diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/event_log/server/es/context.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/event_log/server/es/context.test.ts
index 21ff4eac38f68..09fe676a5762e 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/event_log/server/es/context.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/event_log/server/es/context.test.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@
 import { createEsContext } from './context';
 import { ClusterClient, Logger } from '../../../../../src/core/server';
 import { elasticsearchServiceMock, loggingServiceMock } from '../../../../../src/core/server/mocks';
-
+jest.mock('../lib/../../../../package.json', () => ({
+  version: '1.2.3',
+}));
 type EsClusterClient = Pick<jest.Mocked<ClusterClient>, 'callAsInternalUser' | 'asScoped'>;
 
 let logger: Logger;
@@ -42,12 +44,12 @@ describe('createEsContext', () => {
     const esNames = context.esNames;
     expect(esNames).toStrictEqual({
       base: 'test-index',
-      alias: 'test-index-event-log-8.0.0',
+      alias: 'test-index-event-log-1.2.3',
       ilmPolicy: 'test-index-event-log-policy',
       indexPattern: 'test-index-event-log-*',
-      indexPatternWithVersion: 'test-index-event-log-8.0.0-*',
-      indexTemplate: 'test-index-event-log-8.0.0-template',
-      initialIndex: 'test-index-event-log-8.0.0-000001',
+      indexPatternWithVersion: 'test-index-event-log-1.2.3-*',
+      indexTemplate: 'test-index-event-log-1.2.3-template',
+      initialIndex: 'test-index-event-log-1.2.3-000001',
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/x-pack/test/plugin_api_integration/test_suites/event_log/service_api_integration.ts b/x-pack/test/plugin_api_integration/test_suites/event_log/service_api_integration.ts
index 237258bc14376..86df2d1e31fd8 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/plugin_api_integration/test_suites/event_log/service_api_integration.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/plugin_api_integration/test_suites/event_log/service_api_integration.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export default function({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
         .get('kbnTestServer.serverArgs')
         .find((val: string) => val === '--xpack.eventLog.indexEntries=true');
       const result = await isIndexingEntries();
-      const exists = await es.indices.exists({ index: '.kibana-event-log-8.0.0-000001' });
+      const exists = await es.indices.exists({ index: '.kibana-event-log-*' });
       expect(exists).to.be.eql(true);
       expect(configValue).to.be.eql(
         `--xpack.eventLog.indexEntries=${result.body.isIndexingEntries}`
@@ -105,7 +105,9 @@ export default function({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
         kibana: { saved_objects: [{ type: 'event_log_test', id: eventId }] },
       };
       await startTimingEventLogger(event);
-      setTimeout(() => log.debug('doing some action'), 500);
+      retry.try(async () => {
+        Promise.resolve(log.debug('doing some action'));
+      });
       await stopTimingEventLogger(event);
       await logTestEvent(eventId, event);
 
@@ -133,7 +135,9 @@ export default function({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
         kibana: { saved_objects: [{ type: 'action', id: eventId }] },
       };
       await startTimingEventLogger(event);
-      setTimeout(() => log.debug('doing some action'), 500);
+      retry.try(async () => {
+        Promise.resolve(log.debug('doing some action'));
+      });
       await stopTimingEventLogger(event);
       await logTestEvent(eventId, event);