diff --git a/public/components/event_analytics/explorer/explorer.tsx b/public/components/event_analytics/explorer/explorer.tsx
index 9c889d413..1f4806b3c 100644
--- a/public/components/event_analytics/explorer/explorer.tsx
+++ b/public/components/event_analytics/explorer/explorer.tsx
@@ -258,6 +258,12 @@ export const Explorer = ({
       ...TIME_INTERVAL_OPTIONS,
     ]);
     selectedIntervalRef.current = { text: 'Auto', value: 'auto_' + minInterval };
+    dispatch(
+      updateCountDistribution({
+        tabId,
+        data: { selectedInterval: selectedIntervalRef.current.value.replace(/^auto_/, '') },
+      })
+    );
   };
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -495,7 +501,9 @@ export const Explorer = ({
                           selectedIntervalRef.current = timeIntervalOptions[intervalOptionsIndex];
                           getPatterns(intrv, getErrorHandler('Error fetching patterns'));
                         }}
-                        stateInterval={selectedIntervalRef.current?.value}
+                        stateInterval={
+                          countDistribution.selectedInterval || selectedIntervalRef.current?.value
+                        }
                         startTime={appLogEvents ? startTime : dateRange[0]}
                         endTime={appLogEvents ? endTime : dateRange[1]}
                       />
diff --git a/public/components/notebooks/components/paragraph_components/__tests__/__snapshots__/para_input.test.tsx.snap b/public/components/notebooks/components/paragraph_components/__tests__/__snapshots__/para_input.test.tsx.snap
index 813c41868..a328c3d42 100644
--- a/public/components/notebooks/components/paragraph_components/__tests__/__snapshots__/para_input.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/public/components/notebooks/components/paragraph_components/__tests__/__snapshots__/para_input.test.tsx.snap
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 
 exports[`<para_input /> spec renders the markdown component 1`] = `
 <div
-  class="sc-gKXOVf fPkmRS"
+  class="sc-gLDzan gebGCr"
 >
   <div
-    class="sc-bczRLJ hRTESd"
+    class="sc-beqWaB CSaoA"
   />
   <div
     style="width: 100%;"
@@ -52,10 +52,10 @@ exports[`<para_input /> spec renders the markdown component 1`] = `
 
 exports[`<para_input /> spec renders the visualization component 1`] = `
 <div
-  class="sc-gKXOVf fPkmRS"
+  class="sc-gLDzan gebGCr"
 >
   <div
-    class="sc-bczRLJ hRTESd"
+    class="sc-beqWaB CSaoA"
   />
   <div
     class="euiFlexGroup euiFlexGroup--gutterSmall euiFlexGroup--alignItemsFlexEnd euiFlexGroup--directionRow euiFlexGroup--responsive"
diff --git a/public/components/notebooks/components/paragraph_components/__tests__/__snapshots__/para_output.test.tsx.snap b/public/components/notebooks/components/paragraph_components/__tests__/__snapshots__/para_output.test.tsx.snap
index 0828c3f4c..a56281a10 100644
--- a/public/components/notebooks/components/paragraph_components/__tests__/__snapshots__/para_output.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/public/components/notebooks/components/paragraph_components/__tests__/__snapshots__/para_output.test.tsx.snap
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ exports[`<ParaOutput /> spec renders other types of outputs 1`] = `
   class="euiText euiText--medium"
 >
   <div
-    class="sc-crXcEl gqVnJo"
+    class="sc-csCMJt hFpeNP"
   />
 </div>
 `;
diff --git a/public/components/notebooks/components/paragraph_components/__tests__/__snapshots__/paragraphs.test.tsx.snap b/public/components/notebooks/components/paragraph_components/__tests__/__snapshots__/paragraphs.test.tsx.snap
index ce102f0b7..0fb456810 100644
--- a/public/components/notebooks/components/paragraph_components/__tests__/__snapshots__/paragraphs.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/public/components/notebooks/components/paragraph_components/__tests__/__snapshots__/paragraphs.test.tsx.snap
@@ -79,10 +79,10 @@ exports[`<Paragraphs /> spec renders the component 1`] = `
         class="euiFormRow__fieldWrapper"
       >
         <div
-          class="sc-gKXOVf fPkmRS"
+          class="sc-gLDzan gebGCr"
         >
           <div
-            class="sc-bczRLJ hRTESd"
+            class="sc-beqWaB CSaoA"
           />
           <div
             style="width: 100%;"