diff --git a/test/functional/testSettings.js b/test/functional/testSettings.js
index 52660e2f5c0e..40db85332718 100644
--- a/test/functional/testSettings.js
+++ b/test/functional/testSettings.js
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ define(function (require) {
         .then(function loadIfEmptyMakelogs() {
           return scenarioManager.loadIfEmpty('makelogs');
         })
+        .then(function () {
+          return common.sleep(2500);
+        })
         .then(function () {
           return common.tryForTime(25000, function () {
             return remote.get(url.format(_.assign(config.kibana, {