diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/app/ErrorGroupDetails/DetailView/StickyErrorProperties.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/app/ErrorGroupDetails/DetailView/StickyErrorProperties.tsx
index a0f1e0c52f981..9872900887810 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/app/ErrorGroupDetails/DetailView/StickyErrorProperties.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/app/ErrorGroupDetails/DetailView/StickyErrorProperties.tsx
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ function TransactionLink({
     return <Fragment>{NOT_AVAILABLE_LABEL}</Fragment>;
   }
 
-  const isSampled = transaction.sampled;
+  const isSampled = transaction.transaction.sampled;
   if (!isSampled) {
     return <Fragment>{transaction.transaction.id}</Fragment>;
   }