diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/observability/alerts/index.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/observability/alerts/index.ts
index ae60eff1859ba7..85c47d48c6cd69 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/observability/alerts/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/observability/alerts/index.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export default ({ getPageObjects, getService }: FtrProviderContext) => {
       it('Renders the correct number of cells', async () => {
         // NOTE: This isn't ideal, but EuiDataGrid doesn't really have the concept of "rows"
         const cells = await testSubjects.findAll('dataGridRowCell');
-        expect(cells.length).to.be(54);
+        expect(cells.length).to.be(10);
       });
     });
   });
diff --git a/x-pack/test/plugin_functional/plugins/timelines_test/public/applications/timelines_test/index.tsx b/x-pack/test/plugin_functional/plugins/timelines_test/public/applications/timelines_test/index.tsx
index adc10ae0a41612..39cb89c886ac14 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/plugin_functional/plugins/timelines_test/public/applications/timelines_test/index.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/test/plugin_functional/plugins/timelines_test/public/applications/timelines_test/index.tsx
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ const AppRoot = React.memo(
                 footerText: 'Events',
                 filters: [],
                 hasAlertsCrudPermissions,
+                itemsPerPage: 50,
                 itemsPerPageOptions: [1, 2, 3],
                 loadingText: 'Loading events',
                 renderCellValue: () => <div data-test-subj="timeline-wrapper">test</div>,