diff --git a/extension/src/experiments/webview/messages.ts b/extension/src/experiments/webview/messages.ts
index 72eddba0c4..db691e39fa 100644
--- a/extension/src/experiments/webview/messages.ts
+++ b/extension/src/experiments/webview/messages.ts
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ export class WebviewMessages {
         return this.focusSortsTree()
 
       case MessageFromWebviewType.OPEN_PLOTS_WEBVIEW:
-        return this.showPlots()
+        return this.showPlotsToSide()
 
       case MessageFromWebviewType.SHARE_EXPERIMENT_AS_BRANCH:
         return commands.executeCommand(
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ export class WebviewMessages {
       case MessageFromWebviewType.SET_EXPERIMENTS_AND_OPEN_PLOTS:
         return Promise.all([
           this.setSelectedExperiments(message.payload),
-          this.showPlots()
+          this.showPlotsToSide()
         ])
 
       case MessageFromWebviewType.SET_EXPERIMENTS_HEADER_HEIGHT: {
@@ -316,7 +316,10 @@ export class WebviewMessages {
     )
   }
 
-  private showPlots() {
-    return commands.executeCommand(RegisteredCommands.PLOTS_SHOW, this.dvcRoot)
+  private showPlotsToSide() {
+    return commands.executeCommand(
+      RegisteredCommands.EXPERIMENT_AND_PLOTS_SHOW,
+      this.dvcRoot
+    )
   }
 }
diff --git a/extension/src/test/suite/experiments/index.test.ts b/extension/src/test/suite/experiments/index.test.ts
index 9df0b00575..1ed99ce698 100644
--- a/extension/src/test/suite/experiments/index.test.ts
+++ b/extension/src/test/suite/experiments/index.test.ts
@@ -1015,10 +1015,14 @@ suite('Experiments Test Suite', () => {
 
     it('should be able to handle a message to compare experiments plots', async () => {
       const { experiments, experimentsModel } = buildExperiments(disposable)
-      const mockShowPlots = stub(
-        WorkspacePlots.prototype,
-        'showWebview'
-      ).resolves(undefined)
+      const mockShowPlots = stub(WorkspacePlots.prototype, 'showWebview')
+
+      const dataSent = new Promise(resolve =>
+        mockShowPlots.callsFake(() => {
+          resolve(undefined)
+          return Promise.resolve(undefined)
+        })
+      )
 
       await experiments.isReady()
 
@@ -1039,7 +1043,7 @@ suite('Experiments Test Suite', () => {
         type: MessageFromWebviewType.SET_EXPERIMENTS_AND_OPEN_PLOTS
       })
 
-      await tableChangePromise
+      await Promise.all([tableChangePromise, dataSent])
 
       const selectExperimentIds = experimentsModel
         .getSelectedRevisions()