diff --git a/apps/web/src/api/buster_rest/dictionaries/queryRequests.ts b/apps/web/src/api/buster_rest/dictionaries/queryRequests.ts
index 084aa018e..cd2bdfa65 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/api/buster_rest/dictionaries/queryRequests.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/api/buster_rest/dictionaries/queryRequests.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 import { useQuery, QueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query';
 import { getColorPalettes, getCurrencies } from './requests';
 import { dictionariesQueryKeys } from '@/api/query_keys/dictionaries';
+import { useSupabaseContext } from '@/context/Supabase';
 
 export const useColorDictionaryThemes = () => {
+  const isAnonymousUser = useSupabaseContext((x) => x.isAnonymousUser);
   return useQuery({
     ...dictionariesQueryKeys.colorPalettes,
-    queryFn: getColorPalettes
+    queryFn: getColorPalettes,
+    enabled: !isAnonymousUser
   });
 };
 
diff --git a/apps/web/src/context/Supabase/SupabaseContextProvider.tsx b/apps/web/src/context/Supabase/SupabaseContextProvider.tsx
index 8797a9107..78f6336b0 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/context/Supabase/SupabaseContextProvider.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/context/Supabase/SupabaseContextProvider.tsx
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ const useSupabaseContextInternal = ({
   const { openErrorNotification, openInfoMessage } = useBusterNotifications();
   const [accessToken, setAccessToken] = useState(supabaseContext.accessToken || '');
 
-  const isAnonymousUser = !supabaseContext.user?.id || supabaseContext.user?.is_anonymous === true;
+  const isAnonymousUser: boolean =
+    !supabaseContext.user?.id || supabaseContext.user?.is_anonymous === true;
 
   const getExpiresAt = useMemoizedFn((token?: string) => {
     const decoded = jwtDecode(token || accessToken);
diff --git a/packages/server-shared/src/metrics/charts/chartConfigProps.ts b/packages/server-shared/src/metrics/charts/chartConfigProps.ts
index e8d3bd66b..146157634 100644
--- a/packages/server-shared/src/metrics/charts/chartConfigProps.ts
+++ b/packages/server-shared/src/metrics/charts/chartConfigProps.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export const ChartConfigPropsSchema = z.object({
   columnSettings: z.record(z.string(), ColumnSettingsSchema).default({}),
   columnLabelFormats: z.record(z.string(), ColumnLabelFormatSchema).default({}),
   // OPTIONAL: default is the buster color palette
-  colors: z.array(z.string()).optional(),
+  colors: z.array(z.string()).default(DEFAULT_CHART_THEME),
   // OPTIONAL: default is null and will be true if there are multiple Y axes or if a category axis is used
   showLegend: z.nullable(z.boolean()).default(null),
   // OPTIONAL: default: true