diff --git a/src/plugins/console/public/application/models/legacy_core_editor/legacy_core_editor.ts b/src/plugins/console/public/application/models/legacy_core_editor/legacy_core_editor.ts
index f8e411fabbb55..7cb07fbd31ea7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/console/public/application/models/legacy_core_editor/legacy_core_editor.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/console/public/application/models/legacy_core_editor/legacy_core_editor.ts
@@ -500,7 +500,11 @@ export class LegacyCoreEditor implements CoreEditor {
   addFoldsAtRanges(foldRanges: Range[]) {
     const session = this.editor.getSession();
     foldRanges.forEach((range) => {
-      session.addFold('...', _AceRange.fromPoints(range.start, range.end));
+      try {
+        session.addFold('...', _AceRange.fromPoints(range.start, range.end));
+      } catch (e) {
+        // ignore the error if a fold fails
+      }
     });
   }
 }
diff --git a/test/functional/apps/console/_console.ts b/test/functional/apps/console/_console.ts
index d7a591efca014..091ad8ee5a2e8 100644
--- a/test/functional/apps/console/_console.ts
+++ b/test/functional/apps/console/_console.ts
@@ -36,14 +36,11 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
       log.debug('navigateTo console');
       await PageObjects.common.navigateToApp('console');
     });
+    beforeEach(async () => {
+      await PageObjects.console.closeHelpIfExists();
+    });
 
     it('should show the default request', async () => {
-      // collapse the help pane because we only get the VISIBLE TEXT, not the part that is scrolled
-      // on IE11, the dialog that says 'Your browser does not meet the security requirements for Kibana.'
-      // blocks the close help button for several seconds so just retry until we can click it.
-      await retry.try(async () => {
-        await PageObjects.console.collapseHelp();
-      });
       await retry.try(async () => {
         const actualRequest = await PageObjects.console.getRequest();
         log.debug(actualRequest);
@@ -182,6 +179,27 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
         await PageObjects.header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
         expect(await PageObjects.console.hasFolds()).to.be(false);
       });
+
+      it(`doesn't fail if a fold fails`, async () => {
+        // for more details, see https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/151563
+        await browser.clearLocalStorage();
+        await browser.setLocalStorageItem(
+          'sense:folds',
+          '[{"start":{"row":1,"column":1},"end":{"row":82,"column":4}}]'
+        );
+        await browser.setLocalStorageItem(
+          'sense:console_local_text-object_95a511b6-b6e1-4ea6-9344-428bf5183d88',
+          '{"id":"95a511b6-b6e1-4ea6-9344-428bf5183d88","createdAt":1677592109975,"updatedAt":1677592148666,"text":"GET _cat/indices"}'
+        );
+        await browser.refresh();
+
+        await PageObjects.header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
+        await PageObjects.console.closeHelpIfExists();
+        const request = await PageObjects.console.getRequest();
+        // the request is restored from the local storage value
+        expect(request).to.eql('GET _cat/indices');
+        await browser.clearLocalStorage();
+      });
     });
   });
 }