diff --git a/test/fixtures/config.js b/test/fixtures/config.js
index 6ef3a150d58c..490e846fcd19 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/config.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/config.js
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ module.exports = {
       bulk: [{
         indexName: '.kibana',
         indexDefinition: 'kibanaDefinition.js',
-        source: 'kibana.js'
+        source: 'kibana.js',
+        haltOnFailure: false
       }]
     }
   }
diff --git a/test/fixtures/scenarioManager.js b/test/fixtures/scenarioManager.js
index 6b63448a11fc..fbbba745175f 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/scenarioManager.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/scenarioManager.js
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ ScenarioManager.prototype.load = function (id) {
       return self.client.bulk({
         body: body
       });
+    })
+    .catch(function (err) {
+      if (bulk.haltOnFailure === false) return;
+      throw err;
     });
   }));
 };
diff --git a/test/support/pages/Common.js b/test/support/pages/Common.js
index 96da400e819d..e2b4d1057dfa 100644
--- a/test/support/pages/Common.js
+++ b/test/support/pages/Common.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ define(function (require) {
           // since we're using hash URLs, always reload first to force re-render
           return self.remote.refresh()
           .then(function () {
-            return self.remote.get(url)
+            return self.remote.get(url);
           })
           .then(function () {
             if (testStatusPage !== false) {