diff --git a/cypress/e2e/insights-reload-query.ts b/cypress/e2e/insights-reload-query.ts
index 44e0a82bc520d..b2b0236810d99 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/insights-reload-query.ts
+++ b/cypress/e2e/insights-reload-query.ts
@@ -8,25 +8,10 @@ describe('ReloadInsight component', () => {
         // Visit the new insight creation page
         cy.visit('/insights/new')
 
-        // Interact with the page to change the query
-        // For this example, we'll select the "Trends" insight and add an event
-        cy.get('[data-attr="insight-type-selector"]').click()
-        cy.contains('Trends').click()
+        cy.wait(1000)
 
-        // Ensure the trends tab is active
-        cy.get('[data-attr="insight-type-tab"]').should('have.class', 'active').and('contain', 'Trends')
-
-        // Add an event to the query
-        cy.get('[data-attr="add-event-button"]').click()
-        cy.get('[data-attr="event-name-input"]').type('Pageview{enter}')
-
-        // Wait for the query to run and results to load
-        cy.get('.insights-graph-container').should('exist')
-
-        // Verify that the URL contains the updated query in the hash parameters (e.g., 'q=')
-        cy.location().then((location) => {
-            expect(location.hash).to.contain('q=')
-        })
+        cy.get('[data-attr="math-selector-0"]').click({ force: true })
+        cy.get('[data-attr="math-dau-0"]').click({ force: true })
 
         // Check that the 'draft-query' item is stored in localStorage
         cy.window().then((window) => {
@@ -36,10 +21,13 @@ describe('ReloadInsight component', () => {
             const draftQueryObj = JSON.parse(draftQuery)
             expect(draftQueryObj).to.have.property('query')
 
-            // Optional: Verify the content of the query matches the changes made
-            expect(draftQueryObj.query).to.deep.include({
-                kind: 'TrendsQuery',
-                events: [{ id: 'Pageview' }],
+            expect(draftQueryObj).to.have.property('query')
+
+            const firstSeries = draftQueryObj.query.source.series[0]
+
+            expect(firstSeries).to.include({
+                event: '$pageview',
+                math: 'dau',
             })
         })
 
@@ -52,14 +40,6 @@ describe('ReloadInsight component', () => {
         // Click the link to reload the unsaved insight
         cy.contains('Click here').click()
 
-        // Confirm that we are redirected back to the insight creation page
-        cy.location('pathname').should('eq', '/insights/new')
-
-        // Verify that the query editor has restored the previous query
-        // Check that "Pageview" is selected in the events
-        cy.get('[data-attr="event-name"]').should('contain', 'Pageview')
-
-        // Verify that the insights graph is displayed based on the restored query
-        cy.get('.insights-graph-container').should('exist')
+        cy.get('[data-attr="math-selector-0"]').should('contain', 'Unique users')
     })
 })
diff --git a/frontend/src/scenes/insights/insightSceneLogic.tsx b/frontend/src/scenes/insights/insightSceneLogic.tsx
index 43eb639c2cc54..1bb424de8e522 100644
--- a/frontend/src/scenes/insights/insightSceneLogic.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/scenes/insights/insightSceneLogic.tsx
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ import { insightDataLogicType } from './insightDataLogicType'
 import type { insightSceneLogicType } from './insightSceneLogicType'
 import { summarizeInsight } from './summarizeInsight'
 
+const NEW_INSIGHT = 'new' as const
+export type InsightId = InsightShortId | typeof NEW_INSIGHT | null
+
 export const insightSceneLogic = kea<insightSceneLogicType>([
     path(['scenes', 'insights', 'insightSceneLogic']),
     connect(() => ({
@@ -77,7 +80,7 @@ export const insightSceneLogic = kea<insightSceneLogicType>([
     }),
     reducers({
         insightId: [
-            null as null | 'new' | InsightShortId,
+            null as null | InsightId,
             {
                 setSceneState: (_, { insightId }) => insightId,
             },