diff --git a/assets/src/scripts/monitoring-location/components/hydrograph/index.js b/assets/src/scripts/monitoring-location/components/hydrograph/index.js
index b9d68e99eb969e41241e11e5553840c240cab33f..3957098a2199d65ca244d176543ee607e7b07e28 100644
--- a/assets/src/scripts/monitoring-location/components/hydrograph/index.js
+++ b/assets/src/scripts/monitoring-location/components/hydrograph/index.js
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ import {drawSelectionTable} from './parameters';
 import {drawTimeSeriesGraph} from './time-series-graph';
 import {drawTooltipCursorSlider} from './tooltip';
 
+import {getPreferredIVMethodID} from './selectors/time-series-data';
+
+
 
 /*
  * Renders the hydrograph on the node element using the Redux store for state information. The siteno, latitude, and
@@ -93,7 +96,6 @@ export const attachToNode = function(store,
         } else {
             store.dispatch(setSelectedDateRange('P7D'));
         }
-        store.dispatch(setSelectedIVMethodID(timeSeriesId));
     }
 
     // Fetch waterwatch flood levels
@@ -106,6 +108,9 @@ export const attachToNode = function(store,
     }
     Promise.all(fetchDataPromises).then(() => {
         showDataLoadingIndicator(false);
+        // selectedIVMethodID should be set regardless of whether we are showing only the graph but the preferred method ID
+        // can not be determined until the data is fetched so that is done here.
+        store.dispatch(setSelectedIVMethodID(timeSeriesId) || getPreferredIVMethodID(store.getState()));
         let graphContainer = nodeElem.select('.graph-container');
         graphContainer.call(drawTimeSeriesGraph, store, siteno, agencyCode, sitename, showMLName, !showOnlyGraph);
 
diff --git a/assets/src/scripts/monitoring-location/components/hydrograph/index.test.js b/assets/src/scripts/monitoring-location/components/hydrograph/index.test.js
index 5e16f4269fdc7af2d503220a0adccc366f6d4c1a..a784d7f34806e9dbc16e733c0aad94b8cfed0b7f 100644
--- a/assets/src/scripts/monitoring-location/components/hydrograph/index.test.js
+++ b/assets/src/scripts/monitoring-location/components/hydrograph/index.test.js
@@ -199,27 +199,6 @@ describe('monitoring-location/components/hydrograph module', () => {
                     selectedIVMethodID: undefined
                 });
             });
-
-            it('With timeSeriesId set', () => {
-                attachToNode(store, graphNode, {
-                    ...INITIAL_PARAMETERS,
-                    timeSeriesId: '90649'
-                });
-                expect(retrieveHydrographDataSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('11112222', {
-                    parameterCode: '72019',
-                    period: 'P7D',
-                    startTime: null,
-                    endTime: null,
-                    loadCompare: undefined,
-                    loadMedian: false
-                });
-                expect(store.getState().hydrographState).toEqual({
-                    selectedParameterCode: '72019',
-                    selectedDateRange: 'P7D',
-                    showCompareIVData: undefined,
-                    selectedIVMethodID: '90649'
-                });
-            });
         });
 
         it('Should fetch the hydrograph parameters', () => {