diff --git a/src/plugins/kibana/public/management/sections/settings/index.html b/src/plugins/kibana/public/management/sections/settings/index.html
index 08402cca6b9cd..6dbf8f335cdfa 100644
--- a/src/plugins/kibana/public/management/sections/settings/index.html
+++ b/src/plugins/kibana/public/management/sections/settings/index.html
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ <h4>Caution: You can break stuff here</h4>
     <table class="table">
       <thead>
         <tr>
-          <th>Name</th>
-          <th>Value</th>
-          <th>Actions <kbn-info info="Edit or restore the default value."></kbn-info></th>
+          <th class="col-xs-4 col-sm-4">Name</th>
+          <th class="col-xs-4 col-sm-5">Value</th>
+          <th class="col-xs-3 col-sm-2">Actions <kbn-info info="Edit or restore the default value."></kbn-info></th>
         </tr>
       </thead>
       <tbody>
diff --git a/src/plugins/kibana/public/management/styles/main.less b/src/plugins/kibana/public/management/styles/main.less
index e01266211b569..9e4dafbec228e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/kibana/public/management/styles/main.less
+++ b/src/plugins/kibana/public/management/styles/main.less
@@ -144,8 +144,12 @@ kbn-management-objects {
 kbn-management-advanced {
   // super specific rule to override bootstrap's equally specific rule
   // https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/blob/1f329f8f17aa989eabc6e94bdcab93e69ef0e463/less/tables.less#L35
-  .table > tbody > tr > td {
-    vertical-align: middle;
+  .table {
+    table-layout: fixed;
+
+    tbody > tr > td {
+      vertical-align: middle;
+    }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/test/functional/apps/management/_creation_form_changes.js b/test/functional/apps/management/_creation_form_changes.js
index fb3b8bf497fea..11c70be753e16 100644
--- a/test/functional/apps/management/_creation_form_changes.js
+++ b/test/functional/apps/management/_creation_form_changes.js
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ bdd.describe('user input reactions', function () {
     return esClient.deleteAndUpdateConfigDoc()
     .then(function () {
       return settingsPage.navigateTo();
+    })
+    .then(function () {
+      return settingsPage.clickExistingData();
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/test/functional/apps/management/_index_pattern_create_delete.js b/test/functional/apps/management/_index_pattern_create_delete.js
index 1ad16594f7b3f..6d9972794a995 100644
--- a/test/functional/apps/management/_index_pattern_create_delete.js
+++ b/test/functional/apps/management/_index_pattern_create_delete.js
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ bdd.describe('creating and deleting default index', function describeIndexTests(
     return esClient.deleteAndUpdateConfigDoc()
     .then(function () {
       return settingsPage.navigateTo();
+    })
+    .then(function () {
+      return settingsPage.clickExistingData();
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/test/functional/apps/management/_index_pattern_results_sort.js b/test/functional/apps/management/_index_pattern_results_sort.js
index 50e1ade1ac2ef..a85943805ea36 100644
--- a/test/functional/apps/management/_index_pattern_results_sort.js
+++ b/test/functional/apps/management/_index_pattern_results_sort.js
@@ -34,7 +34,10 @@ bdd.describe('index result field sort', function describeIndexTests() {
   columns.forEach(function (col) {
     bdd.describe('sort by heading - ' + col.heading, function indexPatternCreation() {
       bdd.before(function () {
-        return settingsPage.navigateTo();
+        return settingsPage.navigateTo()
+        .then(function () {
+          return settingsPage.clickExistingData();
+        });
       });
 
       bdd.beforeEach(function () {
diff --git a/test/functional/apps/management/_initial_state.js b/test/functional/apps/management/_initial_state.js
index c5cdc243cba3d..d1a4719b96a04 100644
--- a/test/functional/apps/management/_initial_state.js
+++ b/test/functional/apps/management/_initial_state.js
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ bdd.describe('initial state', function () {
     return esClient.deleteAndUpdateConfigDoc()
     .then(function () {
       return settingsPage.navigateTo();
+    })
+    .then(function () {
+      return settingsPage.clickExistingData();
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/test/functional/apps/management/_kibana_settings.js b/test/functional/apps/management/_kibana_settings.js
index cf6c5da1e858e..eb5042a8e23ed 100644
--- a/test/functional/apps/management/_kibana_settings.js
+++ b/test/functional/apps/management/_kibana_settings.js
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ bdd.describe('creating and deleting default index', function describeIndexTests(
   bdd.before(function () {
     // delete .kibana index and then wait for Kibana to re-create it
     return esClient.deleteAndUpdateConfigDoc()
+    .then(function () {
+      return settingsPage.navigateTo();
+    })
+    .then(function () {
+      return settingsPage.clickExistingData();
+    })
     .then(function () {
       return settingsPage.createIndexPattern();
     })
diff --git a/test/support/pages/settings_page.js b/test/support/pages/settings_page.js
index 9aeac6be5a55a..fa6610cd1bb61 100644
--- a/test/support/pages/settings_page.js
+++ b/test/support/pages/settings_page.js
@@ -14,16 +14,20 @@ export default (function () {
       return this.remote.findDisplayedByCssSelector('.app-link:nth-child(5) a').click();
     },
 
-    clickPath: function (path) {
-      return this.remote.findDisplayedByCssSelector('[kbn-href="#/management/' + path + '"]').click();
+    clickLinkText: function (text) {
+      return this.remote.findDisplayedByLinkText(text).click();
     },
 
     clickKibanaSettings: function () {
-      return this.clickPath('kibana/settings');
+      return this.clickLinkText('Advanced Settings');
     },
 
     clickKibanaIndicies: function () {
-      return this.clickPath('kibana/indices');
+      return this.clickLinkText('Index Patterns');
+    },
+
+    clickExistingData: function () {
+      return this.clickLinkText('Existing Data');
     },
 
     getAdvancedSettings: function getAdvancedSettings(propertyName) {
@@ -315,6 +319,9 @@ export default (function () {
 
       return common.try(function () {
         return self.navigateTo()
+          .then(function () {
+            return self.clickExistingData();
+          })
           .then(function () {
             return self.selectTimeFieldOption('@timestamp');
           })