diff --git a/ui/src/data_explorer/actions/view/index.js b/ui/src/data_explorer/actions/view/index.js
index f65e67665..1c6694336 100644
--- a/ui/src/data_explorer/actions/view/index.js
+++ b/ui/src/data_explorer/actions/view/index.js
@@ -163,8 +163,9 @@ export const editRawTextAsync = (url, id, text) => async dispatch => {
   }
 }
 
-export const writeLineProtocolAsync = (source, db, data) => async dispatch => {
+export const writeLineProtocolThunk = (source, db, data) => async dispatch => {
   try {
+    dispatch(publishAutoDismissingNotification('success', 'Writing data...'))
     await writeLineProtocol(source, db, data)
     dispatch(
       publishAutoDismissingNotification(
diff --git a/ui/src/data_explorer/containers/DataExplorer.js b/ui/src/data_explorer/containers/DataExplorer.js
index 2cdae99ab..fc78ece2b 100644
--- a/ui/src/data_explorer/containers/DataExplorer.js
+++ b/ui/src/data_explorer/containers/DataExplorer.js
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ function mapDispatchToProps(dispatch) {
     errorThrownAction: bindActionCreators(errorThrown, dispatch),
     setTimeRange: bindActionCreators(viewActions.setTimeRange, dispatch),
     writeLineProtocol: bindActionCreators(
-      viewActions.writeLineProtocolAsync,
+      viewActions.writeLineProtocolThunk,
       dispatch
     ),
     queryConfigActions: bindActionCreators(viewActions, dispatch),