diff --git a/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/object-record/record-filter/utils/isRecordMatchingFilter.ts b/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/object-record/record-filter/utils/isRecordMatchingFilter.ts
index b96ba62c023..35a8efdf06a 100644
--- a/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/object-record/record-filter/utils/isRecordMatchingFilter.ts
+++ b/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/object-record/record-filter/utils/isRecordMatchingFilter.ts
@@ -215,12 +215,10 @@ export const isRecordMatchingFilter = ({
       );
 
     if (!isDefined(objectMetadataField)) {
-      throw new Error(
-        'Field metadata item "' +
-          filterKey +
-          '" not found for object metadata item ' +
-          objectMetadataItem.nameSingular,
-      );
+      // Stale cached queries can reference fields that no longer exist
+      // in the metadata (e.g. deleted or deactivated custom fields).
+      // Skip the filter condition to avoid crashing optimistic updates.
+      return true;
     }
 
     switch (objectMetadataField.type) {
diff --git a/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/object-record/record-group/hooks/useReorderRecordGroups.ts b/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/object-record/record-group/hooks/useReorderRecordGroups.ts
index df3028b25e5..a061f6b9261 100644
--- a/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/object-record/record-group/hooks/useReorderRecordGroups.ts
+++ b/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/object-record/record-group/hooks/useReorderRecordGroups.ts
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ export const useReorderRecordGroups = ({
       }, []);
 
       if (!isDefined(recordIndexGroupFieldMetadataItem?.id)) {
-        return;
+        throw new Error('mainGroupByFieldMetadataId is required');
       }
 
       setRecordGroups({
diff --git a/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/views/hooks/useGetViewGroupsFilters.ts b/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/views/hooks/useGetViewGroupsFilters.ts
index 02f7e0b9a7a..89bfbb1d695 100644
--- a/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/views/hooks/useGetViewGroupsFilters.ts
+++ b/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/views/hooks/useGetViewGroupsFilters.ts
@@ -6,22 +6,24 @@ import { getFilterTypeFromFieldType, isDefined } from 'twenty-shared/utils';
 export const useGetViewGroupsFilters = (): RecordFilter[] => {
   const { currentView } = useGetCurrentViewOnly();
 
-  if (!isDefined(currentView?.mainGroupByFieldMetadataId)) {
-    return [];
-  }
-
   return (
-    currentView.viewGroups
+    currentView?.viewGroups
       .filter((recordGroup) => !recordGroup.isVisible)
-      .map((recordGroup) => ({
-        id: recordGroup.id,
-        fieldMetadataId: currentView.mainGroupByFieldMetadataId,
-        value: JSON.stringify([recordGroup.fieldValue]),
-        operand: ViewFilterOperand.IS_NOT,
-        displayValue: '',
-        type: getFilterTypeFromFieldType(FieldMetadataType.SELECT),
-        label: '',
-      }))
+      .map((recordGroup) => {
+        if (!isDefined(currentView.mainGroupByFieldMetadataId)) {
+          throw new Error('mainGroupByFieldMetadataId is required');
+        }
+
+        return {
+          id: recordGroup.id,
+          fieldMetadataId: currentView.mainGroupByFieldMetadataId,
+          value: JSON.stringify([recordGroup.fieldValue]),
+          operand: ViewFilterOperand.IS_NOT,
+          displayValue: '',
+          type: getFilterTypeFromFieldType(FieldMetadataType.SELECT),
+          label: '',
+        };
+      })
       .filter(isDefined) || []
   );
 };
diff --git a/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/views/hooks/useSaveCurrentViewGroups.ts b/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/views/hooks/useSaveCurrentViewGroups.ts
index 84ab71690aa..e2c03af149a 100644
--- a/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/views/hooks/useSaveCurrentViewGroups.ts
+++ b/packages/twenty-front/src/modules/views/hooks/useSaveCurrentViewGroups.ts
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ export const useSaveCurrentViewGroups = () => {
         .filter(isDefined);
 
       if (!isDefined(view.mainGroupByFieldMetadataId)) {
-        return;
+        throw new Error('mainGroupByFieldMetadataId is required');
       }
 
       await performViewGroupAPIUpdate(viewGroupsToUpdate);