diff --git a/src/core_plugins/tagcloud/public/tag_cloud_visualization.js b/src/core_plugins/tagcloud/public/tag_cloud_visualization.js
index 8773deb268d4d7..e625caa13394fb 100644
--- a/src/core_plugins/tagcloud/public/tag_cloud_visualization.js
+++ b/src/core_plugins/tagcloud/public/tag_cloud_visualization.js
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ export class TagCloudVisualization {
   }
 
   async render(data, status) {
+    if (!(status.resize || status.data || status.params)) return;
 
     if (status.params || status.aggs) {
       this._updateParams();