diff --git a/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/page_objects/svl_search_elasticsearch_start_page.ts b/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/page_objects/svl_search_elasticsearch_start_page.ts
index 0e3bc4b82a298..1f4294d4c8f41 100644
--- a/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/page_objects/svl_search_elasticsearch_start_page.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/page_objects/svl_search_elasticsearch_start_page.ts
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ export function SvlSearchElasticsearchStartPageProvider({ getService }: FtrProvi
     },
     async expectO11yTrialLink() {
       await testSubjects.existOrFail('startO11yTrialBtn');
-      expect(await testSubjects.getAttribute('startO11yTrialBtn', 'href')).equal(
-        'https://fake-cloud.elastic.co/projects/create/observability/start'
+      expect(await testSubjects.getAttribute('startO11yTrialBtn', 'href')).match(
+        /^https?\:\/\/.*\/projects\/create\/observability\/start/
       );
       expect(await testSubjects.getAttribute('startO11yTrialBtn', 'target')).equal('_blank');
     },
diff --git a/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/page_objects/svl_search_index_detail_page.ts b/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/page_objects/svl_search_index_detail_page.ts
index 656c75fb308bc..1b355138173d6 100644
--- a/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/page_objects/svl_search_index_detail_page.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/page_objects/svl_search_index_detail_page.ts
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ export function SvlSearchIndexDetailPageProvider({ getService }: FtrProviderCont
     },
     async expectConnectionDetails() {
       await testSubjects.existOrFail('connectionDetailsEndpoint', { timeout: 2000 });
-      expect(await (await testSubjects.find('connectionDetailsEndpoint')).getVisibleText()).to.be(
-        'https://fakeprojectid.es.fake-domain.cld.elstc.co:443'
+      expect(await (await testSubjects.find('connectionDetailsEndpoint')).getVisibleText()).match(
+        /^https?\:\/\/.*(\:\d+)?/
       );
     },
     async expectQuickStats() {
diff --git a/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/search/elasticsearch_start.ts b/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/search/elasticsearch_start.ts
index 7ff1505304761..129f769283b34 100644
--- a/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/search/elasticsearch_start.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/search/elasticsearch_start.ts
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@ export default function ({ getPageObjects, getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
   };
 
   describe('Elasticsearch Start [Onboarding Empty State]', function () {
-    // fails on MKI, see https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/196981
-    this.tags(['failsOnMKI']);
-
     describe('developer', function () {
       before(async () => {
         await pageObjects.svlCommonPage.loginWithRole('developer');
diff --git a/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/search/getting_started.ts b/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/search/getting_started.ts
index dac9b2d7dae94..4a2c34d98eebc 100644
--- a/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/search/getting_started.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/search/getting_started.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export default function ({ getPageObjects, getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
 
   describe('getting started', function () {
     before(async () => {
-      await pageObjects.svlCommonPage.loginAsAdmin();
+      await pageObjects.svlCommonPage.loginWithRole('developer');
     });
 
     it('has serverless side nav', async () => {
diff --git a/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/search/navigation.ts b/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/search/navigation.ts
index 88f327d6f1ac2..a6da7b1467e9a 100644
--- a/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/search/navigation.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/search/navigation.ts
@@ -130,21 +130,6 @@ export default function ({ getPageObject, getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
       await solutionNavigation.breadcrumbs.expectBreadcrumbExists({
         deepLinkId: 'dashboards',
       });
-      // check Other tools
-      // > Maps
-      await solutionNavigation.sidenav.clickLink({
-        deepLinkId: 'maps',
-      });
-      await solutionNavigation.sidenav.expectLinkActive({
-        deepLinkId: 'maps',
-      });
-      await solutionNavigation.breadcrumbs.expectBreadcrumbExists({ text: 'Other tools' });
-      await solutionNavigation.breadcrumbs.expectBreadcrumbExists({
-        text: 'Maps',
-      });
-      await solutionNavigation.breadcrumbs.expectBreadcrumbExists({
-        deepLinkId: 'maps',
-      });
 
       // check Getting Started
       await solutionNavigation.sidenav.clickLink({
diff --git a/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/search/search_index_detail.ts b/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/search/search_index_detail.ts
index e7831d1f91b3a..fae3abc3ad8d2 100644
--- a/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/search/search_index_detail.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/search/search_index_detail.ts
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@ export default function ({ getPageObjects, getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
   const indexName = 'test-my-index';
 
   describe('Search index detail page', function () {
-    // fails on MKI, see https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/196981
-    this.tags(['failsOnMKI']);
-
     before(async () => {
       await pageObjects.svlCommonPage.loginWithRole('developer');
       await pageObjects.svlApiKeys.deleteAPIKeys();
@@ -120,6 +117,9 @@ export default function ({ getPageObjects, getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
           });
           await svlSearchNavigation.navigateToIndexDetailPage(indexName);
         });
+        it('should have index documents', async () => {
+          await pageObjects.svlSearchIndexDetailPage.expectHasIndexDocuments();
+        });
         it('menu action item should be replaced with playground', async () => {
           await pageObjects.svlSearchIndexDetailPage.expectActionItemReplacedWhenHasDocs();
         });
@@ -127,9 +127,6 @@ export default function ({ getPageObjects, getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
           await pageObjects.svlSearchIndexDetailPage.clickMoreOptionsActionsButton();
           await pageObjects.svlSearchIndexDetailPage.expectAPIReferenceDocLinkExistsInMoreOptions();
         });
-        it('should have index documents', async () => {
-          await pageObjects.svlSearchIndexDetailPage.expectHasIndexDocuments();
-        });
         it('should have one document in quick stats', async () => {
           await pageObjects.svlSearchIndexDetailPage.expectQuickStatsToHaveDocumentCount(1);
         });