diff --git a/webapp/src/components/retrospective_post.tsx b/webapp/src/components/retrospective_post.tsx
index e247b5d1a8..9b9f1710fe 100644
--- a/webapp/src/components/retrospective_post.tsx
+++ b/webapp/src/components/retrospective_post.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,13 @@ import {Metric, MetricType} from 'src/types/playbook';
 
 import {RunMetricData} from 'src/types/playbook_run';
 
+import {
+    isArrayOf,
+    isMetric,
+    isMetricData,
+    safeJSONParse,
+} from 'src/utils';
+
 import {ClockOutline, DollarSign, PoundSign} from './backstage/playbook_edit/styles';
 import {metricToString} from './backstage/playbook_edit/metrics/shared';
 
@@ -33,8 +40,11 @@ export const RetrospectivePost = (props: Props) => {
 
     const mdText = (text: string) => messageHtmlToComponent(formatText(text, markdownOptions), true, messageHtmlToComponentOptions);
 
-    const metricsConfigs: Array<Metric> = JSON.parse(props.post.props.metricsConfigs);
-    const metricsData: Array<RunMetricData> = JSON.parse(props.post.props.metricsData);
+    const parsedMetricsConfigs = safeJSONParse<unknown>(props.post.props?.metricsConfigs);
+    const parsedMetricsData = safeJSONParse<unknown>(props.post.props?.metricsData);
+
+    const metricsConfigs: Array<Metric> = isArrayOf(parsedMetricsConfigs, isMetric) ? parsedMetricsConfigs : [];
+    const metricsData: Array<RunMetricData> = isArrayOf(parsedMetricsData, isMetricData) ? parsedMetricsData : [];
 
     return (
         <>
diff --git a/webapp/src/utils.ts b/webapp/src/utils.ts
index bec69ebeb2..d50e06c4e8 100644
--- a/webapp/src/utils.ts
+++ b/webapp/src/utils.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import {useState} from 'react';
 
-import {PlaybookRun} from 'src/types/playbook_run';
-import {Checklist} from 'src/types/playbook';
+import {PlaybookRun, RunMetricData} from 'src/types/playbook_run';
+import {Checklist, Metric} from 'src/types/playbook';
 
 let idCounter = 0;
 
@@ -132,3 +132,40 @@ export function runCallsSlashCommand(command: string, channelId: string, teamId:
         },
     }, window.origin);
 }
+
+export function safeJSONParse<T>(value: unknown): T | null {
+    if (!value || typeof value !== 'string') {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    try {
+        return JSON.parse(value) as T;
+    } catch {
+        return null;
+    }
+}
+
+export function isArrayOf<T>(value: unknown, typeGuard: (value: unknown) => value is T): value is T[] {
+    return Array.isArray(value) && value.every(typeGuard);
+}
+
+export function isMetric(value: unknown): value is Metric {
+    if (!value || typeof value !== 'object') {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    const metric = value as Metric;
+    return typeof metric.id === 'string' &&
+           typeof metric.title === 'string' &&
+           typeof metric.type === 'string';
+}
+
+export function isMetricData(value: unknown): value is RunMetricData {
+    if (!value || typeof value !== 'object') {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    const metricData = value as RunMetricData;
+    return typeof metricData.metric_config_id === 'string' &&
+           (typeof metricData.value === 'string' || typeof metricData.value === 'number');
+}