diff --git a/test/functional/apps/discover/esql/_esql_columns.ts b/test/functional/apps/discover/esql/_esql_columns.ts
index d48ec83f6ba910..ad1fe5d31edc92 100644
--- a/test/functional/apps/discover/esql/_esql_columns.ts
+++ b/test/functional/apps/discover/esql/_esql_columns.ts
@@ -36,8 +36,7 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
     defaultIndex: 'logstash-*',
   };
 
-  // FLAKY: https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/186416
-  describe.skip('discover esql columns', async function () {
+  describe('discover esql columns', async function () {
     before(async () => {
       await kibanaServer.savedObjects.cleanStandardList();
       await security.testUser.setRoles(['kibana_admin', 'test_logstash_reader']);
@@ -95,13 +94,13 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
       const columns = ['@timestamp', 'Document'];
       expect(await dataGrid.getHeaderFields()).to.eql(columns);
 
-      await monacoEditor.setCodeEditorValue('from logstash-* | limit 1');
+      await monacoEditor.setCodeEditorValue('from logstash-* | limit 500');
       await testSubjects.click('querySubmitButton');
       await PageObjects.header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
       await PageObjects.discover.waitUntilSearchingHasFinished();
       expect(await dataGrid.getHeaderFields()).to.eql(columns);
 
-      await monacoEditor.setCodeEditorValue('from logs* | limit 1');
+      await monacoEditor.setCodeEditorValue('from logs* | limit 500');
       await testSubjects.click('querySubmitButton');
       await PageObjects.header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
       await PageObjects.discover.waitUntilSearchingHasFinished();
@@ -113,7 +112,7 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
       expect(await dataGrid.getHeaderFields()).to.eql(['bytes']);
 
       // different index pattern => reset columns
-      await monacoEditor.setCodeEditorValue('from logstash-* | limit 1');
+      await monacoEditor.setCodeEditorValue('from logstash-* | limit 500');
       await testSubjects.click('querySubmitButton');
       await PageObjects.header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
       await PageObjects.discover.waitUntilSearchingHasFinished();