diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/state/actionTypes.ts b/public/app/features/explore/state/actionTypes.ts
index 7c7ab40756f..be7d5754bbe 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/state/actionTypes.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/state/actionTypes.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export enum ActionTypes {
   ToggleTable = 'explore/TOGGLE_TABLE',
   UpdateDatasourceInstance = 'explore/UPDATE_DATASOURCE_INSTANCE',
   ResetExplore = 'explore/RESET_EXPLORE',
-  SetInitialQueries = 'explore/SET_INITIAL_QUERIES',
+  QueriesImported = 'explore/QueriesImported',
 }
 
 export interface AddQueryRowAction {
@@ -283,8 +283,8 @@ export interface ResetExploreAction {
   payload: {};
 }
 
-export interface SetInitialQueriesAction {
-  type: ActionTypes.SetInitialQueries;
+export interface QueriesImported {
+  type: ActionTypes.QueriesImported;
   payload: {
     exploreId: ExploreId;
     queries: DataQuery[];
@@ -321,4 +321,4 @@ export type Action =
   | ToggleTableAction
   | UpdateDatasourceInstanceAction
   | ResetExploreAction
-  | SetInitialQueriesAction;
+  | QueriesImported;
diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/state/actions.ts b/public/app/features/explore/state/actions.ts
index 1b7461a41e1..1a11b7fcac9 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/state/actions.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/state/actions.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ import {
   QueryTransactionStartAction,
   ScanStopAction,
   UpdateDatasourceInstanceAction,
-  SetInitialQueriesAction,
+  QueriesImported,
 } from './actionTypes';
 
 type ThunkResult<R> = ThunkAction<R, StoreState, undefined, ThunkableAction>;
@@ -243,9 +243,9 @@ export const loadDatasourcePending = (
   },
 });
 
-export const setInitialQueries = (exploreId: ExploreId, queries: DataQuery[]): SetInitialQueriesAction => {
+export const queriesImported = (exploreId: ExploreId, queries: DataQuery[]): QueriesImported => {
   return {
-    type: ActionTypes.SetInitialQueries,
+    type: ActionTypes.QueriesImported,
     payload: {
       exploreId,
       queries,
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ export function importQueries(
       ...generateEmptyQuery(i),
     }));
 
-    dispatch(setInitialQueries(exploreId, nextQueries));
+    dispatch(queriesImported(exploreId, nextQueries));
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/state/reducers.ts b/public/app/features/explore/state/reducers.ts
index c89307e4376..eb67beee3b3 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/state/reducers.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/state/reducers.ts
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ export const itemReducer = (state, action: Action): ExploreItemState => {
       return { ...state, ...results, queryTransactions: nextQueryTransactions, showingTable };
     }
 
-    case ActionTypes.SetInitialQueries: {
+    case ActionTypes.QueriesImported: {
       return {
         ...state,
         initialQueries: action.payload.queries,