diff --git a/src/core/ObservableQuery.ts b/src/core/ObservableQuery.ts
index 03ce1732858..b0ab23af1b0 100644
--- a/src/core/ObservableQuery.ts
+++ b/src/core/ObservableQuery.ts
@@ -183,7 +183,8 @@ export class ObservableQuery<
   }
 
   public getCurrentResult(saveAsLastResult = true): ApolloQueryResult<TData> {
-    const lastResult = this.getLastResult();
+    // Use the last result as long as the variables match this.variables.
+    const lastResult = this.getLastResult(true);
 
     const networkStatus =
       this.queryInfo.networkStatus ||
diff --git a/src/core/__tests__/ObservableQuery.ts b/src/core/__tests__/ObservableQuery.ts
index d3df4d89abe..94bea64470a 100644
--- a/src/core/__tests__/ObservableQuery.ts
+++ b/src/core/__tests__/ObservableQuery.ts
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ describe('ObservableQuery', () => {
           expect(result.errors).toEqual([error]);
           expect(observable.getCurrentResult().errors).toEqual([error]);
           observable.setVariables(differentVariables);
-          expect(observable.getCurrentResult().errors).toEqual([error]);
+          expect(observable.getCurrentResult().errors).toBeUndefined();
         } else if (handleCount === 2) {
           expect(result.data).toEqual(dataTwo);
           expect(observable.getCurrentResult().data).toEqual(