diff --git a/test/functional/apps/context/_discover_navigation.js b/test/functional/apps/context/_discover_navigation.js
index 87363210727f3..1c3862e07e9d7 100644
--- a/test/functional/apps/context/_discover_navigation.js
+++ b/test/functional/apps/context/_discover_navigation.js
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }) {
       await PageObjects.timePicker.setDefaultAbsoluteRangeViaUiSettings();
       await kibanaServer.uiSettings.update({
         'doc_table:legacy': true,
+        defaultIndex: 'logstash-*',
       });
       await PageObjects.common.navigateToApp('discover');
 
@@ -49,7 +50,6 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }) {
         await PageObjects.discover.clickFieldListPlusFilter(columnName, value);
       }
     });
-
     after(async () => {
       await kibanaServer.uiSettings.replace({});
     });
diff --git a/test/functional/apps/context/index.js b/test/functional/apps/context/index.js
index 52ac3e3ba5a35..245f88a337dce 100644
--- a/test/functional/apps/context/index.js
+++ b/test/functional/apps/context/index.js
@@ -19,11 +19,8 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects, loadTestFile }) {
       await browser.setWindowSize(1200, 800);
       await esArchiver.loadIfNeeded('logstash_functional');
       await esArchiver.load('visualize');
-      await PageObjects.common.navigateToApp('discover');
-    });
-
-    beforeEach(async function () {
       await kibanaServer.uiSettings.replace({ defaultIndex: 'logstash-*' });
+      await PageObjects.common.navigateToApp('discover');
     });
 
     after(function unloadMakelogs() {