diff --git a/src/plugins/data/public/query/state_sync/sync_state_with_url.ts b/src/plugins/data/public/query/state_sync/sync_state_with_url.ts
index 94db717a6ca4c..a9ecc456f991e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data/public/query/state_sync/sync_state_with_url.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data/public/query/state_sync/sync_state_with_url.ts
@@ -85,10 +85,9 @@ export const syncQueryStateWithUrl = (
     stateContainer: {
       ...globalQueryStateContainer,
       set: state => {
-        if (typeof state !== 'object' || state === null) {
-          return;
+        if (state) {
+          globalQueryStateContainer.set(state);
         }
-        globalQueryStateContainer.set(state);
       },
     },
     storageKey: GLOBAL_STATE_STORAGE_KEY,