diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index 2a803176d3a1e..6e210c5b05993 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -1672,7 +1672,7 @@ x-pack/solutions/observability/plugins/observability/server/lib/esql_extensions
 
 # Observability-ui folder level permissions (need to be before individual files inside the folder)
 /x-pack/solutions/observability/test/serverless/functional/test_suites @elastic/observability-ui
-/src/platform/test/functional/apps/discover/observability @elastic/observability-ui
+/src/platform/test/functional/apps/discover/observability @elastic/obs-exploration-team
 
 # obs-onboarding-team
 /x-pack/solutions/observability/test/dataset_quality_api_integration @elastic/obs-onboarding-team