diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/angular/filters/column_filters.js b/app/assets/javascripts/angular/filters/column_filters.js
index e27214277c..d9fcf1fa0e 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/angular/filters/column_filters.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/angular/filters/column_filters.js
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 timelinesApp
   .filter('historicalDateKind', function() {
     return function(nodeData, dateOption) {
+      if (!nodeData.does_historical_differ()) return;
+
       var newDate = nodeData[dateOption];
       var oldDate = nodeData.historical()[dateOption];