diff --git a/spec/namespaces/observability.yaml b/spec/namespaces/observability.yaml
index 62cca3dfd..2ac60d858 100644
--- a/spec/namespaces/observability.yaml
+++ b/spec/namespaces/observability.yaml
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ components:
     observability.get_localstats@200:
       description: Retrieves
       content:
-        application/json:
+        text/plain:
           schema:
             type: string
   parameters:
diff --git a/tests/default/observability/local/stats.yaml b/tests/default/observability/local/stats.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6a3bf1df7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/default/observability/local/stats.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+$schema: ../../../../json_schemas/test_story.schema.yaml
+
+description: Test backend stats.
+
+chapters:
+  - synopsis: Get observability stats.
+    path: /_plugins/_observability/_local/stats
+    method: GET
+    response:
+      status: 200
+      content_type: text/plain
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/default/observability/observability.yaml b/tests/default/observability/object.yaml
similarity index 85%
rename from tests/default/observability/observability.yaml
rename to tests/default/observability/object.yaml
index e27b2be5e..7429cd00d 100644
--- a/tests/default/observability/observability.yaml
+++ b/tests/default/observability/object.yaml
@@ -2,13 +2,9 @@ $schema: ../../../json_schemas/test_story.schema.yaml
 
 description: Test various operations of the OpenSearch Observability Object API.
 
-prologues:
-  - path: /_plugins/_observability/object/{object_id}
-    method: DELETE
-    parameters:
-      object_id: test_object
-    status: [200, 404]
-  - path: /_plugins/_observability/object
+chapters:
+  - synopsis: Create an observability object.
+    path: /_plugins/_observability/object
     method: POST
     request:
       payload:
@@ -56,12 +52,11 @@ prologues:
             tokens:
               - name: field1
                 type: text
-    status: [200]
   - path: /_refresh
     method: POST
-    status: [200]
-chapters:
-  - synopsis: Retrieve specific Observability object after creation.
+    warnings:
+      multiple-paths-detected: false
+  - synopsis: Retrieve an observability object.
     path: /_plugins/_observability/object/{object_id}
     id: observatory_object
     method: GET
@@ -74,7 +69,7 @@ chapters:
         totalHits: 1
         totalHitRelation: eq
         observabilityObjectList: []
-  - synopsis: Update specific Observability object.
+  - synopsis: Update an observability object.
     path: /_plugins/_observability/object/{object_id}
     method: PUT
     parameters:
@@ -128,19 +123,7 @@ chapters:
       status: 200
       payload:
         objectId: test_object
-  - synopsis: Retrieve specific Observability object after update.
-    path: /_plugins/_observability/object/{object_id}
-    method: GET
-    parameters:
-      object_id: test_object
-    response:
-      status: 200
-      payload:
-        startIndex: 0
-        totalHits: 1
-        totalHitRelation: eq
-        observabilityObjectList: []
-  - synopsis: Retrieve list of Observability objects.
+  - synopsis: Retrieve all observability objects.
     path: /_plugins/_observability/object
     method: GET
     response:
@@ -150,6 +133,11 @@ chapters:
         totalHits: 1
         totalHitRelation: eq
         observabilityObjectList: []
+  - synopsis: Delete an observability object.
+    path: /_plugins/_observability/object/{object_id}
+    method: DELETE
+    parameters:
+      object_id: test_object
 epilogues:
   - path: /_plugins/_observability/object/{object_id}
     method: DELETE