diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/cypress/integration/timelines/row_renderers.spec.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/cypress/integration/timelines/row_renderers.spec.ts
index c3e04aaaf6a1f..9986d9d2afbd9 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/cypress/integration/timelines/row_renderers.spec.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/cypress/integration/timelines/row_renderers.spec.ts
@@ -63,8 +63,9 @@ describe('Row renderers', () => {
     cy.get(TIMELINE_ROW_RENDERERS_SEARCHBOX).should('exist');
     cy.get(TIMELINE_ROW_RENDERERS_SEARCHBOX).type('flow');
 
-    cy.get(TIMELINE_ROW_RENDERERS_MODAL_ITEMS_CHECKBOX).first().uncheck();
+    // Intercepts should be before click handlers that activate them rather than afterwards or you have race conditions
     cy.intercept('PATCH', '/api/timeline').as('updateTimeline');
+    cy.get(TIMELINE_ROW_RENDERERS_MODAL_ITEMS_CHECKBOX).first().uncheck();
 
     cy.wait('@updateTimeline').then((interception) => {
       expect(interception.request.body.timeline.excludedRowRendererIds).to.contain('netflow');
@@ -84,6 +85,9 @@ describe('Row renderers', () => {
     cy.get(TIMELINE_ROW_RENDERERS_DISABLE_ALL_BTN).should('exist');
     cy.get(TIMELINE_ROW_RENDERERS_MODAL_ITEMS_CHECKBOX).should('be.checked');
 
+    // Intercepts should be before click handlers that activate them rather than afterwards or you have race conditions
+    cy.intercept('PATCH', '/api/timeline').as('updateTimeline');
+
     // Keep clicking on the disable all button until the first element of all the elements are no longer checked.
     // In cases where the click handler is not present on the page just yet, this will cause the button to be clicked
     // multiple times until it sees that the click took effect. You could go through the whole list but I just check
@@ -95,7 +99,6 @@ describe('Row renderers', () => {
       })
       .should('not.be.checked');
 
-    cy.intercept('PATCH', '/api/timeline').as('updateTimeline');
     cy.wait('@updateTimeline').its('response.statusCode').should('eq', 200);
 
     cy.wait('@updateTimeline').then((interception) => {