diff --git a/ui/src/dashboards/containers/DashboardPage.tsx b/ui/src/dashboards/containers/DashboardPage.tsx
index 124023775..a329cb3d1 100644
--- a/ui/src/dashboards/containers/DashboardPage.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/dashboards/containers/DashboardPage.tsx
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ import idNormalizer, {TYPE_ID} from 'src/normalizers/id'
 import {millisecondTimeRange} from 'src/dashboards/utils/time'
 import {getDeep} from 'src/utils/wrappers'
 import {updateDashboardLinks} from 'src/dashboards/utils/dashboardSwitcherLinks'
-import {GlobalAutoRefresh} from 'src/utils/AutoRefresh'
+import {GlobalAutoRefresher} from 'src/utils/AutoRefresher'
 
 // APIs
 import {loadDashboardLinks} from 'src/dashboards/apis'
@@ -179,8 +179,8 @@ class DashboardPage extends Component<Props, State> {
   public async componentDidMount() {
     const {autoRefresh} = this.props
 
-    GlobalAutoRefresh.poll(autoRefresh)
-    GlobalAutoRefresh.subscribe(this.fetchAnnotations)
+    GlobalAutoRefresher.poll(autoRefresh)
+    GlobalAutoRefresher.subscribe(this.fetchAnnotations)
 
     window.addEventListener('resize', this.handleWindowResize, true)
 
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ class DashboardPage extends Component<Props, State> {
     }
 
     if (autoRefresh !== prevProps.autoRefresh) {
-      GlobalAutoRefresh.poll(autoRefresh)
+      GlobalAutoRefresher.poll(autoRefresh)
     }
 
     if (
@@ -226,8 +226,8 @@ class DashboardPage extends Component<Props, State> {
   }
 
   public componentWillUnmount() {
-    GlobalAutoRefresh.stopPolling()
-    GlobalAutoRefresh.unsubscribe(this.fetchAnnotations)
+    GlobalAutoRefresher.stopPolling()
+    GlobalAutoRefresher.unsubscribe(this.fetchAnnotations)
 
     window.removeEventListener('resize', this.handleWindowResize, true)
     this.props.handleDismissEditingAnnotation()
diff --git a/ui/src/data_explorer/containers/DataExplorer.tsx b/ui/src/data_explorer/containers/DataExplorer.tsx
index c7754bb16..8fca356e6 100644
--- a/ui/src/data_explorer/containers/DataExplorer.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/data_explorer/containers/DataExplorer.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import _ from 'lodash'
 
 // Utils
 import {stripPrefix} from 'src/utils/basepath'
-import {GlobalAutoRefresh} from 'src/utils/AutoRefresh'
+import {GlobalAutoRefresher} from 'src/utils/AutoRefresher'
 
 // Components
 import QueryMaker from 'src/data_explorer/components/QueryMaker'
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ export class DataExplorer extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
       await handleGetDashboards()
     }
 
-    GlobalAutoRefresh.poll(autoRefresh)
+    GlobalAutoRefresher.poll(autoRefresh)
 
     if (query && query.length) {
       const qc = this.props.queryConfigs[0]
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ export class DataExplorer extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
   public componentDidUpdate(prevProps: Props) {
     const {autoRefresh} = this.props
     if (autoRefresh !== prevProps.autoRefresh) {
-      GlobalAutoRefresh.poll(autoRefresh)
+      GlobalAutoRefresher.poll(autoRefresh)
     }
   }
 
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ export class DataExplorer extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
   }
 
   public componentWillUnmount() {
-    GlobalAutoRefresh.stopPolling()
+    GlobalAutoRefresher.stopPolling()
   }
 
   public render() {
diff --git a/ui/src/hosts/containers/HostPage.js b/ui/src/hosts/containers/HostPage.js
index a1fda4b7f..e8e40a80a 100644
--- a/ui/src/hosts/containers/HostPage.js
+++ b/ui/src/hosts/containers/HostPage.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import {EMPTY_LINKS} from 'src/dashboards/constants/dashboardHeader'
 
 import {setAutoRefresh, delayEnablePresentationMode} from 'shared/actions/app'
 import {ErrorHandling} from 'src/shared/decorators/errors'
-import {GlobalAutoRefresh} from 'src/utils/AutoRefresh'
+import {GlobalAutoRefresher} from 'src/utils/AutoRefresher'
 
 @ErrorHandling
 class HostPage extends Component {
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class HostPage extends Component {
     } = await getLayouts()
     const {location, autoRefresh} = this.props
 
-    GlobalAutoRefresh.poll(autoRefresh)
+    GlobalAutoRefresher.poll(autoRefresh)
 
     // fetching layouts and mappings can be done at the same time
     const {host, measurements} = await this.fetchHostsAndMeasurements(layouts)
@@ -82,12 +82,12 @@ class HostPage extends Component {
   componentDidUpdate(prevProps) {
     const {autoRefresh} = this.props
     if (prevProps.autoRefresh !== autoRefresh) {
-      GlobalAutoRefresh.poll(autoRefresh)
+      GlobalAutoRefresher.poll(autoRefresh)
     }
   }
 
   componentWillUnmount() {
-    GlobalAutoRefresh.stopPolling()
+    GlobalAutoRefresher.stopPolling()
   }
 
   handleChooseTimeRange = ({lower, upper}) => {
diff --git a/ui/src/shared/components/time_series/TimeSeries.tsx b/ui/src/shared/components/time_series/TimeSeries.tsx
index 2588225de..2c41f4acd 100644
--- a/ui/src/shared/components/time_series/TimeSeries.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/shared/components/time_series/TimeSeries.tsx
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import {TimeSeriesServerResponse, TimeSeriesResponse} from 'src/types/series'
 import {GrabDataForDownloadHandler} from 'src/types/layout'
 
 // Utils
-import {GlobalAutoRefresh, AutoRefresh} from 'src/utils/AutoRefresh'
+import {GlobalAutoRefresher, AutoRefresher} from 'src/utils/AutoRefresher'
 import {CellNoteVisibility} from 'src/types/dashboards'
 
 // Components
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ interface Props {
   queries: Query[]
   timeRange: TimeRange
   children: (r: RenderProps) => JSX.Element
-  autoRefresh?: AutoRefresh
+  autoRefresher?: AutoRefresher
   inView?: boolean
   templates?: Template[]
   editQueryStatus?: () => void
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class TimeSeries extends Component<Props, State> {
   public static defaultProps = {
     inView: true,
     templates: [],
-    autoRefresh: GlobalAutoRefresh,
+    autoRefresher: GlobalAutoRefresher,
   }
 
   public static getDerivedStateFromProps(props: Props, state: State) {
@@ -119,24 +119,24 @@ class TimeSeries extends Component<Props, State> {
   }
 
   public async componentDidMount() {
-    const {autoRefresh} = this.props
+    const {autoRefresher} = this.props
 
     this.isComponentMounted = true
     this.executeQueries()
-    autoRefresh.subscribe(this.executeQueries)
+    autoRefresher.subscribe(this.executeQueries)
   }
 
   public componentWillUnmount() {
-    const {autoRefresh} = this.props
+    const {autoRefresher} = this.props
 
     this.isComponentMounted = false
-    autoRefresh.unsubscribe(this.executeQueries)
+    autoRefresher.unsubscribe(this.executeQueries)
   }
 
   public async componentDidUpdate(prevProps: Props) {
-    if (this.props.autoRefresh !== prevProps.autoRefresh) {
-      prevProps.autoRefresh.unsubscribe(this.executeQueries)
-      this.props.autoRefresh.subscribe(this.executeQueries)
+    if (this.props.autoRefresher !== prevProps.autoRefresher) {
+      prevProps.autoRefresher.unsubscribe(this.executeQueries)
+      this.props.autoRefresher.subscribe(this.executeQueries)
     }
 
     if (!this.isPropsDifferent(prevProps)) {
diff --git a/ui/src/utils/AutoRefresh.ts b/ui/src/utils/AutoRefresher.ts
similarity index 82%
rename from ui/src/utils/AutoRefresh.ts
rename to ui/src/utils/AutoRefresher.ts
index 391088151..4e70bc2c6 100644
--- a/ui/src/utils/AutoRefresh.ts
+++ b/ui/src/utils/AutoRefresher.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 type func = (...args: any[]) => any
 
-export class AutoRefresh {
+export class AutoRefresher {
   public subscribers: func[] = []
 
   private intervalID: NodeJS.Timer
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export class AutoRefresh {
   }
 }
 
-// A global singleton, intended to be configured (via `AutoRefresh#poll`) at a
-// page level and consumed arbitrarily deep within the page's render tree
+// A global singleton, intended to be configured (via `AutoRefresher#poll`) at
+// a page level and consumed arbitrarily deep within the page's render tree
 // (usually in a `TimeSeries` component)
-export const GlobalAutoRefresh = new AutoRefresh()
+export const GlobalAutoRefresher = new AutoRefresher()