diff --git a/baker/MultiDimBaker.tsx b/baker/MultiDimBaker.tsx
index d628f49bc53..3ae3f15a8f9 100644
--- a/baker/MultiDimBaker.tsx
+++ b/baker/MultiDimBaker.tsx
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import React from "react"
 import { BAKED_BASE_URL } from "../settings/clientSettings.js"
 import { getTagToSlugMap } from "./GrapherBakingUtils.js"
 import {
+    getGrapherConfigIdsForVariables,
     getVariableIdsByCatalogPath,
     getVariableMetadata,
 } from "../db/model/Variable.js"
@@ -38,6 +39,20 @@ import {
     getMultiDimDataPageBySlug,
 } from "../db/model/MultiDimDataPage.js"
 
+const getGrapherConfigIdsByVariableIds = async (
+    knex: db.KnexReadonlyTransaction,
+    variableIds: number[]
+) => {
+    const rows = await getGrapherConfigIdsForVariables(knex, variableIds)
+
+    return Object.fromEntries(
+        rows.map((row) => [
+            row.id,
+            row.grapherConfigIdAdmin ?? row.grapherConfigIdETL,
+        ])
+    )
+}
+
 const resolveMultiDimDataPageCatalogPathsToIndicatorIds = async (
     knex: db.KnexReadonlyTransaction,
     rawConfig: MultiDimDataPageConfigRaw
@@ -206,6 +221,13 @@ export const renderMultiDimDataPageFromConfig = async (
         await resolveMultiDimDataPageCatalogPathsToIndicatorIds(knex, rawConfig)
     const config = MultiDimDataPageConfig.fromObject(preProcessedConfig)
 
+    // GET VARIABLE GRAPHER CONFIG UUIDS
+    const relevantVariableIds = getRelevantVariableIds(preProcessedConfig)
+    const variableIdToGrapherConfigMap = await getGrapherConfigIdsByVariableIds(
+        knex,
+        Array.from(relevantVariableIds)
+    )
+
     // FAQs
     const variableMetaDict =
         await getRelevantVariableMetadata(preProcessedConfig)
@@ -224,6 +246,7 @@ export const renderMultiDimDataPageFromConfig = async (
     const props = {
         configObj: config.config,
         tagToSlugMap: minimalTagToSlugMap,
+        variableIdToGrapherConfigMap,
         faqEntries,
         primaryTopic,
     }
diff --git a/db/model/Variable.ts b/db/model/Variable.ts
index 327759c5ca7..7c24e5f27b3 100644
--- a/db/model/Variable.ts
+++ b/db/model/Variable.ts
@@ -52,6 +52,25 @@ interface VariableWithGrapherConfigs {
     etl?: ChartConfigPair
 }
 
+type VariableWithGrapherConfigIds = Pick<
+    DbRawVariable,
+    "id" | "grapherConfigIdAdmin" | "grapherConfigIdETL"
+>
+export async function getGrapherConfigIdsForVariables(
+    knex: db.KnexReadonlyTransaction,
+    variableIds: number[]
+): Promise<VariableWithGrapherConfigIds[]> {
+    const rows: VariableWithGrapherConfigIds[] = await knex(VariablesTableName)
+        .select([
+            "id",
+            "grapherConfigIdAdmin",
+            "grapherConfigIdETL",
+        ] as (keyof DbRawVariable)[])
+        .whereIn("id", variableIds)
+
+    return rows
+}
+
 export async function getGrapherConfigsForVariable(
     knex: db.KnexReadonlyTransaction,
     variableId: number
diff --git a/packages/@ourworldindata/types/src/siteTypes/MultiDimDataPage.ts b/packages/@ourworldindata/types/src/siteTypes/MultiDimDataPage.ts
index f3636baf233..163f6042d20 100644
--- a/packages/@ourworldindata/types/src/siteTypes/MultiDimDataPage.ts
+++ b/packages/@ourworldindata/types/src/siteTypes/MultiDimDataPage.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export interface Dimension {
     name: string
     group?: string
     description?: string
-    multi_select?: boolean
+    // multi_select?: boolean
     choices: Choice[]
 }
 
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ export interface MultiDimDataPageProps {
     tagToSlugMap?: Record<string, string>
     faqEntries?: FaqEntryKeyedByGdocIdAndFragmentId
     primaryTopic?: PrimaryTopic | undefined
+    variableIdToGrapherConfigMap?: Record<number, string>
 
     initialQueryStr?: string
     canonicalUrl?: string