diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/spaces/enter_space.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/spaces/enter_space.ts
index b931a5cb0ca63..e0b1ec544d460 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/spaces/enter_space.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/spaces/enter_space.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@ export default function enterSpaceFunctonalTests({
 
   describe('Enter Space', function() {
     this.tags('smoke');
-    before(async () => await esArchiver.load('spaces/enter_space'));
+    before(async () => {
+      await esArchiver.load('spaces/enter_space');
+      await PageObjects.security.forceLogout();
+    });
     after(async () => await esArchiver.unload('spaces/enter_space'));
 
     afterEach(async () => {
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/spaces/spaces_selection.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/spaces/spaces_selection.ts
index 5af9bc135ae27..7b4a1e6e2b8a0 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/spaces/spaces_selection.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/spaces/spaces_selection.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,10 @@ export default function spaceSelectorFunctonalTests({
   describe('Spaces', function() {
     this.tags('smoke');
     describe('Space Selector', () => {
-      before(async () => await esArchiver.load('spaces/selector'));
+      before(async () => {
+        await esArchiver.load('spaces/selector');
+        await PageObjects.security.forceLogout();
+      });
       after(async () => await esArchiver.unload('spaces/selector'));
 
       afterEach(async () => {
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/page_objects/monitoring_page.js b/x-pack/test/functional/page_objects/monitoring_page.js
index 8de5b5e69d34d..323c01e234880 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/page_objects/monitoring_page.js
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/page_objects/monitoring_page.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  */
 
 export function MonitoringPageProvider({ getPageObjects, getService }) {
-  const PageObjects = getPageObjects(['common', 'header', 'shield', 'spaceSelector']);
+  const PageObjects = getPageObjects(['common', 'header', 'security', 'shield', 'spaceSelector']);
   const testSubjects = getService('testSubjects');
   const security = getService('security');
 
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export function MonitoringPageProvider({ getPageObjects, getService }) {
       });
 
       if (!useSuperUser) {
-        await PageObjects.common.navigateToApp('login');
+        await PageObjects.security.forceLogout();
         await PageObjects.shield.login('basic_monitoring_user', 'monitoring_user_password');
       }
       await PageObjects.common.navigateToApp('monitoring');