diff --git a/packages/home/sample_data_card/src/__snapshots__/sample_data_card.test.tsx.snap b/packages/home/sample_data_card/src/__snapshots__/sample_data_card.test.tsx.snap
index 269499f65547a..76a56fb33c5e4 100644
--- a/packages/home/sample_data_card/src/__snapshots__/sample_data_card.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/packages/home/sample_data_card/src/__snapshots__/sample_data_card.test.tsx.snap
@@ -57,56 +57,61 @@ exports[`SampleDataCard installed renders with app links 1`] = `
       class="emotion-euiCard__footer"
     >
       <div
-        class="euiFlexGroup emotion-euiFlexGroup-none-spaceBetween-stretch-row"
+        data-status="installed"
+        style="display:contents"
       >
         <div
-          class="euiFlexItem emotion-euiFlexItem-growZero"
-        >
-          <button
-            aria-label="Remove Sample Data Set"
-            class="euiButtonEmpty emotion-euiButtonDisplay-euiButtonEmpty-m-empty-danger-flush-left"
-            data-test-subj="removeSampleDataSetsample-data-set"
-            type="button"
-          >
-            <span
-              class="euiButtonEmpty__content emotion-euiButtonDisplayContent"
-            >
-              <span
-                class="eui-textTruncate euiButtonEmpty__text"
-              >
-                Remove
-              </span>
-            </span>
-          </button>
-        </div>
-        <div
-          class="euiFlexItem emotion-euiFlexItem-growZero"
+          class="euiFlexGroup emotion-euiFlexGroup-none-spaceBetween-stretch-row"
         >
           <div
-            class="euiPopover emotion-euiPopover-inline-block"
-            data-test-subj="launchSampleDataSetsample-data-set"
-            id="sampleDataLinkssample-data-set"
+            class="euiFlexItem emotion-euiFlexItem-growZero"
           >
             <button
-              aria-label="View Sample Data Set"
-              class="euiButton emotion-euiButtonDisplay-m-defaultMinWidth-base-primary"
+              aria-label="Remove Sample Data Set"
+              class="euiButtonEmpty emotion-euiButtonDisplay-euiButtonEmpty-m-empty-danger-flush-left"
+              data-test-subj="removeSampleDataSetsample-data-set"
               type="button"
             >
               <span
-                class="emotion-euiButtonDisplayContent"
+                class="euiButtonEmpty__content emotion-euiButtonDisplayContent"
               >
                 <span
-                  class="eui-textTruncate"
+                  class="eui-textTruncate euiButtonEmpty__text"
                 >
-                  View data
+                  Remove
                 </span>
-                <span
-                  color="inherit"
-                  data-euiicon-type="arrowDown"
-                />
               </span>
             </button>
           </div>
+          <div
+            class="euiFlexItem emotion-euiFlexItem-growZero"
+          >
+            <div
+              class="euiPopover emotion-euiPopover-inline-block"
+              data-test-subj="launchSampleDataSetsample-data-set"
+              id="sampleDataLinkssample-data-set"
+            >
+              <button
+                aria-label="View Sample Data Set"
+                class="euiButton emotion-euiButtonDisplay-m-defaultMinWidth-base-primary"
+                type="button"
+              >
+                <span
+                  class="emotion-euiButtonDisplayContent"
+                >
+                  <span
+                    class="eui-textTruncate"
+                  >
+                    View data
+                  </span>
+                  <span
+                    color="inherit"
+                    data-euiicon-type="arrowDown"
+                  />
+                </span>
+              </button>
+            </div>
+          </div>
         </div>
       </div>
     </div>
@@ -171,47 +176,52 @@ exports[`SampleDataCard installed renders without app links 1`] = `
       class="emotion-euiCard__footer"
     >
       <div
-        class="euiFlexGroup emotion-euiFlexGroup-none-spaceBetween-stretch-row"
+        data-status="installed"
+        style="display:contents"
       >
         <div
-          class="euiFlexItem emotion-euiFlexItem-growZero"
+          class="euiFlexGroup emotion-euiFlexGroup-none-spaceBetween-stretch-row"
         >
-          <button
-            aria-label="Remove Sample Data Set"
-            class="euiButtonEmpty emotion-euiButtonDisplay-euiButtonEmpty-m-empty-danger-flush-left"
-            data-test-subj="removeSampleDataSetsample-data-set"
-            type="button"
+          <div
+            class="euiFlexItem emotion-euiFlexItem-growZero"
           >
-            <span
-              class="euiButtonEmpty__content emotion-euiButtonDisplayContent"
+            <button
+              aria-label="Remove Sample Data Set"
+              class="euiButtonEmpty emotion-euiButtonDisplay-euiButtonEmpty-m-empty-danger-flush-left"
+              data-test-subj="removeSampleDataSetsample-data-set"
+              type="button"
             >
               <span
-                class="eui-textTruncate euiButtonEmpty__text"
+                class="euiButtonEmpty__content emotion-euiButtonDisplayContent"
               >
-                Remove
+                <span
+                  class="eui-textTruncate euiButtonEmpty__text"
+                >
+                  Remove
+                </span>
               </span>
-            </span>
-          </button>
-        </div>
-        <div
-          class="euiFlexItem emotion-euiFlexItem-growZero"
-        >
-          <button
-            aria-label="View Sample Data Set"
-            class="euiButton emotion-euiButtonDisplay-m-defaultMinWidth-base-primary"
-            data-test-subj="launchSampleDataSetsample-data-set"
-            type="button"
+            </button>
+          </div>
+          <div
+            class="euiFlexItem emotion-euiFlexItem-growZero"
           >
-            <span
-              class="emotion-euiButtonDisplayContent"
+            <button
+              aria-label="View Sample Data Set"
+              class="euiButton emotion-euiButtonDisplay-m-defaultMinWidth-base-primary"
+              data-test-subj="launchSampleDataSetsample-data-set"
+              type="button"
             >
               <span
-                class="eui-textTruncate"
+                class="emotion-euiButtonDisplayContent"
               >
-                View data
+                <span
+                  class="eui-textTruncate"
+                >
+                  View data
+                </span>
               </span>
-            </span>
-          </button>
+            </button>
+          </div>
         </div>
       </div>
     </div>
@@ -265,27 +275,32 @@ exports[`SampleDataCard not installed renders 1`] = `
       class="emotion-euiCard__footer"
     >
       <div
-        class="euiFlexGroup emotion-euiFlexGroup-responsive-l-flexEnd-stretch-row"
+        data-status="not_installed"
+        style="display:contents"
       >
         <div
-          class="euiFlexItem emotion-euiFlexItem-growZero"
+          class="euiFlexGroup emotion-euiFlexGroup-responsive-l-flexEnd-stretch-row"
         >
-          <button
-            aria-label="Add Sample Data Set"
-            class="euiButton emotion-euiButtonDisplay-m-defaultMinWidth-base-primary"
-            data-test-subj="addSampleDataSetsample-data-set"
-            type="button"
+          <div
+            class="euiFlexItem emotion-euiFlexItem-growZero"
           >
-            <span
-              class="emotion-euiButtonDisplayContent"
+            <button
+              aria-label="Add Sample Data Set"
+              class="euiButton emotion-euiButtonDisplay-m-defaultMinWidth-base-primary"
+              data-test-subj="addSampleDataSetsample-data-set"
+              type="button"
             >
               <span
-                class="eui-textTruncate"
+                class="emotion-euiButtonDisplayContent"
               >
-                Add data
+                <span
+                  class="eui-textTruncate"
+                >
+                  Add data
+                </span>
               </span>
-            </span>
-          </button>
+            </button>
+          </div>
         </div>
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/packages/home/sample_data_card/src/footer/index.tsx b/packages/home/sample_data_card/src/footer/index.tsx
index 3ef415d07c507..eaf00c8198b7e 100644
--- a/packages/home/sample_data_card/src/footer/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/home/sample_data_card/src/footer/index.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * Side Public License, v 1.
  */
 
-import React from 'react';
+import React, { useCallback } from 'react';
 import { SampleDataSet, InstalledStatus } from '@kbn/home-sample-data-types';
 import { INSTALLED_STATUS, UNINSTALLED_STATUS } from '../constants';
 
@@ -28,13 +28,27 @@ export interface Props {
  * Displays the appropriate Footer component based on the status of the Sample Data Set.
  */
 export const Footer = ({ sampleDataSet, onAction }: Props) => {
-  if (sampleDataSet.status === INSTALLED_STATUS) {
-    return <RemoveFooter onRemove={(id) => onAction(id, UNINSTALLED_STATUS)} {...sampleDataSet} />;
-  }
+  const renderContent = useCallback(() => {
+    if (sampleDataSet.status === INSTALLED_STATUS) {
+      return (
+        <RemoveFooter onRemove={(id) => onAction(id, UNINSTALLED_STATUS)} {...sampleDataSet} />
+      );
+    }
 
-  if (sampleDataSet.status === UNINSTALLED_STATUS) {
-    return <InstallFooter onInstall={(id) => onAction(id, INSTALLED_STATUS)} {...sampleDataSet} />;
-  }
+    if (sampleDataSet.status === UNINSTALLED_STATUS) {
+      return (
+        <InstallFooter onInstall={(id) => onAction(id, INSTALLED_STATUS)} {...sampleDataSet} />
+      );
+    }
 
-  return <DisabledFooter {...sampleDataSet} />;
+    return <DisabledFooter {...sampleDataSet} />;
+  }, [onAction, sampleDataSet]);
+
+  return (
+    // the data-status attribute is added to solve issues with failing test,
+    // see https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/112103
+    <div data-status={sampleDataSet.status} style={{ display: 'contents' }}>
+      {renderContent()}
+    </div>
+  );
 };
diff --git a/test/functional/page_objects/home_page.ts b/test/functional/page_objects/home_page.ts
index 1901f12073438..4225f52b16994 100644
--- a/test/functional/page_objects/home_page.ts
+++ b/test/functional/page_objects/home_page.ts
@@ -48,9 +48,12 @@ export class HomePageObject extends FtrService {
 
   async isSampleDataSetInstalled(id: string) {
     const sampleDataCard = await this.testSubjects.find(`sampleDataSetCard${id}`);
+    const installStatus = await (
+      await sampleDataCard.findByCssSelector('[data-status]')
+    ).getAttribute('data-status');
     const deleteButton = await sampleDataCard.findAllByTestSubject(`removeSampleDataSet${id}`);
     this.log.debug(`Sample data installed: ${deleteButton.length > 0}`);
-    return deleteButton.length > 0;
+    return installStatus === 'installed' && deleteButton.length > 0;
   }
 
   async isWelcomeInterstitialDisplayed() {
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional_execution_context/tests/browser.ts b/x-pack/test/functional_execution_context/tests/browser.ts
index 63f575b798b93..f7d265316decb 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional_execution_context/tests/browser.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional_execution_context/tests/browser.ts
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ import { assertLogContains, isExecutionContextLog, readLogFile } from '../test_u
 export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
   const PageObjects = getPageObjects(['common', 'dashboard', 'header', 'home', 'timePicker']);
 
-  // FLAKY: https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/112103
-  describe.skip('Browser apps', () => {
+  describe('Browser apps', () => {
     let logs: Ecs[];
     const retry = getService('retry');