diff --git a/lib/galaxy/tools/parameters/basic.py b/lib/galaxy/tools/parameters/basic.py
index c8a84c811e1d..0e846a46ff26 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/tools/parameters/basic.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/tools/parameters/basic.py
@@ -1517,7 +1517,7 @@ def get_options(self, trans, other_values):
                 except Exception:
                     column_list = self.get_column_list(trans, other_values)
             if self.numerical:  # If numerical was requested, filter columns based on metadata
-                if hasattr(dataset, "metadata") and hasattr(dataset.metadata, "column_types") and column_list is not None:
+                if hasattr(dataset, "metadata") and hasattr(dataset.metadata, "column_types") and dataset.metadata.column_types is not None:
                     if len(dataset.metadata.column_types) >= len(column_list):
                         numerics = [i for i, x in enumerate(dataset.metadata.column_types) if x in ["int", "float"]]
                         column_list = [column_list[i] for i in numerics]