diff --git a/public/components/event_analytics/explorer/explorer.tsx b/public/components/event_analytics/explorer/explorer.tsx
index a321b3bee..9ceaaa9f4 100644
--- a/public/components/event_analytics/explorer/explorer.tsx
+++ b/public/components/event_analytics/explorer/explorer.tsx
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ import {
 } from '../../../../common/types/explorer';
 import {
   buildQuery,
+  buildRawQuery,
   getIndexPatternFromRawQuery,
   uiSettingsService,
 } from '../../../../common/utils';
@@ -739,7 +740,7 @@ export const Explorer = ({
     savingTitle: string
   ) => {
     return {
-      query: queryState[RAW_QUERY],
+      query: buildRawQuery(query, appBaseQuery),
       fields: fields[SELECTED_FIELDS],
       dateRange: queryState[SELECTED_DATE_RANGE],
       name: savingTitle,