diff --git a/src/components/Item/VisualizationItem/Visualization/IframePlugin.js b/src/components/Item/VisualizationItem/Visualization/IframePlugin.js
index f6d8590f6..53dabb176 100644
--- a/src/components/Item/VisualizationItem/Visualization/IframePlugin.js
+++ b/src/components/Item/VisualizationItem/Visualization/IframePlugin.js
@@ -35,11 +35,12 @@ const IframePlugin = ({
 
     // When this mounts, check if the dashboard is recording
     const { isCached, recordingState } = useCacheableSection(dashboardId)
-    const [communicationReceived, setCommunicationReceived] = useState(false)
     const [recordOnNextLoad, setRecordOnNextLoad] = useState(
         recordingState === 'recording'
     )
 
+    const prevPluginRef = useRef()
+
     const onError = () => setError('plugin')
 
     const pluginProps = useMemo(
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ const IframePlugin = ({
             // TODO: May also want user ID too for multi-user situations
             cacheId: `${dashboardId}-${itemId}`,
             isParentCached: isCached,
-            recordOnNextLoad: recordOnNextLoad,
+            recordOnNextLoad,
         }),
         [
             userSettings,
@@ -68,6 +69,31 @@ const IframePlugin = ({
         ]
     )
 
+    const getIframeSrc = useCallback(() => {
+        const pluginType = [CHART, REPORT_TABLE].includes(activeType)
+            ? VISUALIZATION
+            : activeType
+
+        // 1. check if there is an override for the plugin
+        const pluginOverrides = getPluginOverrides()
+
+        if (pluginOverrides && pluginOverrides[pluginType]) {
+            return pluginOverrides[pluginType]
+        }
+
+        // 2. check if there is an installed app for the pluginType
+        // and use its plugin launch URL
+        const pluginLaunchUrl = getPluginLaunchUrl(pluginType, d2, baseUrl)
+
+        if (pluginLaunchUrl) {
+            return pluginLaunchUrl
+        }
+
+        setError('missing-plugin')
+    }, [activeType, d2, baseUrl])
+
+    const iframeSrc = getIframeSrc()
+
     useEffect(() => {
         // Tell plugin to remove cached data if this dashboard has been removed
         // from offline storage
@@ -88,14 +114,14 @@ const IframePlugin = ({
     useEffect(() => {
         if (iframeRef?.current) {
             // if iframe has not sent initial request, set up a listener
-            if (!communicationReceived) {
+            if (iframeSrc !== prevPluginRef.current) {
+                prevPluginRef.current = iframeSrc
+
                 const listener = postRobot.on(
                     'getProps',
                     // listen for messages coming only from the iframe rendered by this component
                     { window: iframeRef.current.contentWindow },
                     () => {
-                        setCommunicationReceived(true)
-
                         if (recordOnNextLoad) {
                             // Avoid recording unnecessarily,
                             // e.g. if plugin re-requests props for some reason
@@ -107,47 +133,20 @@ const IframePlugin = ({
                 )
 
                 return () => listener.cancel()
+            } else {
+                postRobot.send(
+                    iframeRef.current.contentWindow,
+                    'newProps',
+                    pluginProps
+                )
             }
         }
-
-        if (communicationReceived && iframeRef.current?.contentWindow) {
-            postRobot.send(
-                iframeRef.current.contentWindow,
-                'newProps',
-                pluginProps
-            )
-        }
-    }, [communicationReceived, recordOnNextLoad, pluginProps])
+    }, [recordOnNextLoad, pluginProps, iframeSrc])
 
     useEffect(() => {
         setError(null)
     }, [filterVersion, visualization.type])
 
-    const getIframeSrc = useCallback(() => {
-        const pluginType = [CHART, REPORT_TABLE].includes(activeType)
-            ? VISUALIZATION
-            : activeType
-
-        // 1. check if there is an override for the plugin
-        const pluginOverrides = getPluginOverrides()
-
-        if (pluginOverrides && pluginOverrides[pluginType]) {
-            return pluginOverrides[pluginType]
-        }
-
-        // 2. check if there is an installed app for the pluginType
-        // and use its plugin launch URL
-        const pluginLaunchUrl = getPluginLaunchUrl(pluginType, d2, baseUrl)
-
-        if (pluginLaunchUrl) {
-            return pluginLaunchUrl
-        }
-
-        setError('missing-plugin')
-
-        return
-    }, [activeType, d2, baseUrl])
-
     if (error) {
         return error === 'missing-plugin' ? (
             <div style={style}>
@@ -167,8 +166,6 @@ const IframePlugin = ({
         )
     }
 
-    const iframeSrc = getIframeSrc()
-
     return (
         <div className={classes.wrapper}>
             {iframeSrc ? (