diff --git a/ui/src/dashboards/actions/index.js b/ui/src/dashboards/actions/index.js
index 1ee23908f2..917a93da72 100644
--- a/ui/src/dashboards/actions/index.js
+++ b/ui/src/dashboards/actions/index.js
@@ -178,7 +178,8 @@ export const putDashboardByID = dashboardID => async (dispatch, getState) => {
 export const updateDashboardCell = (dashboard, cell) => async dispatch => {
   try {
     const {data} = await updateDashboardCellAJAX(cell)
-    dispatch(syncDashboardCell(dashboard, data))
+    // TODO: remove yRanges when server persists the ranges
+    dispatch(syncDashboardCell(dashboard, {...data, yRanges: cell.yRanges}))
   } catch (error) {
     console.error(error)
     dispatch(errorThrown(error))