diff --git a/x-pack/test/security_solution_cypress/cypress/e2e/investigations/timelines/esql/search_filter.cy.ts b/x-pack/test/security_solution_cypress/cypress/e2e/investigations/timelines/esql/search_filter.cy.ts
index e54a78c5c6fd2..b0e5bcb397c0e 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/security_solution_cypress/cypress/e2e/investigations/timelines/esql/search_filter.cy.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/security_solution_cypress/cypress/e2e/investigations/timelines/esql/search_filter.cy.ts
@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@
  * 2.0.
  */
 
+import { deleteTimelines } from '../../../../tasks/api_calls/common';
 import { GET_LOCAL_DATE_PICKER_START_DATE_POPOVER_BUTTON } from '../../../../screens/date_picker';
 import {
   setStartDate,
+  showStartEndDate,
   updateDateRangeInLocalDatePickers,
   updateDates,
 } from '../../../../tasks/date_picker';
@@ -21,20 +23,20 @@ import {
   addDiscoverEsqlQuery,
   submitDiscoverSearchBar,
   addFieldToTable,
-  convertNBSPToSP,
+  convertEditorNonBreakingSpaceToSpace,
 } from '../../../../tasks/discover';
-import { createNewTimeline, goToEsqlTab } from '../../../../tasks/timeline';
+import { createNewTimeline, goToEsqlTab, openActiveTimeline } from '../../../../tasks/timeline';
 import { login } from '../../../../tasks/login';
 import { visitWithTimeRange } from '../../../../tasks/navigation';
 import { ALERTS_URL } from '../../../../urls/navigation';
 
+const DEFAULT_DATE = '~ 15 minutes ago';
 const INITIAL_START_DATE = 'Jan 18, 2021 @ 20:33:29.186';
 const INITIAL_END_DATE = 'Jan 19, 2024 @ 20:33:29.186';
 const NEW_START_DATE = 'Jan 18, 2023 @ 20:33:29.186';
 const esqlQuery = 'from auditbeat-* | where ecs.version == "8.0.0"';
 
-// FLAKY: https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/168758
-describe.skip(
+describe(
   'Basic esql search and filter operations',
   {
     tags: ['@ess'],
@@ -42,17 +44,20 @@ describe.skip(
   () => {
     beforeEach(() => {
       login();
+      deleteTimelines();
       visitWithTimeRange(ALERTS_URL);
+      openActiveTimeline();
       createNewTimeline();
       goToEsqlTab();
       updateDateRangeInLocalDatePickers(DISCOVER_CONTAINER, INITIAL_START_DATE, INITIAL_END_DATE);
     });
 
-    it('should show data according to esql query', () => {
+    it('should show data according to the esql query', () => {
       addDiscoverEsqlQuery(`${esqlQuery} | limit 1`);
       submitDiscoverSearchBar();
       cy.get(DISCOVER_RESULT_HITS).should('have.text', 1);
     });
+
     it('should be able to add fields to the table', () => {
       addFieldToTable('host.name');
       addFieldToTable('user.name');
@@ -60,34 +65,32 @@ describe.skip(
       cy.get(GET_DISCOVER_DATA_GRID_CELL_HEADER('user.name')).should('be.visible');
     });
 
-    context('navigation', () => {
-      it('should remove the query when back is pressed after adding a query', () => {
-        addDiscoverEsqlQuery(esqlQuery);
-        submitDiscoverSearchBar();
-        cy.get(DISCOVER_ESQL_INPUT_TEXT_CONTAINER).then((subj) => {
-          const currentQuery = subj.text();
-          const sanitizedQuery = convertNBSPToSP(currentQuery);
-          expect(sanitizedQuery).to.eq(esqlQuery);
-        });
-        cy.go('back');
-        cy.get(DISCOVER_ESQL_INPUT_TEXT_CONTAINER).then((subj) => {
-          const currentQuery = subj.text();
-          const sanitizedQuery = convertNBSPToSP(currentQuery);
-          expect(sanitizedQuery).to.not.eq(esqlQuery);
-        });
+    it('should remove the query when the back button is pressed after adding a query', () => {
+      addDiscoverEsqlQuery(esqlQuery);
+      submitDiscoverSearchBar();
+      cy.get(DISCOVER_ESQL_INPUT_TEXT_CONTAINER).then((subj) => {
+        const currentQuery = subj.text();
+        const sanitizedQuery = convertEditorNonBreakingSpaceToSpace(currentQuery);
+        expect(sanitizedQuery).to.eq(esqlQuery);
       });
+      cy.go('back');
+      cy.get(DISCOVER_ESQL_INPUT_TEXT_CONTAINER).then((subj) => {
+        const currentQuery = subj.text();
+        const sanitizedQuery = convertEditorNonBreakingSpaceToSpace(currentQuery);
+        expect(sanitizedQuery).to.not.eq(esqlQuery);
+      });
+    });
 
-      it(`should changed the timerange to ${INITIAL_START_DATE} when back is pressed after modifying timerange from ${INITIAL_START_DATE} to ${NEW_START_DATE} `, () => {
-        setStartDate(NEW_START_DATE, DISCOVER_CONTAINER);
-        updateDates(DISCOVER_CONTAINER);
-
-        cy.go('back');
+    it(`should change the timerange to ${DEFAULT_DATE} when back is pressed after modifying timerange to ${NEW_START_DATE} without saving`, () => {
+      setStartDate(NEW_START_DATE, DISCOVER_CONTAINER);
+      updateDates(DISCOVER_CONTAINER);
 
-        cy.get(GET_LOCAL_DATE_PICKER_START_DATE_POPOVER_BUTTON(DISCOVER_CONTAINER)).should(
-          'have.text',
-          INITIAL_START_DATE
-        );
-      });
+      cy.go('back');
+      showStartEndDate(DISCOVER_CONTAINER);
+      cy.get(GET_LOCAL_DATE_PICKER_START_DATE_POPOVER_BUTTON(DISCOVER_CONTAINER)).should(
+        'have.text',
+        DEFAULT_DATE
+      );
     });
   }
 );
diff --git a/x-pack/test/security_solution_cypress/cypress/tasks/discover.ts b/x-pack/test/security_solution_cypress/cypress/tasks/discover.ts
index 4402e1c65f477..364f292124913 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/security_solution_cypress/cypress/tasks/discover.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/security_solution_cypress/cypress/tasks/discover.ts
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export const addDiscoverEsqlQuery = (esqlQuery: string) => {
   cy.get(GET_LOCAL_SEARCH_BAR_SUBMIT_BUTTON(DISCOVER_CONTAINER)).realClick();
 };
 
-export const convertNBSPToSP = (str: string) => {
+export const convertEditorNonBreakingSpaceToSpace = (str: string) => {
   return str.replaceAll(String.fromCharCode(160), ' ');
 };