diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/cypress/integration/smoke_tests/events_viewer/events_viewer.spec.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/cypress/integration/smoke_tests/events_viewer/events_viewer.spec.ts
index bf141a9f0a0bf..7bb7b9f4da5d1 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/cypress/integration/smoke_tests/events_viewer/events_viewer.spec.ts
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/cypress/integration/smoke_tests/events_viewer/events_viewer.spec.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ import {
 } from '../../../screens/hosts/events';
 import { DEFAULT_TIMEOUT } from '../../lib/util/helpers';
 
+import { clearSearchBar } from '../../../tasks/header';
+
 const defaultHeadersInDefaultEcsCategory = [
   { id: '@timestamp' },
   { id: 'message' },
@@ -133,11 +135,15 @@ describe('Events Viewer', () => {
     before(() => {
       loginAndWaitForPage(HOSTS_PAGE);
       openEvents();
+      waitsForEventsToBeLoaded();
+    });
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+      clearSearchBar();
     });
 
     it('filters the events by applying filter criteria from the search bar at the top of the page', () => {
       const filterInput = '4bf34c1c-eaa9-46de-8921-67a4ccc49829'; // this will never match real data
-      waitsForEventsToBeLoaded();
       cy.get(HEADER_SUBTITLE)
         .invoke('text')
         .then(initialNumberOfEvents => {
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/cypress/integration/smoke_tests/timeline/toggle_column.spec.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/cypress/integration/smoke_tests/timeline/toggle_column.spec.ts
index fbf75e8a854c6..d410a89cf0723 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/cypress/integration/smoke_tests/timeline/toggle_column.spec.ts
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/cypress/integration/smoke_tests/timeline/toggle_column.spec.ts
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ describe('toggle column in timeline', () => {
       'exist'
     );
 
-    cy.get(
-      `[data-test-subj="timeline"] [data-test-subj="toggle-field-${timestampField}"]`
-    ).uncheck({ force: true });
+    cy.get(`[data-test-subj="timeline"] [data-test-subj="toggle-field-${timestampField}"]`, {
+      timeout: DEFAULT_TIMEOUT,
+    }).uncheck({ force: true });
 
     cy.get(`[data-test-subj="timeline"] [data-test-subj="header-text-${timestampField}"]`).should(
       'not.exist'
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/cypress/integration/smoke_tests/url_state/url_state.spec.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/cypress/integration/smoke_tests/url_state/url_state.spec.ts
index 33ee2cb1cb302..cbd1b2a074a59 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/cypress/integration/smoke_tests/url_state/url_state.spec.ts
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/cypress/integration/smoke_tests/url_state/url_state.spec.ts
@@ -55,28 +55,32 @@ describe('url state', () => {
       .first()
       .click({ force: true });
 
-    cy.get(DATE_PICKER_ABSOLUTE_INPUT, { timeout: DEFAULT_TIMEOUT }).type(
-      `{selectall}{backspace}${ABSOLUTE_DATE_RANGE.newStartTimeTyped}`
-    );
+    cy.get(DATE_PICKER_ABSOLUTE_INPUT, { timeout: DEFAULT_TIMEOUT })
+      .clear()
+      .type(`${ABSOLUTE_DATE_RANGE.newStartTimeTyped}`);
 
     cy.get(DATE_PICKER_APPLY_BUTTON, { timeout: DEFAULT_TIMEOUT })
       .click({ force: true })
-      .invoke('text')
+      .invoke('text', { timeout: DEFAULT_TIMEOUT })
       .should('not.equal', 'Updating');
 
+    cy.get('[data-test-subj="table-topNFlowSource-loading-false"]', {
+      timeout: DEFAULT_TIMEOUT,
+    }).should('exist');
+
     cy.get(DATE_PICKER_END_DATE_POPOVER_BUTTON).click({ force: true });
 
     cy.get(DATE_PICKER_ABSOLUTE_TAB)
       .first()
       .click({ force: true });
 
-    cy.get(DATE_PICKER_ABSOLUTE_INPUT, { timeout: DEFAULT_TIMEOUT }).type(
-      `{selectall}{backspace}${ABSOLUTE_DATE_RANGE.newEndTimeTyped}`
-    );
+    cy.get(DATE_PICKER_ABSOLUTE_INPUT, { timeout: DEFAULT_TIMEOUT })
+      .clear()
+      .type(`${ABSOLUTE_DATE_RANGE.newEndTimeTyped}`);
 
     cy.get(DATE_PICKER_APPLY_BUTTON, { timeout: DEFAULT_TIMEOUT })
       .click({ force: true })
-      .invoke('text')
+      .invoke('text', { timeout: DEFAULT_TIMEOUT })
       .should('not.equal', 'Updating');
 
     cy.url().should(
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/cypress/tasks/header.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/cypress/tasks/header.ts
index 96412b1eb6a3c..1405f4bd81848 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/cypress/tasks/header.ts
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/cypress/tasks/header.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,15 @@
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
  */
 
+import { KQL_INPUT } from '../screens/header';
+import { DEFAULT_TIMEOUT } from '../tasks/login';
+
 export const navigateFromHeaderTo = (page: string) => {
   cy.get(page).click({ force: true });
 };
+
+export const clearSearchBar = () => {
+  cy.get(KQL_INPUT, { timeout: DEFAULT_TIMEOUT })
+    .clear()
+    .type('{enter}');
+};
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/cypress/tasks/timeline/fields_browser.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/cypress/tasks/timeline/fields_browser.ts
index c78eb8f73f650..d30e49a25bab0 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/cypress/tasks/timeline/fields_browser.ts
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/cypress/tasks/timeline/fields_browser.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export const clearFieldsBrowser = () => {
 };
 
 export const filterFieldsBrowser = (fieldName: string) => {
-  cy.get(FIELDS_BROWSER_FILTER_INPUT)
+  cy.get(FIELDS_BROWSER_FILTER_INPUT, { timeout: DEFAULT_TIMEOUT })
     .type(fieldName)
     .should('not.have.class', 'euiFieldSearch-isLoading');
 };