diff --git a/cypress/integration/plugins/index-management-dashboards-plugin/transforms_spec.js b/cypress/integration/plugins/index-management-dashboards-plugin/transforms_spec.js
index d8d2d449d..fd082ab5f 100644
--- a/cypress/integration/plugins/index-management-dashboards-plugin/transforms_spec.js
+++ b/cypress/integration/plugins/index-management-dashboards-plugin/transforms_spec.js
@@ -224,6 +224,13 @@ describe("Transforms", () => {
       // Confirm we have our initial transform
       cy.contains(TRANSFORM_ID);
 
+      // Intercept different transform requests endpoints to wait before clicking disable and enable buttons
+      cy.intercept(`/api/ism/transforms/${TRANSFORM_ID}`).as("getTransform");
+      cy.intercept(`/api/ism/transforms/${TRANSFORM_ID}/_stop`).as(
+        "stopTransform"
+      );
+
+
       // Click into transform job details page
       cy.get(`[data-test-subj="transformLink_${TRANSFORM_ID}"]`).click({
         force: true,
@@ -235,24 +242,32 @@ describe("Transforms", () => {
        * appear greyed out and unavailable. Cypress automatically retries,
        * but only after menu is open, doesn't re-render.
        */
-      cy.wait(1000);
+      cy.wait("@getTransform").wait(2000);
 
       // Click into Actions menu
       cy.get(`[data-test-subj="actionButton"]`).click({ force: true });
 
       // Click Disable button
-      cy.get(`[data-test-subj="disableButton"]`).click();
+      cy.get(`[data-test-subj="disableButton"]`)
+        .should("not.be.disabled")
+        .click();
+
+      cy.wait("@stopTransform");
+      cy.wait("@getTransform");
 
       // Confirm we get toaster saying transform job is disabled
       cy.contains(`"${TRANSFORM_ID}" is disabled`);
 
-      cy.wait(1000);
+      // Extra wait required for page data to load, otherwise "Enable" button will be disabled
+      cy.wait(2000);
 
       // Click into Actions menu
       cy.get(`[data-test-subj="actionButton"]`).click({ force: true });
 
       // Click Enable button
-      cy.get(`[data-test-subj="enableButton"]`).click({ force: true });
+      cy.get(`[data-test-subj="enableButton"]`)
+        .should("not.be.disabled")
+        .click({ force: true });
 
       // Confirm we get toaster saying transform job is enabled
       cy.contains(`"${TRANSFORM_ID}" is enabled`);