diff --git a/internal/resources/grafana/resource_dashboard.go b/internal/resources/grafana/resource_dashboard.go
index 5d543afa3..47054c04e 100644
--- a/internal/resources/grafana/resource_dashboard.go
+++ b/internal/resources/grafana/resource_dashboard.go
@@ -361,9 +361,8 @@ func NormalizeDashboardConfigJSON(config interface{}) string {
 	// similarly to uid removal above, remove any attributes panels[].libraryPanel.*
 	// from the dashboard JSON other than "name" or "uid".
 	// Grafana will populate all other libraryPanel attributes, so delete them to avoid diff.
-	panels, hasPanels := dashboardJSON["panels"]
-	if hasPanels {
-		for _, panel := range panels.([]interface{}) {
+	if panels, ok := dashboardJSON["panels"].([]interface{}); ok {
+		for _, panel := range panels {
 			panelMap := panel.(map[string]interface{})
 			delete(panelMap, "id")
 			if libraryPanel, ok := panelMap["libraryPanel"].(map[string]interface{}); ok {