diff --git a/test/functional/apps/dashboard/dashboard_query_bar.js b/test/functional/apps/dashboard/dashboard_query_bar.js
index dc4c6a9a63d4d..13dea27f606f6 100644
--- a/test/functional/apps/dashboard/dashboard_query_bar.js
+++ b/test/functional/apps/dashboard/dashboard_query_bar.js
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ export default function({ getService, getPageObjects }) {
   const kibanaServer = getService('kibanaServer');
   const pieChart = getService('pieChart');
   const queryBar = getService('queryBar');
+  const retry = getService('retry');
   const PageObjects = getPageObjects(['common', 'dashboard', 'discover']);
 
   describe('dashboard query bar', () => {
@@ -41,10 +42,11 @@ export default function({ getService, getPageObjects }) {
       await esArchiver.unload('dashboard/current/data');
 
       await queryBar.clickQuerySubmitButton();
-      const headers = await PageObjects.discover.getColumnHeaders();
-      expect(headers.length).to.be(0);
-
-      await pieChart.expectPieSliceCount(0);
+      await retry.tryForTime(5000, async () => {
+        const headers = await PageObjects.discover.getColumnHeaders();
+        expect(headers.length).to.be(0);
+        await pieChart.expectPieSliceCount(0);
+      });
     });
   });
 }