diff --git a/public/app/plugins/datasource/stackdriver/query_ctrl.ts b/public/app/plugins/datasource/stackdriver/query_ctrl.ts
index 3dcb8df13d9..8e1f24edeb7 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/datasource/stackdriver/query_ctrl.ts
+++ b/public/app/plugins/datasource/stackdriver/query_ctrl.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export class StackdriverQueryCtrl extends QueryCtrl {
     unit: '',
     aggregation: {
       crossSeriesReducer: 'REDUCE_MEAN',
-      alignmentPeriod: 'auto',
+      alignmentPeriod: 'stackdriver-auto',
       perSeriesAligner: 'ALIGN_MEAN',
       groupBys: [],
     },