diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/cypress/integration/alerts_detection_rules_custom.spec.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/cypress/integration/alerts_detection_rules_custom.spec.ts
index 41665cf6d20a..d7a963ba4efa 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/cypress/integration/alerts_detection_rules_custom.spec.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/cypress/integration/alerts_detection_rules_custom.spec.ts
@@ -91,12 +91,12 @@ import {
   goToAboutStepTab,
   goToActionsStepTab,
   goToScheduleStepTab,
+  waitForAlertsToPopulate,
   waitForTheRuleToBeExecuted,
 } from '../tasks/create_new_rule';
 import { saveEditedRule, waitForKibana } from '../tasks/edit_rule';
 import { esArchiverLoad, esArchiverUnload } from '../tasks/es_archiver';
 import { loginAndWaitForPageWithoutDateRange } from '../tasks/login';
-import { refreshPage } from '../tasks/security_header';
 
 import { DETECTIONS_URL } from '../urls/navigation';
 
@@ -197,14 +197,10 @@ describe('Custom detection rules creation', () => {
       );
     });
 
-    refreshPage();
     waitForTheRuleToBeExecuted();
+    waitForAlertsToPopulate();
 
-    cy.get(NUMBER_OF_ALERTS)
-      .invoke('text')
-      .then((numberOfAlertsText) => {
-        cy.wrap(parseInt(numberOfAlertsText, 10)).should('be.above', 0);
-      });
+    cy.get(NUMBER_OF_ALERTS).invoke('text').then(parseFloat).should('be.above', 0);
     cy.get(ALERT_RULE_NAME).first().should('have.text', newRule.name);
     cy.get(ALERT_RULE_VERSION).first().should('have.text', '1');
     cy.get(ALERT_RULE_METHOD).first().should('have.text', 'query');
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/cypress/integration/alerts_detection_rules_eql.spec.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/cypress/integration/alerts_detection_rules_eql.spec.ts
index 803cf428101c..566720bd6083 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/cypress/integration/alerts_detection_rules_eql.spec.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/cypress/integration/alerts_detection_rules_eql.spec.ts
@@ -160,14 +160,10 @@ describe('Detection rules, EQL', () => {
       );
     });
 
-    refreshPage();
     waitForTheRuleToBeExecuted();
+    waitForAlertsToPopulate();
 
-    cy.get(NUMBER_OF_ALERTS)
-      .invoke('text')
-      .then((numberOfAlertsText) => {
-        cy.wrap(parseInt(numberOfAlertsText, 10)).should('eql', expectedNumberOfAlerts);
-      });
+    cy.get(NUMBER_OF_ALERTS).should('have.text', expectedNumberOfAlerts);
     cy.get(ALERT_RULE_NAME).first().should('have.text', eqlRule.name);
     cy.get(ALERT_RULE_VERSION).first().should('have.text', '1');
     cy.get(ALERT_RULE_METHOD).first().should('have.text', 'eql');
@@ -199,7 +195,6 @@ describe('Detection rules, EQL', () => {
 
     filterByCustomRules();
     goToRuleDetails();
-    refreshPage();
     waitForTheRuleToBeExecuted();
     waitForAlertsToPopulate();
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/cypress/integration/alerts_detection_rules_override.spec.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/cypress/integration/alerts_detection_rules_override.spec.ts
index edf7305f6916..e31fe2e9a391 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/cypress/integration/alerts_detection_rules_override.spec.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/cypress/integration/alerts_detection_rules_override.spec.ts
@@ -72,11 +72,11 @@ import {
   fillAboutRuleWithOverrideAndContinue,
   fillDefineCustomRuleWithImportedQueryAndContinue,
   fillScheduleRuleAndContinue,
+  waitForAlertsToPopulate,
   waitForTheRuleToBeExecuted,
 } from '../tasks/create_new_rule';
 import { esArchiverLoad, esArchiverUnload } from '../tasks/es_archiver';
 import { loginAndWaitForPageWithoutDateRange } from '../tasks/login';
-import { refreshPage } from '../tasks/security_header';
 
 import { DETECTIONS_URL } from '../urls/navigation';
 
@@ -179,14 +179,10 @@ describe('Detection rules, override', () => {
       );
     });
 
-    refreshPage();
     waitForTheRuleToBeExecuted();
+    waitForAlertsToPopulate();
 
-    cy.get(NUMBER_OF_ALERTS)
-      .invoke('text')
-      .then((numberOfAlertsText) => {
-        cy.wrap(parseInt(numberOfAlertsText, 10)).should('be.above', 0);
-      });
+    cy.get(NUMBER_OF_ALERTS).invoke('text').then(parseFloat).should('be.above', 0);
     cy.get(ALERT_RULE_NAME).first().should('have.text', 'auditbeat');
     cy.get(ALERT_RULE_VERSION).first().should('have.text', '1');
     cy.get(ALERT_RULE_METHOD).first().should('have.text', 'query');
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/cypress/integration/alerts_detection_rules_threshold.spec.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/cypress/integration/alerts_detection_rules_threshold.spec.ts
index 5095e856e3f6..f997b9eb3bc5 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/cypress/integration/alerts_detection_rules_threshold.spec.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/cypress/integration/alerts_detection_rules_threshold.spec.ts
@@ -68,11 +68,11 @@ import {
   fillDefineThresholdRuleAndContinue,
   fillScheduleRuleAndContinue,
   selectThresholdRuleType,
+  waitForAlertsToPopulate,
   waitForTheRuleToBeExecuted,
 } from '../tasks/create_new_rule';
 import { esArchiverLoad, esArchiverUnload } from '../tasks/es_archiver';
 import { loginAndWaitForPageWithoutDateRange } from '../tasks/login';
-import { refreshPage } from '../tasks/security_header';
 
 import { DETECTIONS_URL } from '../urls/navigation';
 
@@ -162,14 +162,10 @@ describe('Detection rules, threshold', () => {
       );
     });
 
-    refreshPage();
     waitForTheRuleToBeExecuted();
+    waitForAlertsToPopulate();
 
-    cy.get(NUMBER_OF_ALERTS)
-      .invoke('text')
-      .then((numberOfAlertsText) => {
-        cy.wrap(parseInt(numberOfAlertsText, 10)).should('be.below', 100);
-      });
+    cy.get(NUMBER_OF_ALERTS).invoke('text').then(parseFloat).should('be.below', 100);
     cy.get(ALERT_RULE_NAME).first().should('have.text', newThresholdRule.name);
     cy.get(ALERT_RULE_VERSION).first().should('have.text', '1');
     cy.get(ALERT_RULE_METHOD).first().should('have.text', 'threshold');