diff --git a/packages/grafana-sql/src/datasource/SqlDatasource.ts b/packages/grafana-sql/src/datasource/SqlDatasource.ts
index 4f6e3d74536..ce5d3bc7ea2 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-sql/src/datasource/SqlDatasource.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-sql/src/datasource/SqlDatasource.ts
@@ -208,6 +208,8 @@ export abstract class SqlDatasource extends DataSourceWithBackend<SQLQuery, SQLO
       format: QueryFormat.Table,
     };
 
+    // NOTE: we can remove this try-catch when https://github.com/grafana/grafana/issues/82250
+    // is fixed.
     let response;
     try {
       response = await this.runMetaQuery(interpolatedQuery, range);