diff --git a/src/app/services/influxdb/influxdbDatasource.js b/src/app/services/influxdb/influxdbDatasource.js
index 43e245bfc4c..c30f950e51b 100644
--- a/src/app/services/influxdb/influxdbDatasource.js
+++ b/src/app/services/influxdb/influxdbDatasource.js
@@ -372,8 +372,9 @@ function (angular, _, kbn, InfluxSeries, InfluxQueryBuilder) {
     function getTimeFilter(options) {
       var from = getInfluxTime(options.range.from);
       var until = getInfluxTime(options.range.to);
+      var fromIsAbsolute = from[from.length-1] === 's';
 
-      if (until === 'now()') {
+      if (until === 'now()' && !fromIsAbsolute) {
         return 'time > now() - ' + from;
       }