diff --git a/public/app/plugins/datasource/graphite/datasource.ts b/public/app/plugins/datasource/graphite/datasource.ts
index fe0082cb10c..40573db4234 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/datasource/graphite/datasource.ts
+++ b/public/app/plugins/datasource/graphite/datasource.ts
@@ -160,7 +160,8 @@ export function GraphiteDatasource(instanceSettings, $q, backendSrv, templateSrv
     return date.unix();
   };
 
-  this.metricFindQuery = function(query, options) {
+  this.metricFindQuery = function(query, optionalOptions) {
+    let options = optionalOptions || {};
     let interpolatedQuery = templateSrv.replace(query);
 
     let httpOptions: any =  {