diff --git a/test/functional/apps/discover/esql/_esql_view.ts b/test/functional/apps/discover/esql/_esql_view.ts
index 4d19f72d6c147..18841d07dac3d 100644
--- a/test/functional/apps/discover/esql/_esql_view.ts
+++ b/test/functional/apps/discover/esql/_esql_view.ts
@@ -795,23 +795,6 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
         await discover.waitUntilSearchingHasFinished();
       });
 
-      it('should choose breakdown field when selected from field stats', async () => {
-        await discover.selectTextBaseLang();
-        await header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
-        await discover.waitUntilSearchingHasFinished();
-
-        const testQuery = 'from logstash-*';
-        await monacoEditor.setCodeEditorValue(testQuery);
-        await testSubjects.click('querySubmitButton');
-        await header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
-        await discover.waitUntilSearchingHasFinished();
-
-        await unifiedFieldList.clickFieldListAddBreakdownField('extension');
-        await header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
-        const list = await discover.getHistogramLegendList();
-        expect(list).to.eql(['css', 'gif', 'jpg', 'php', 'png']);
-      });
-
       it('should choose breakdown field', async () => {
         await discover.selectTextBaseLang();
         await header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
@@ -860,6 +843,23 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
         const list = await discover.getHistogramLegendList();
         expect(list).to.eql(['css', 'gif', 'jpg', 'php', 'png']);
       });
+
+      it('should choose breakdown field when selected from field stats', async () => {
+        await discover.selectTextBaseLang();
+        await header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
+        await discover.waitUntilSearchingHasFinished();
+
+        const testQuery = 'from logstash-*';
+        await monacoEditor.setCodeEditorValue(testQuery);
+        await testSubjects.click('querySubmitButton');
+        await header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
+        await discover.waitUntilSearchingHasFinished();
+
+        await unifiedFieldList.clickFieldListAddBreakdownField('extension');
+        await header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
+        const list = await discover.getHistogramLegendList();
+        expect(list).to.eql(['css', 'gif', 'jpg', 'php', 'png']);
+      });
     });
   });
 }