diff --git a/sippy-ng/src/component_readiness/CompReadyVars.js b/sippy-ng/src/component_readiness/CompReadyVars.js
index f6b1eec2e..e3f11504f 100644
--- a/sippy-ng/src/component_readiness/CompReadyVars.js
+++ b/sippy-ng/src/component_readiness/CompReadyVars.js
@@ -54,6 +54,15 @@ const defaultIncludeVariants = [
 
 // with ReleaseContext, use the list of GA releases and their dates to determine the default base and sample releases.
 function gaReleaseInfo(releases) {
+  const hasReleaseData =
+    releases && releases.ga_dates && releases.releases && releases.release_attrs
+  if (!hasReleaseData) {
+    return {
+      defaultBaseRelease: '',
+      defaultSampleRelease: '',
+      getReleaseDate: () => new Date(),
+    }
+  }
   const gaReleases = Object.keys(releases.ga_dates)
   gaReleases.sort(
     (a, b) => new Date(releases.ga_dates[b]) - new Date(releases.ga_dates[a])