diff --git a/src/components/data-table/ha-data-table.ts b/src/components/data-table/ha-data-table.ts
index 14576e39c0..39447ca320 100644
--- a/src/components/data-table/ha-data-table.ts
+++ b/src/components/data-table/ha-data-table.ts
@@ -645,15 +645,16 @@ export class HaDataTable extends LitElement {
       return;
     }
 
-    const prom = this.sortColumn
-      ? sortData(
-          filteredData,
-          this._sortColumns[this.sortColumn],
-          this.sortDirection,
-          this.sortColumn,
-          this.hass.locale.language
-        )
-      : filteredData;
+    const prom =
+      this.sortColumn && this._sortColumns[this.sortColumn]
+        ? sortData(
+            filteredData,
+            this._sortColumns[this.sortColumn],
+            this.sortDirection,
+            this.sortColumn,
+            this.hass.locale.language
+          )
+        : filteredData;
 
     const [data] = await Promise.all([prom, nextRender]);
 
diff --git a/src/layouts/hass-tabs-subpage-data-table.ts b/src/layouts/hass-tabs-subpage-data-table.ts
index cd66b170a6..6baa894ff5 100644
--- a/src/layouts/hass-tabs-subpage-data-table.ts
+++ b/src/layouts/hass-tabs-subpage-data-table.ts
@@ -260,10 +260,11 @@ export class HaTabsSubpageDataTable extends KeyboardShortcutMixin(LitElement) {
             <ha-assist-chip
               slot="trigger"
               .label=${localize("ui.components.subpage-data-table.sort_by", {
-                sortColumn: this._sortColumn
-                  ? ` ${this.columns[this._sortColumn]?.title || this.columns[this._sortColumn]?.label}` ||
-                    ""
-                  : "",
+                sortColumn:
+                  this._sortColumn && this.columns[this._sortColumn]
+                    ? ` ${this.columns[this._sortColumn].title || this.columns[this._sortColumn].label}` ||
+                      ""
+                    : "",
               })}
             >
               <ha-svg-icon