diff --git a/kibana-reports/kibana.json b/kibana-reports/kibana.json
index a08a18af..3d6d9969 100644
--- a/kibana-reports/kibana.json
+++ b/kibana-reports/kibana.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "id": "opendistro_kibana_reports",
   "version": "1.11.0.0",
   "kibanaVersion": "7.9.1",
-  "requiredPlugins": ["navigation", "data"],
+  "requiredPlugins": ["navigation", "data", "kibanaUtils"],
   "optionalPlugins": ["share"],
   "server": true,
   "ui": true
diff --git a/kibana-reports/public/components/context_menu/context_menu.js b/kibana-reports/public/components/context_menu/context_menu.js
index dd8a4df2..d1f9aa31 100644
--- a/kibana-reports/public/components/context_menu/context_menu.js
+++ b/kibana-reports/public/components/context_menu/context_menu.js
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import {
   displayLoadingModal,
   addSuccessOrFailureToast,
   contextMenuViewReports,
+  replaceQueryURL,
 } from './context_menu_helpers';
 import {
   popoverMenu,
@@ -32,25 +33,7 @@ import {
 import uuidv4 from 'uuid/v4';
 import { timeRangeMatcher } from '../utils/utils';
 import { parse } from 'url';
-
-const replaceQueryURL = () => {
-  let url = location.pathname + location.hash;
-  let [, fromDateString, toDateString] = url.match(timeRangeMatcher);
-  fromDateString = fromDateString.replace(/[']+/g, '');
-
-  // convert time range to from date format in case time range is relative
-  const fromDateFormat = dateMath.parse(fromDateString);
-  toDateString = toDateString.replace(/[']+/g, '');
-  let toDateFormat = dateMath.parse(toDateString);
-
-  // replace to and from dates with absolute date
-  url = url.replace(fromDateString, "'" + fromDateFormat.toISOString() + "'");
-  url = url.replace(
-    toDateString + '))',
-    "'" + toDateFormat.toISOString() + "'))"
-  );
-  return url;
-};
+import { unhashUrl } from '../../../../../src/plugins/kibana_utils/public';
 
 const generateInContextReport = async (
   timeRanges,
@@ -172,21 +155,21 @@ $(function () {
   // generate PDF onclick
   $(document).on('click', '#generatePDF', function () {
     const timeRanges = getTimeFieldsFromUrl();
-    const queryUrl = replaceQueryURL();
+    const queryUrl = replaceQueryURL(location.href);
     generateInContextReport(timeRanges, queryUrl, 'pdf');
   });
 
   // generate PNG onclick
   $(document).on('click', '#generatePNG', function () {
     const timeRanges = getTimeFieldsFromUrl();
-    const queryUrl = replaceQueryURL();
+    const queryUrl = replaceQueryURL(location.href);
     generateInContextReport(timeRanges, queryUrl, 'png');
   });
 
   // generate CSV onclick
   $(document).on('click', '#generateCSV', function () {
     const timeRanges = getTimeFieldsFromUrl();
-    const queryUrl = replaceQueryURL();
+    const queryUrl = replaceQueryURL(location.href);
     const saved_search_id = getUuidFromUrl()[1];
     generateInContextReport(timeRanges, queryUrl, 'csv', { saved_search_id });
   });
diff --git a/kibana-reports/public/components/context_menu/context_menu_helpers.js b/kibana-reports/public/components/context_menu/context_menu_helpers.js
index 6372a9aa..5d7407d0 100644
--- a/kibana-reports/public/components/context_menu/context_menu_helpers.js
+++ b/kibana-reports/public/components/context_menu/context_menu_helpers.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import {
   permissionsMissingOnGeneration,
 } from './context_menu_ui';
 import { timeRangeMatcher } from '../utils/utils';
+import { unhashUrl } from '../../../../../src/plugins/kibana_utils/public';
 
 const getReportSourceURL = (baseURI) => {
   let url = baseURI.substr(0, baseURI.indexOf('?'));
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ export const contextMenuViewReports = () =>
   window.location.assign('opendistro_kibana_reports#/');
 
 export const getTimeFieldsFromUrl = () => {
-  const url = window.location.href;
+  const url = unhashUrl(window.location.href);
 
   let [, fromDateString, toDateString] = url.match(timeRangeMatcher);
   fromDateString = fromDateString.replace(/[']+/g, '');
@@ -122,3 +123,28 @@ export const addSuccessOrFailureToast = (status, reportSource) => {
     }
   }
 };
+
+export const replaceQueryURL = (pageUrl) => {
+  // we unhash the url in case Kibana advanced UI setting 'state:storeInSessionStorage' is turned on
+  const unhashedUrl = new URL(unhashUrl(pageUrl));
+  let queryUrl = unhashedUrl.pathname + unhashedUrl.hash;
+  let [, fromDateString, toDateString] = queryUrl.match(timeRangeMatcher);
+  fromDateString = fromDateString.replace(/[']+/g, '');
+
+  // convert time range to from date format in case time range is relative
+  const fromDateFormat = dateMath.parse(fromDateString);
+  toDateString = toDateString.replace(/[']+/g, '');
+  const toDateFormat = dateMath.parse(toDateString);
+
+  // replace to and from dates with absolute date
+  queryUrl = queryUrl.replace(
+    fromDateString,
+    "'" + fromDateFormat.toISOString() + "'"
+  );
+  queryUrl = queryUrl.replace(
+    toDateString + '))',
+    "'" + toDateFormat.toISOString() + "'))"
+  );
+  console.log(`log output queryUrl\n` + queryUrl);
+  return queryUrl;
+};
diff --git a/kibana-reports/public/plugin.ts b/kibana-reports/public/plugin.ts
index 7c5ba2e7..43e5ddb4 100644
--- a/kibana-reports/public/plugin.ts
+++ b/kibana-reports/public/plugin.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import {
 } from './types';
 import './components/context_menu/context_menu';
 import { PLUGIN_NAME } from '../common';
-
 export class OpendistroKibanaReportsPlugin
   implements
     Plugin<
diff --git a/kibana-reports/server/routes/utils/__tests__/visualReportHelper.test.ts b/kibana-reports/server/routes/utils/__tests__/visualReportHelper.test.ts
index ccc2477d..c6bf2533 100644
--- a/kibana-reports/server/routes/utils/__tests__/visualReportHelper.test.ts
+++ b/kibana-reports/server/routes/utils/__tests__/visualReportHelper.test.ts
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ describe.skip('test create visual report', () => {
     expect(fileName).toContain(`${reportParams.report_name}`);
     expect(fileName).toContain('.png');
     expect(dataUrl).toBeDefined();
-  }, 30000);
+  }, 60000);
 
   test('create pdf report', async () => {
     expect.assertions(3);
@@ -94,5 +94,5 @@ describe.skip('test create visual report', () => {
     expect(fileName).toContain(`${reportParams.report_name}`);
     expect(fileName).toContain('.pdf');
     expect(dataUrl).toBeDefined();
-  }, 30000);
+  }, 60000);
 });
diff --git a/kibana-reports/server/routes/utils/visual_report/visualReportHelper.ts b/kibana-reports/server/routes/utils/visual_report/visualReportHelper.ts
index a6e83dfb..f757193e 100644
--- a/kibana-reports/server/routes/utils/visual_report/visualReportHelper.ts
+++ b/kibana-reports/server/routes/utils/visual_report/visualReportHelper.ts
@@ -58,24 +58,34 @@ export const createVisualReport = async (
     ? DOMPurify.sanitize(header)
     : DEFAULT_REPORT_HEADER;
   const reportFooter = footer ? DOMPurify.sanitize(footer) : '';
-  
+
   // add waitForDynamicContent function
-  const waitForDynamicContent = async(page, timeout = 30000, interval = 1000, checks = 5) => {
-    const maxChecks    = timeout / interval;
-    let passedChecks   = 0;
+  const waitForDynamicContent = async (
+    page,
+    timeout = 30000,
+    interval = 1000,
+    checks = 5
+  ) => {
+    const maxChecks = timeout / interval;
+    let passedChecks = 0;
     let previousLength = 0;
-    
-    let i=0; while(i++ <= maxChecks){
-      let pageContent   = await page.content();
+
+    let i = 0;
+    while (i++ <= maxChecks) {
+      let pageContent = await page.content();
       let currentLength = pageContent.length;
-      
-      (previousLength === 0 || previousLength != currentLength) ? passedChecks = 0 : passedChecks++;
-      if (passedChecks >= checks) { break; }
-      
+
+      previousLength === 0 || previousLength != currentLength
+        ? (passedChecks = 0)
+        : passedChecks++;
+      if (passedChecks >= checks) {
+        break;
+      }
+
       previousLength = currentLength;
       await page.waitFor(interval);
     }
-  }
+  };
 
   // set up puppeteer
   const browser = await puppeteer.launch({
@@ -150,7 +160,7 @@ export const createVisualReport = async (
         `report source can only be one of [Dashboard, Visualization]`
       );
   }
-  
+
   // wait for dynamic page content to render
   await waitForDynamicContent(page);