diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/management/sections/objects/components/objects_table/components/flyout/__jest__/__snapshots__/flyout.test.js.snap b/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/management/sections/objects/components/objects_table/components/flyout/__jest__/__snapshots__/flyout.test.js.snap
index 6f48f0d0eb2f1..a9175e7b2a63e 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/management/sections/objects/components/objects_table/components/flyout/__jest__/__snapshots__/flyout.test.js.snap
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/management/sections/objects/components/objects_table/components/flyout/__jest__/__snapshots__/flyout.test.js.snap
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ exports[`Flyout conflicts should allow conflict resolution 1`] = `
       />
       <EuiCallOut
         color="warning"
+        data-test-subj="importSavedObjectsConflictsWarning"
         iconType="help"
         title={
           <FormattedMessage
@@ -238,6 +239,7 @@ exports[`Flyout conflicts should allow conflict resolution 2`] = `
 exports[`Flyout conflicts should handle errors 1`] = `
 <EuiCallOut
   color="warning"
+  data-test-subj="importSavedObjectsFailedWarning"
   iconType="help"
   title={
     <FormattedMessage
@@ -266,6 +268,7 @@ exports[`Flyout conflicts should handle errors 1`] = `
 exports[`Flyout errors should display unsupported type errors properly 1`] = `
 <EuiCallOut
   color="warning"
+  data-test-subj="importSavedObjectsFailedWarning"
   iconType="help"
   title={
     <FormattedMessage
@@ -324,6 +327,7 @@ exports[`Flyout legacy conflicts should allow conflict resolution 1`] = `
       />
       <EuiCallOut
         color="warning"
+        data-test-subj="importSavedObjectsLegacyWarning"
         iconType="help"
         title={
           <FormattedMessage
@@ -348,6 +352,7 @@ exports[`Flyout legacy conflicts should allow conflict resolution 1`] = `
       />
       <EuiCallOut
         color="warning"
+        data-test-subj="importSavedObjectsConflictsWarning"
         iconType="help"
         title={
           <FormattedMessage
@@ -490,6 +495,7 @@ exports[`Flyout legacy conflicts should handle errors 1`] = `
 Array [
   <EuiCallOut
     color="warning"
+    data-test-subj="importSavedObjectsLegacyWarning"
     iconType="help"
     title={
       <FormattedMessage
@@ -509,6 +515,7 @@ Array [
   </EuiCallOut>,
   <EuiCallOut
     color="warning"
+    data-test-subj="importSavedObjectsConflictsWarning"
     iconType="help"
     title={
       <FormattedMessage
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/management/sections/objects/components/objects_table/components/flyout/flyout.js b/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/management/sections/objects/components/objects_table/components/flyout/flyout.js
index 8394c84d2da9c..105c279218375 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/management/sections/objects/components/objects_table/components/flyout/flyout.js
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/management/sections/objects/components/objects_table/components/flyout/flyout.js
@@ -577,6 +577,7 @@ export class Flyout extends Component {
     ) {
       return (
         <EuiCallOut
+          data-test-subj="importSavedObjectsFailedWarning"
           title={
             <FormattedMessage
               id="kbn.management.objects.objectsTable.flyout.importFailedTitle"
@@ -786,6 +787,7 @@ export class Flyout extends Component {
     if (this.state.isLegacyFile) {
       legacyFileWarning = (
         <EuiCallOut
+          data-test-subj="importSavedObjectsLegacyWarning"
           title={
             <FormattedMessage
               id="kbn.management.objects.objectsTable.flyout.legacyFileUsedTitle"
@@ -809,6 +811,7 @@ export class Flyout extends Component {
     if (this.hasUnmatchedReferences) {
       indexPatternConflictsWarning = (
         <EuiCallOut
+          data-test-subj="importSavedObjectsConflictsWarning"
           title={
             <FormattedMessage
               id="kbn.management.objects.objectsTable.flyout.indexPatternConflictsTitle"
diff --git a/test/functional/apps/dashboard/time_zones.js b/test/functional/apps/dashboard/time_zones.js
index eca536a1389d5..533194ba03e6f 100644
--- a/test/functional/apps/dashboard/time_zones.js
+++ b/test/functional/apps/dashboard/time_zones.js
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ import expect from '@kbn/expect';
 
 export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }) {
   const pieChart = getService('pieChart');
+  const browser = getService('browser');
+  const kibanaServer = getService('kibanaServer');
   const PageObjects = getPageObjects(['dashboard', 'timePicker', 'settings', 'common']);
 
   describe('dashboard time zones', function () {
@@ -30,15 +32,14 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }) {
       await PageObjects.settings.navigateTo();
       await PageObjects.settings.clickKibanaSavedObjects();
       await PageObjects.settings.importFile(path.join(__dirname, 'exports', 'timezonetest_6_2_4.json'));
+      await PageObjects.settings.checkImportSucceeded();
       await PageObjects.common.navigateToApp('dashboard');
       await PageObjects.dashboard.loadSavedDashboard('time zone test');
     });
 
     after(async () => {
-      await PageObjects.settings.navigateTo();
-      await PageObjects.settings.clickKibanaSettings();
-      await PageObjects.settings.setAdvancedSettingsSelect('dateFormat:tz', 'UTC');
-      await PageObjects.common.navigateToApp('dashboard');
+      await kibanaServer.uiSettings.replace({ 'dateFormat:tz': 'UTC' });
+      await browser.refresh();
     });
 
     it('Exported dashboard adjusts EST time to UTC', async () => {
diff --git a/test/functional/apps/management/_import_objects.js b/test/functional/apps/management/_import_objects.js
index 58ced7d9ab5ad..bf55532dccad4 100644
--- a/test/functional/apps/management/_import_objects.js
+++ b/test/functional/apps/management/_import_objects.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }) {
       it('should import saved objects', async function () {
         await PageObjects.settings.clickKibanaSavedObjects();
         await PageObjects.settings.importFile(path.join(__dirname, 'exports', '_import_objects.ndjson'));
-        await PageObjects.header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
+        await PageObjects.settings.checkImportSucceeded();
         await PageObjects.settings.clickImportDone();
         await PageObjects.settings.waitUntilSavedObjectsTableIsNotLoading();
         const objects = await PageObjects.settings.getSavedObjectsInTable();
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }) {
       it('should provide dialog to allow the importing of saved objects with index pattern conflicts', async function () {
         await PageObjects.settings.clickKibanaSavedObjects();
         await PageObjects.settings.importFile(path.join(__dirname, 'exports', '_import_objects_conflicts.ndjson'));
-        await PageObjects.header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
+        await PageObjects.settings.checkImportConflictsWarning();
         await PageObjects.settings.associateIndexPattern('d1e4c910-a2e6-11e7-bb30-233be9be6a15', 'logstash-*');
         await PageObjects.settings.clickConfirmChanges();
         await PageObjects.header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }) {
         // so that we can override the existing visualization.
         await PageObjects.settings.importFile(path.join(__dirname, 'exports', '_import_objects_exists.ndjson'), false);
 
-        await PageObjects.header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
+        await PageObjects.settings.checkImportConflictsWarning();
         await PageObjects.settings.associateIndexPattern('logstash-*', 'logstash-*');
         await PageObjects.settings.clickConfirmChanges();
 
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }) {
         // so that we can be prompted to override the existing visualization.
         await PageObjects.settings.importFile(path.join(__dirname, 'exports', '_import_objects_exists.ndjson'), false);
 
-        await PageObjects.header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
+        await PageObjects.settings.checkImportConflictsWarning();
         await PageObjects.settings.associateIndexPattern('logstash-*', 'logstash-*');
         await PageObjects.settings.clickConfirmChanges();
 
@@ -103,13 +103,13 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }) {
       it('should import saved objects linked to saved searches', async function () {
         await PageObjects.settings.clickKibanaSavedObjects();
         await PageObjects.settings.importFile(path.join(__dirname, 'exports', '_import_objects_saved_search.ndjson'));
-        await PageObjects.header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
+        await PageObjects.settings.checkImportSucceeded();
         await PageObjects.settings.clickImportDone();
 
         await PageObjects.settings.navigateTo();
         await PageObjects.settings.clickKibanaSavedObjects();
         await PageObjects.settings.importFile(path.join(__dirname, 'exports', '_import_objects_connected_to_saved_search.ndjson'));
-        await PageObjects.header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
+        await PageObjects.settings.checkImportSucceeded();
         await PageObjects.settings.clickImportDone();
         await PageObjects.settings.waitUntilSavedObjectsTableIsNotLoading();
 
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }) {
         await PageObjects.settings.navigateTo();
         await PageObjects.settings.clickKibanaSavedObjects();
         await PageObjects.settings.importFile(path.join(__dirname, 'exports', '_import_objects_connected_to_saved_search.ndjson'));
-        await PageObjects.header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
+        await PageObjects.settings.checkNoneImported();
         await PageObjects.settings.clickImportDone();
         await PageObjects.settings.waitUntilSavedObjectsTableIsNotLoading();
 
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }) {
         await PageObjects.settings.clickKibanaSavedObjects();
         await PageObjects.settings.importFile(path.join(__dirname, 'exports', '_import_objects_with_saved_search.ndjson'));
         // Wait for all the saves to happen
-        await PageObjects.header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
+        await PageObjects.settings.checkImportConflictsWarning();
         await PageObjects.settings.clickConfirmChanges();
         await PageObjects.settings.clickImportDone();
         await PageObjects.settings.waitUntilSavedObjectsTableIsNotLoading();
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }) {
         // First, import the objects
         await PageObjects.settings.clickKibanaSavedObjects();
         await PageObjects.settings.importFile(path.join(__dirname, 'exports', '_import_objects_with_index_patterns.ndjson'));
-        await PageObjects.header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
+        await PageObjects.settings.checkImportSucceeded();
         await PageObjects.settings.clickImportDone();
         // Wait for all the saves to happen
         await PageObjects.settings.waitUntilSavedObjectsTableIsNotLoading();
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }) {
         // Then, import the objects
         await PageObjects.settings.clickKibanaSavedObjects();
         await PageObjects.settings.importFile(path.join(__dirname, 'exports', '_import_objects_with_index_patterns.ndjson'));
-        await PageObjects.header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
+        await PageObjects.settings.checkImportSucceeded();
         await PageObjects.settings.clickImportDone();
         // Wait for all the saves to happen
         await PageObjects.settings.waitUntilSavedObjectsTableIsNotLoading();
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }) {
       it('should import saved objects', async function () {
         await PageObjects.settings.clickKibanaSavedObjects();
         await PageObjects.settings.importFile(path.join(__dirname, 'exports', '_import_objects.json'));
-        await PageObjects.header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
+        await PageObjects.settings.checkImportSucceeded();
         await PageObjects.settings.clickImportDone();
         await PageObjects.settings.waitUntilSavedObjectsTableIsNotLoading();
         const objects = await PageObjects.settings.getSavedObjectsInTable();
@@ -210,7 +210,8 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }) {
       it('should provide dialog to allow the importing of saved objects with index pattern conflicts', async function () {
         await PageObjects.settings.clickKibanaSavedObjects();
         await PageObjects.settings.importFile(path.join(__dirname, 'exports', '_import_objects-conflicts.json'));
-        await PageObjects.header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
+        await PageObjects.settings.checkImportLegacyWarning();
+        await PageObjects.settings.checkImportConflictsWarning();
         await PageObjects.settings.associateIndexPattern('d1e4c910-a2e6-11e7-bb30-233be9be6a15', 'logstash-*');
         await PageObjects.settings.clickConfirmChanges();
         await PageObjects.header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
@@ -228,7 +229,8 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }) {
         // so that we can override the existing visualization.
         await PageObjects.settings.importFile(path.join(__dirname, 'exports', '_import_objects_exists.json'), false);
 
-        await PageObjects.header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
+        await PageObjects.settings.checkImportLegacyWarning();
+        await PageObjects.settings.checkImportConflictsWarning();
         await PageObjects.settings.associateIndexPattern('logstash-*', 'logstash-*');
         await PageObjects.settings.clickConfirmChanges();
 
@@ -246,7 +248,8 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }) {
         // so that we can be prompted to override the existing visualization.
         await PageObjects.settings.importFile(path.join(__dirname, 'exports', '_import_objects_exists.json'), false);
 
-        await PageObjects.header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
+        await PageObjects.settings.checkImportLegacyWarning();
+        await PageObjects.settings.checkImportConflictsWarning();
         await PageObjects.settings.associateIndexPattern('logstash-*', 'logstash-*');
         await PageObjects.settings.clickConfirmChanges();
 
@@ -260,13 +263,13 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }) {
       it('should import saved objects linked to saved searches', async function () {
         await PageObjects.settings.clickKibanaSavedObjects();
         await PageObjects.settings.importFile(path.join(__dirname, 'exports', '_import_objects_saved_search.json'));
-        await PageObjects.header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
+        await PageObjects.settings.checkImportSucceeded();
         await PageObjects.settings.clickImportDone();
 
         await PageObjects.settings.navigateTo();
         await PageObjects.settings.clickKibanaSavedObjects();
         await PageObjects.settings.importFile(path.join(__dirname, 'exports', '_import_objects_connected_to_saved_search.json'));
-        await PageObjects.header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
+        await PageObjects.settings.checkImportSucceeded();
         await PageObjects.settings.clickImportDone();
         await PageObjects.settings.waitUntilSavedObjectsTableIsNotLoading();
 
@@ -279,7 +282,7 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }) {
         await PageObjects.settings.navigateTo();
         await PageObjects.settings.clickKibanaSavedObjects();
         await PageObjects.settings.importFile(path.join(__dirname, 'exports', '_import_objects_connected_to_saved_search.json'));
-        await PageObjects.header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
+        await PageObjects.settings.checkImportFailedWarning();
         await PageObjects.settings.clickImportDone();
         await PageObjects.settings.waitUntilSavedObjectsTableIsNotLoading();
 
@@ -293,7 +296,7 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }) {
         await PageObjects.settings.clickKibanaSavedObjects();
         await PageObjects.settings.importFile(path.join(__dirname, 'exports', '_import_objects_saved_search.json'));
         // Wait for all the saves to happen
-        await PageObjects.header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
+        await PageObjects.settings.checkImportSucceeded();
         await PageObjects.settings.clickImportDone();
 
         // Second, we need to delete the index pattern
@@ -307,7 +310,7 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }) {
         await PageObjects.settings.clickKibanaSavedObjects();
         await PageObjects.settings.importFile(path.join(__dirname, 'exports', '_import_objects_connected_to_saved_search.json'));
         // Wait for all the saves to happen
-        await PageObjects.header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
+        await PageObjects.settings.checkNoneImported();
         await PageObjects.settings.clickImportDone();
         await PageObjects.settings.waitUntilSavedObjectsTableIsNotLoading();
 
@@ -320,7 +323,7 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }) {
         // First, import the objects
         await PageObjects.settings.clickKibanaSavedObjects();
         await PageObjects.settings.importFile(path.join(__dirname, 'exports', '_import_objects_with_index_patterns.json'));
-        await PageObjects.header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
+        await PageObjects.settings.checkImportFailedWarning();
         await PageObjects.settings.clickImportDone();
         // Wait for all the saves to happen
         await PageObjects.settings.waitUntilSavedObjectsTableIsNotLoading();
@@ -339,7 +342,7 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }) {
         // Then, import the objects
         await PageObjects.settings.clickKibanaSavedObjects();
         await PageObjects.settings.importFile(path.join(__dirname, 'exports', '_import_objects_with_index_patterns.json'));
-        await PageObjects.header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
+        await PageObjects.settings.checkImportSucceeded();
         await PageObjects.settings.clickImportDone();
         // Wait for all the saves to happen
         await PageObjects.settings.waitUntilSavedObjectsTableIsNotLoading();
diff --git a/test/functional/apps/management/_kibana_settings.js b/test/functional/apps/management/_kibana_settings.js
index 41cb6e5828459..9fb302cdba00a 100644
--- a/test/functional/apps/management/_kibana_settings.js
+++ b/test/functional/apps/management/_kibana_settings.js
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }) {
     });
 
     after(async function () {
-      await PageObjects.settings.clickKibanaSettings();
-      await PageObjects.settings.setAdvancedSettingsSelect('dateFormat:tz', 'UTC');
+      await kibanaServer.uiSettings.replace({ 'dateFormat:tz': 'UTC' });
+      await browser.refresh();
     });
   });
 }
diff --git a/test/functional/page_objects/settings_page.js b/test/functional/page_objects/settings_page.js
index cd3741e5f5bcc..3f2e3b923d1f2 100644
--- a/test/functional/page_objects/settings_page.js
+++ b/test/functional/page_objects/settings_page.js
@@ -595,6 +595,26 @@ export function SettingsPageProvider({ getService, getPageObjects }) {
       await PageObjects.header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
     }
 
+    async checkImportSucceeded() {
+      await testSubjects.existOrFail('importSavedObjectsSuccess', { timeout: 20000 });
+    }
+
+    async checkNoneImported() {
+      await testSubjects.existOrFail('importSavedObjectsSuccessNoneImported', { timeout: 20000 });
+    }
+
+    async checkImportConflictsWarning() {
+      await testSubjects.existOrFail('importSavedObjectsConflictsWarning', { timeout: 20000 });
+    }
+
+    async checkImportLegacyWarning() {
+      await testSubjects.existOrFail('importSavedObjectsLegacyWarning', { timeout: 20000 });
+    }
+
+    async checkImportFailedWarning() {
+      await testSubjects.existOrFail('importSavedObjectsFailedWarning', { timeout: 20000 });
+    }
+
     async clickImportDone() {
       await testSubjects.click('importSavedObjectsDoneBtn');
     }