$data;
   }
 
   return dataProvider;