diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/lens/group3/metric.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/lens/group3/metric.ts
index e187d7b66cdac..8a9ecb70ec556 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/lens/group3/metric.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/lens/group3/metric.ts
@@ -59,8 +59,7 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
     }
   };
 
-  // Failing: See https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/138295
-  describe.skip('lens metric', () => {
+  describe('lens metric', () => {
     it('should render a metric', async () => {
       await PageObjects.visualize.navigateToNewVisualization();
       await PageObjects.visualize.clickVisType('lens');
@@ -158,7 +157,7 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
       const title = '93.28.27.24';
       await clickMetric(title);
 
-      retry.try(async () => {
+      await retry.try(async () => {
         const labels = await filterBar.getFiltersLabel();
         expect(labels.length).to.be(1);
         expect(labels[0]).to.be(`ip: ${title}`);
@@ -174,6 +173,8 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
       );
 
       const colorPicker = await testSubjects.find('euiColorPickerAnchor');
+
+      colorPicker.clearValue();
       await colorPicker.type('#000000');
 
       await PageObjects.lens.waitForVisualization('mtrVis');