diff --git a/public/app/plugins/datasource/influxdb/components/VisualInfluxQLEditor/Seg.tsx b/public/app/plugins/datasource/influxdb/components/VisualInfluxQLEditor/Seg.tsx
index ad2abab2a39e..c1ba0c6357b8 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/datasource/influxdb/components/VisualInfluxQLEditor/Seg.tsx
+++ b/public/app/plugins/datasource/influxdb/components/VisualInfluxQLEditor/Seg.tsx
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ const SelSingleLoad = ({ loadOptions, allowCustomValue, onChange, onClose }: Sel
         isLoading={loadState.loading}
         formatCreateLabel={formatCreateLabel}
         autoFocus
-        isOpen
+        isOpen={!loadState.loading}
         onCloseMenu={onClose}
         allowCustomValue={allowCustomValue}
         options={loadState.value ?? []}