diff --git a/lib/cartodb/controllers/map.js b/lib/cartodb/controllers/map.js
index 9bb23dac..96a66e37 100644
--- a/lib/cartodb/controllers/map.js
+++ b/lib/cartodb/controllers/map.js
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ function augmentError (options) {
     return function mapError (err, req, res, next) {
         const { mapconfig } = res.locals;
 
-        if (augmentError) {
+        if (addContext) {
             err = Number.isFinite(err.layerIndex) ? populateError(err, mapconfig) : err;
         }