diff --git a/ui/src/ifql/components/VariableName.tsx b/ui/src/ifql/components/VariableName.tsx
index cd91d6baf1..d07f4b3ab9 100644
--- a/ui/src/ifql/components/VariableName.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/ifql/components/VariableName.tsx
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export default class VariableName extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
     const {name} = this.props
     const split = name.split('=')
     const varName = split[0].substring(0, split[0].length - 1)
-    const varValue = split[1].substring(1)
+    const varValue = this.props.name.replace(/^[^=]+=/, '')
 
     const valueIsString = varValue.endsWith('"')
 
diff --git a/ui/src/ifql/containers/IFQLPage.tsx b/ui/src/ifql/containers/IFQLPage.tsx
index 89de26ff88..b46bfcb843 100644
--- a/ui/src/ifql/containers/IFQLPage.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/ifql/containers/IFQLPage.tsx
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ export class IFQLPage extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
       ast: null,
       data: 'Hit "Get Data!" or Ctrl + Enter to run your script',
       suggestions: [],
-      script: `tele = from(db: "telegraf")
-    tele |> sum()`,
+      script: `fil = (r) => r._measurement == "cpu"
+      tele = from(db: "telegraf") |> filter(fn: fil) |> range(start: -1m) |> sum()`,
     }
   }