diff --git a/lib/cartodb/models/aggregation/aggregation-mapconfig.js b/lib/cartodb/models/aggregation/aggregation-mapconfig.js
index d3666897..548f95d3 100644
--- a/lib/cartodb/models/aggregation/aggregation-mapconfig.js
+++ b/lib/cartodb/models/aggregation/aggregation-mapconfig.js
@@ -171,6 +171,8 @@ module.exports = class AggregationMapConfig extends MapConfig {
     _getLayerAggregationRequiredColumns (index) {
         const { columns, dimensions } = this.getAggregation(index);
 
+        let finalColumns = ['cartodb_id', '_cdb_feature_count'];
+
         let aggregatedColumns = [];
         if (columns) {
             aggregatedColumns = Object.keys(columns);
@@ -181,7 +183,7 @@ module.exports = class AggregationMapConfig extends MapConfig {
             dimensionsColumns = Object.keys(dimensions);
         }
 
-        return removeDuplicates(aggregatedColumns.concat(dimensionsColumns));
+        return removeDuplicates(finalColumns.concat(aggregatedColumns).concat(dimensionsColumns));
     }
 
     doesLayerReachThreshold(index, featureCount) {