diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/observability/public/components/shared/exploratory_view/hooks/use_series_storage.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/observability/public/components/shared/exploratory_view/hooks/use_series_storage.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c32acc47abd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/observability/public/components/shared/exploratory_view/hooks/use_series_storage.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0; you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License
+ * 2.0.
+ */
+
+import React, { useEffect } from 'react';
+
+import { UrlStorageContextProvider, useSeriesStorage } from './use_series_storage';
+import { render } from '@testing-library/react';
+
+const mockSingleSeries = {
+  'performance-distribution': {
+    reportType: 'data-distribution',
+    dataType: 'ux',
+    breakdown: 'user_agent.name',
+    time: { from: 'now-15m', to: 'now' },
+  },
+};
+
+const mockMultipleSeries = {
+  'performance-distribution': {
+    reportType: 'data-distribution',
+    dataType: 'ux',
+    breakdown: 'user_agent.name',
+    time: { from: 'now-15m', to: 'now' },
+  },
+  'kpi-over-time': {
+    reportType: 'kpi-over-time',
+    dataType: 'synthetics',
+    breakdown: 'user_agent.name',
+    time: { from: 'now-15m', to: 'now' },
+  },
+};
+
+describe('userSeries', function () {
+  function setupTestComponent(seriesData: any) {
+    const setData = jest.fn();
+    function TestComponent() {
+      const data = useSeriesStorage();
+
+      useEffect(() => {
+        setData(data);
+      }, [data]);
+
+      return <span>Test</span>;
+    }
+
+    render(
+      <UrlStorageContextProvider
+        storage={{ get: jest.fn().mockReturnValue(seriesData), set: jest.fn() }}
+      >
+        <TestComponent />
+      </UrlStorageContextProvider>
+    );
+
+    return setData;
+  }
+  it('should return expected result when there is one series', function () {
+    const setData = setupTestComponent(mockSingleSeries);
+
+    expect(setData).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    expect(setData).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        allSeries: {
+          'performance-distribution': {
+            breakdown: 'user_agent.name',
+            dataType: 'ux',
+            reportType: 'data-distribution',
+            time: { from: 'now-15m', to: 'now' },
+          },
+        },
+        allSeriesIds: ['performance-distribution'],
+        firstSeries: {
+          breakdown: 'user_agent.name',
+          dataType: 'ux',
+          reportType: 'data-distribution',
+          time: { from: 'now-15m', to: 'now' },
+        },
+        firstSeriesId: 'performance-distribution',
+      })
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('should return expected result when there are multiple series series', function () {
+    const setData = setupTestComponent(mockMultipleSeries);
+
+    expect(setData).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    expect(setData).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        allSeries: {
+          'performance-distribution': {
+            breakdown: 'user_agent.name',
+            dataType: 'ux',
+            reportType: 'data-distribution',
+            time: { from: 'now-15m', to: 'now' },
+          },
+          'kpi-over-time': {
+            reportType: 'kpi-over-time',
+            dataType: 'synthetics',
+            breakdown: 'user_agent.name',
+            time: { from: 'now-15m', to: 'now' },
+          },
+        },
+        allSeriesIds: ['performance-distribution', 'kpi-over-time'],
+        firstSeries: {
+          breakdown: 'user_agent.name',
+          dataType: 'ux',
+          reportType: 'data-distribution',
+          time: { from: 'now-15m', to: 'now' },
+        },
+        firstSeriesId: 'performance-distribution',
+      })
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('should return expected result when there are no series', function () {
+    const setData = setupTestComponent({});
+
+    expect(setData).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    expect(setData).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        allSeries: {},
+        allSeriesIds: [],
+        firstSeries: undefined,
+        firstSeriesId: undefined,
+      })
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/observability/public/components/shared/exploratory_view/hooks/use_series_storage.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/observability/public/components/shared/exploratory_view/hooks/use_series_storage.tsx
index 0add5a19a95c..a47a124d14b4 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/observability/public/components/shared/exploratory_view/hooks/use_series_storage.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/observability/public/components/shared/exploratory_view/hooks/use_series_storage.tsx
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export function UrlStorageContextProvider({
 
     setAllSeries(allSeriesN);
     setFirstSeriesId(allSeriesIds?.[0]);
-    setFirstSeries(allSeriesN?.[0]);
+    setFirstSeries(allSeriesN?.[allSeriesIds?.[0]]);
     (storage as IKbnUrlStateStorage).set(allSeriesKey, allShortSeries);
   }, [allShortSeries, storage]);