diff --git a/public/services/MDSEnabledClientService.ts b/public/services/MDSEnabledClientService.ts
index c5a2755c4..0be9756af 100644
--- a/public/services/MDSEnabledClientService.ts
+++ b/public/services/MDSEnabledClientService.ts
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ export abstract class MDSEnabledClientService {
   }
 
   patchQueryObjectWithDataSourceId(queryObject?: HttpFetchQuery): HttpFetchQuery | undefined {
+    queryObject = queryObject || {};
     if (this.mdsEnabled) {
-      queryObject = queryObject || {};
       queryObject.dataSourceId = this.dataSourceId;
     }
     return queryObject;