diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/uptime/ml_anomaly.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/uptime/ml_anomaly.ts
index d8a06a2d530d1..38b5f47011409 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/uptime/ml_anomaly.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/uptime/ml_anomaly.ts
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@ export default ({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) => {
   const esArchiver = getService('esArchiver');
   const archive = 'x-pack/test/functional/es_archives/uptime/full_heartbeat';
 
-  // FAILING ES FORWARD COMPATIBLITY: https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/179166
-  describe.skip('uptime ml anomaly', function () {
+  describe('uptime ml anomaly', function () {
     this.tags(['skipFirefox']);
     const dateStart = 'Sep 10, 2019 @ 12:40:08.078';
     const dateEnd = 'Sep 11, 2019 @ 19:40:08.078';
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/services/uptime/ml_anomaly.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/services/uptime/ml_anomaly.ts
index 78cb466805417..5471f93113553 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/services/uptime/ml_anomaly.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/services/uptime/ml_anomaly.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export function UptimeMLAnomalyProvider({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
 
     async createMLJob() {
       await testSubjects.click('uptimeMLCreateJobBtn');
-      return retry.tryForTime(30000, async () => {
+      return retry.tryForTime(60000, async () => {
         await testSubjects.existOrFail('uptimeMLJobSuccessfullyCreated');
         log.info('Job successfully created');
       });