diff --git a/superset-frontend/src/chart/chartAction.js b/superset-frontend/src/chart/chartAction.js
index 2f371d59dc..8f451444f4 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/src/chart/chartAction.js
+++ b/superset-frontend/src/chart/chartAction.js
@@ -244,14 +244,14 @@ export async function getChartDataRequest({
   );
 }
 
-export function runAnnotationQuery(
+export function runAnnotationQuery({
   annotation,
   timeout = 60,
   formData = null,
   key,
   isDashboardRequest = false,
   force = false,
-) {
+}) {
   return function (dispatch, getState) {
     const sliceKey = key || Object.keys(getState().charts)[0];
     // make a copy of formData, not modifying original formData
@@ -482,16 +482,16 @@ export function exploreJSON(
       chartDataRequestCaught,
       dispatch(triggerQuery(false, key)),
       dispatch(updateQueryFormData(formData, key)),
-      ...annotationLayers.map(x =>
+      ...annotationLayers.map(annotation =>
         dispatch(
-          runAnnotationQuery(
-            x,
+          runAnnotationQuery({
+            annotation,
             timeout,
             formData,
             key,
             isDashboardRequest,
             force,
-          ),
+          }),
         ),
       ),
     ]);
diff --git a/superset-frontend/src/explore/components/controls/AnnotationLayerControl/index.jsx b/superset-frontend/src/explore/components/controls/AnnotationLayerControl/index.jsx
index dc0130f039..1fc65365c0 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/src/explore/components/controls/AnnotationLayerControl/index.jsx
+++ b/superset-frontend/src/explore/components/controls/AnnotationLayerControl/index.jsx
@@ -98,7 +98,11 @@ class AnnotationLayerControl extends React.PureComponent {
       this.setState({ addedAnnotationIndex: annotations.length - 1 });
     }
 
-    this.props.refreshAnnotationData(newAnnotation);
+    this.props.refreshAnnotationData({
+      annotation: newAnnotation,
+      force: true,
+    });
+
     this.props.onChange(annotations);
   }
 
@@ -239,8 +243,8 @@ function mapStateToProps({ charts, explore }) {
 
 function mapDispatchToProps(dispatch) {
   return {
-    refreshAnnotationData: annotationLayer =>
-      dispatch(runAnnotationQuery(annotationLayer)),
+    refreshAnnotationData: annotationObj =>
+      dispatch(runAnnotationQuery(annotationObj)),
   };
 }