diff --git a/lib/cartodb/models/dataview/histogram.js b/lib/cartodb/models/dataview/histogram.js
index 98d59214..a1e08494 100644
--- a/lib/cartodb/models/dataview/histogram.js
+++ b/lib/cartodb/models/dataview/histogram.js
@@ -465,11 +465,14 @@ module.exports = class Histogram extends BaseWidget {
     }
 
     _shouldOverride (override) {
-        return override && _.has(override, 'start') && _.has(override, 'end') && _.has(override, 'bins');
+        return override &&
+            override.hasOwnProperty('start') &&
+            override.hasOwnProperty('end') &&
+            override.hasOwnProperty('bins');
     }
 
     _shouldOverrideBins (override) {
-        return override && _.has(override, 'bins');
+        return override && override.hasOwnProperty('bins');
     }
 
     _buildDateHistogramQuery (psql, override, callback) {
@@ -499,7 +502,7 @@ module.exports = class Histogram extends BaseWidget {
 
         var dateBasicsQuery;
 
-        if (override && _.has(override, 'start') && _.has(override, 'end')) {
+        if (override && override.hasOwnProperty('start') && override.hasOwnProperty('end')) {
             dateBasicsQuery = dateOverrideBasicsQueryTpl({
                 _query: _query,
                 _column: _column,
@@ -731,4 +734,4 @@ module.exports = class Histogram extends BaseWidget {
         var offsetInHours = Math.ceil(offset / 3600);
         return '' + offsetInHours;
     }
-}
+};