diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/page_objects/lens_page.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/page_objects/lens_page.ts
index a46d90eb915e0..5d3f316b7a83a 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/page_objects/lens_page.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/page_objects/lens_page.ts
@@ -1367,17 +1367,16 @@ export function LensPageProvider({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderCont
       }
       await dashboardAddPanel.clickCreateNewLink();
       await this.goToTimeRange();
-      await this.configureDimension({
-        dimension: 'lnsXY_xDimensionPanel > lns-empty-dimension',
-        operation: 'date_histogram',
-        field: '@timestamp',
-      });
-
       await this.configureDimension({
         dimension: 'lnsXY_yDimensionPanel > lns-empty-dimension',
         operation: 'average',
         field: 'bytes',
       });
+      await this.configureDimension({
+        dimension: 'lnsXY_xDimensionPanel > lns-empty-dimension',
+        operation: 'date_histogram',
+        field: '@timestamp',
+      });
 
       await this.configureDimension({
         dimension: 'lnsXY_splitDimensionPanel > lns-empty-dimension',