diff --git a/pkg/ui/workspaces/cluster-ui/src/timeScaleDropdown/timeScaleDropdown.tsx b/pkg/ui/workspaces/cluster-ui/src/timeScaleDropdown/timeScaleDropdown.tsx
index a5c0adb74b3b..8db97d5f8c38 100644
--- a/pkg/ui/workspaces/cluster-ui/src/timeScaleDropdown/timeScaleDropdown.tsx
+++ b/pkg/ui/workspaces/cluster-ui/src/timeScaleDropdown/timeScaleDropdown.tsx
@@ -270,6 +270,9 @@ export const getValidOption = (
   currentScale: TimeScale,
   options: TimeScaleOptions,
 ): TimeScale => {
+  if (currentScale.key === "Custom") {
+    return currentScale;
+  }
   if (!(currentScale.key in options)) {
     const firstValidKey = Object.keys(options)[0];
     return {