diff --git a/responsibleai/responsibleai/rai_insights/rai_insights.py b/responsibleai/responsibleai/rai_insights/rai_insights.py
index 08fdf5f960..65b31c28ca 100644
--- a/responsibleai/responsibleai/rai_insights/rai_insights.py
+++ b/responsibleai/responsibleai/rai_insights/rai_insights.py
@@ -884,7 +884,7 @@ def _load_metadata(inst, path):
 
         inst.__dict__['_' + _FEATURE_COLUMNS] = meta[_FEATURE_COLUMNS]
         inst.__dict__['_' + _FEATURE_RANGES] = meta[_FEATURE_RANGES]
-        if meta[_FEATURE_METADATA] is None:
+        if _FEATURE_METADATA not in meta or meta[_FEATURE_METADATA] is None:
             inst.__dict__['_' + _FEATURE_METADATA] = None
         else:
             inst.__dict__['_' + _FEATURE_METADATA] = FeatureMetadata(