diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/QueryEditor.tsx b/public/app/features/explore/QueryEditor.tsx
index cdf69ee8b23..850256099b3 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/QueryEditor.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/QueryEditor.tsx
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ export default class QueryEditor extends PureComponent<QueryEditorProps, any> {
           getNextQueryLetter: x => '',
         },
         hideEditorRowActions: true,
+        interval: '1m',
+        intervalMs: 60000,
       },
     };