diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/shared/DatePicker/__test__/DatePicker.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/shared/DatePicker/__test__/DatePicker.test.tsx
index 2434d898389d..7a63b9e767fe 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/shared/DatePicker/__test__/DatePicker.test.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/shared/DatePicker/__test__/DatePicker.test.tsx
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import { wait } from '@testing-library/react';
 import { MockApmPluginContextWrapper } from '../../../../context/ApmPluginContext/MockApmPluginContext';
 
 const mockHistoryPush = jest.spyOn(history, 'push');
+const mockHistoryReplace = jest.spyOn(history, 'replace');
 const mockRefreshTimeRange = jest.fn();
 function MockUrlParamsProvider({
   params = {},
@@ -69,8 +70,8 @@ describe('DatePicker', () => {
 
   it('sets default query params in the URL', () => {
     mountDatePicker();
-    expect(mockHistoryPush).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-    expect(mockHistoryPush).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+    expect(mockHistoryReplace).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(mockHistoryReplace).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       expect.objectContaining({
         search: 'rangeFrom=now-15m&rangeTo=now',
       })
@@ -82,8 +83,8 @@ describe('DatePicker', () => {
       rangeTo: 'now',
       refreshInterval: 5000,
     });
-    expect(mockHistoryPush).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-    expect(mockHistoryPush).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+    expect(mockHistoryReplace).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(mockHistoryReplace).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       expect.objectContaining({
         search: 'rangeFrom=now-15m&rangeTo=now&refreshInterval=5000',
       })
@@ -97,18 +98,19 @@ describe('DatePicker', () => {
       refreshPaused: false,
       refreshInterval: 5000,
     });
-    expect(mockHistoryPush).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
+    expect(mockHistoryReplace).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
   });
 
   it('updates the URL when the date range changes', () => {
     const datePicker = mountDatePicker();
+    expect(mockHistoryReplace).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     datePicker.find(EuiSuperDatePicker).props().onTimeChange({
       start: 'updated-start',
       end: 'updated-end',
       isInvalid: false,
       isQuickSelection: true,
     });
-    expect(mockHistoryPush).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    expect(mockHistoryPush).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     expect(mockHistoryPush).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(
       expect.objectContaining({
         search: 'rangeFrom=updated-start&rangeTo=updated-end',