diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/Explore.tsx b/public/app/features/explore/Explore.tsx
index fb2f6759111..b9b59591bff 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/Explore.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/Explore.tsx
@@ -654,6 +654,7 @@ export class Explore extends React.PureComponent<ExploreProps, ExploreState> {
         ...results,
         queryTransactions: nextQueryTransactions,
         showingStartPage: false,
+        graphInterval: queryOptions.intervalMs,
       };
     });