diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/infra/logs/log_entry_categories_tab.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/infra/logs/log_entry_categories_tab.ts
index 6943c393cd8f9..dc5b8dacafd5c 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/infra/logs/log_entry_categories_tab.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/infra/logs/log_entry_categories_tab.ts
@@ -11,11 +11,18 @@ import { FtrProviderContext } from '../../../ftr_provider_context';
 
 export default ({ getPageObjects, getService }: FtrProviderContext) => {
   const PageObjects = getPageObjects(['security']);
+  const config = getService('config');
   const esArchiver = getService('esArchiver');
   const logsUi = getService('logsUi');
   const retry = getService('retry');
   const security = getService('security');
 
+  const retryNavigationOptions = {
+    retryCount: 2,
+    retryDelay: 0,
+    timeout: config.get('timeouts.try') * 2,
+  };
+
   describe('Log Entry Categories Tab', function () {
     this.tags('includeFirefox');
 
@@ -61,11 +68,17 @@ export default ({ getPageObjects, getService }: FtrProviderContext) => {
       before(() => logsUi.cleanIndices());
 
       it('Shows no data page when indices do not exist', async () => {
-        await logsUi.logEntryCategoriesPage.navigateTo();
-
-        await retry.try(async () => {
-          expect(await logsUi.logEntryCategoriesPage.getNoDataScreen()).to.be.ok();
-        });
+        await retry.tryWithRetries(
+          "retry if indices haven't been refreshed yet",
+          async () => {
+            await logsUi.logEntryCategoriesPage.navigateTo();
+
+            await retry.try(async () => {
+              expect(await logsUi.logEntryCategoriesPage.getNoDataScreen()).to.be.ok();
+            });
+          },
+          retryNavigationOptions
+        );
       });
 
       describe('when indices exists', () => {
@@ -78,11 +91,17 @@ export default ({ getPageObjects, getService }: FtrProviderContext) => {
         });
 
         it('shows setup page when indices exist', async () => {
-          await logsUi.logEntryCategoriesPage.navigateTo();
-
-          await retry.try(async () => {
-            expect(await logsUi.logEntryCategoriesPage.getSetupScreen()).to.be.ok();
-          });
+          await retry.tryWithRetries(
+            "retry if indices haven't been refreshed yet",
+            async () => {
+              await logsUi.logEntryCategoriesPage.navigateTo();
+
+              await retry.try(async () => {
+                expect(await logsUi.logEntryCategoriesPage.getSetupScreen()).to.be.ok();
+              });
+            },
+            retryNavigationOptions
+          );
         });
 
         it('shows required ml read privileges prompt when the user has not any ml privileges', async () => {