diff --git a/cypress/integration/indices_spec.js b/cypress/integration/indices_spec.js
index 47b66f6f5..631320c6f 100644
--- a/cypress/integration/indices_spec.js
+++ b/cypress/integration/indices_spec.js
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ describe("Indices", () => {
 
       cy.get(`[data-test-subj="applyPolicyModalEditButton"]`).click({ force: true });
 
-      cy.reload();
+      cy.wait(3000).reload();
 
       cy.contains(SAMPLE_INDEX, { timeout: 20000 });
 
diff --git a/cypress/integration/managed_indices_spec.js b/cypress/integration/managed_indices_spec.js
index 94299e8a6..a5db2a381 100644
--- a/cypress/integration/managed_indices_spec.js
+++ b/cypress/integration/managed_indices_spec.js
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ describe("Managed indices", () => {
       cy.contains("Removed policy from 1 managed indices");
 
       // Reload the page
-      cy.reload();
+      cy.wait(3000).reload();
 
       // Confirm we are back to empty loading state, give 20 seconds as OSD takes a while to load
       cy.contains("There are no existing managed indices.", { timeout: 20000 });