diff --git a/public/app/features/annotations/annotation_tooltip.ts b/public/app/features/annotations/annotation_tooltip.ts
index c950d3edd55..4828eb671a6 100644
--- a/public/app/features/annotations/annotation_tooltip.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/annotations/annotation_tooltip.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export function annotationTooltipDirective($sanitize, dashboardSrv, contextSrv,
           text = text + '<br />' + event.text;
         }
       } else if (title) {
-        text = title + '<br />' + text;
+        text = title + '<br />' + (_.isString(text) ? text : '');
         title = '';
       }