diff --git a/superset/viz.py b/superset/viz.py
index 769a1af564316..89b806596a504 100644
--- a/superset/viz.py
+++ b/superset/viz.py
@@ -1317,6 +1317,7 @@ def to_series(self, df, classed=''):
             self.form_data.get('metric_2'),
         ]
         for i, m in enumerate(metrics):
+            m = utils.get_metric_name(m)
             ys = series[m]
             if df[m].dtype.kind not in 'biufc':
                 continue