diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/shared_components/label_input.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/shared_components/label_input.tsx
index ddcb5633b376..de7a82648583 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/shared_components/label_input.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_datasource/operations/definitions/shared_components/label_input.tsx
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export const LabelInput = ({
           inputRef.current = node;
         }
       }}
-      onKeyDown={({ key }: React.KeyboardEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
+      onKeyUp={({ key }: React.KeyboardEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
         if (keys.ENTER === key && onSubmit) {
           onSubmit();
         }
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/lens/smokescreen.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/lens/smokescreen.ts
index 462b385f27e5..b91399a4a675 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/lens/smokescreen.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/lens/smokescreen.ts
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
   const listingTable = getService('listingTable');
   const testSubjects = getService('testSubjects');
 
-  // FLAKY: https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/77969
-  describe.skip('lens smokescreen tests', () => {
+  describe('lens smokescreen tests', () => {
     it('should allow creation of lens xy chart', async () => {
       await PageObjects.visualize.navigateToNewVisualization();
       await PageObjects.visualize.clickVisType('lens');