diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/cypress/integration/lib/events_viewer/helpers.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/cypress/integration/lib/events_viewer/helpers.ts
index e611744754912..02a80f6c0329c 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/cypress/integration/lib/events_viewer/helpers.ts
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/cypress/integration/lib/events_viewer/helpers.ts
@@ -6,12 +6,17 @@
 
 import { EVENTS_VIEWER_FIELDS_BUTTON, KQL_SEARCH_BAR } from './selectors';
 import { FIELDS_BROWSER_CONTAINER } from '../fields_browser/selectors';
+import { SERVER_SIDE_EVENT_COUNT } from '../timeline/selectors';
 import { DEFAULT_TIMEOUT } from '../util/helpers';
 
 /** Opens the eventsViewer Field Browser */
 export const openEventsViewerFieldsBrowser = () => {
   cy.get(EVENTS_VIEWER_FIELDS_BUTTON, { timeout: DEFAULT_TIMEOUT }).click({ force: true });
 
+  cy.get(SERVER_SIDE_EVENT_COUNT, { timeout: DEFAULT_TIMEOUT })
+    .invoke('text')
+    .should('not.equal', '0');
+
   cy.get(FIELDS_BROWSER_CONTAINER).should('exist');
 };
 
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/cypress/integration/lib/events_viewer/selectors.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/cypress/integration/lib/events_viewer/selectors.ts
index c6cf4d455fb59..0e3717feef7ad 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/cypress/integration/lib/events_viewer/selectors.ts
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/cypress/integration/lib/events_viewer/selectors.ts
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ export const EVENTS_VIEWER_PANEL = '[data-test-subj="events-viewer-panel"]';
 export const EVENTS_VIEWER_FIELDS_BUTTON = `${EVENTS_VIEWER_PANEL} [data-test-subj="show-field-browser-gear"]`;
 
 /** The KQL search bar that exists at the top of most pages */
-export const KQL_SEARCH_BAR = '[data-test-subj="kqlInput"]';
+export const KQL_SEARCH_BAR = '[data-test-subj="queryInput"]';
 
 /** The Events Viewer Showing N events header subtitle */
-export const HEADER_SUBTITLE = `${EVENTS_VIEWER_PANEL} [data-test-subj="subtitle"]`;
+export const HEADER_SUBTITLE = `${EVENTS_VIEWER_PANEL} [data-test-subj="header-panel-subtitle"]`;
 
 /** The inspect query modal */
 export const INSPECT_MODAL = '[data-test-subj="modal-inspect-euiModal"]';