diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/monitoring/elasticsearch/node_detail_mb.js b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/monitoring/elasticsearch/node_detail_mb.js
index ab3dd548753d0..b838834bdb0f1 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/monitoring/elasticsearch/node_detail_mb.js
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/monitoring/elasticsearch/node_detail_mb.js
@@ -80,9 +80,10 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }) {
       const { setup, tearDown } = getLifecycleMethods(getService, getPageObjects);
 
       before(async () => {
-        await setup('x-pack/test/functional/es_archives/monitoring/singlecluster_red_platinum', {
+        await setup('x-pack/test/functional/es_archives/monitoring/singlecluster_red_platinum_mb', {
           from: 'Oct 6, 2017 @ 19:53:06.748',
           to: 'Oct 6, 2017 @ 20:15:30.212',
+          useCreate: true,
         });
 
         await overview.closeAlertsModal();
@@ -119,10 +120,11 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }) {
 
         before(async () => {
           await setup(
-            'x-pack/test/functional/es_archives/monitoring/singlecluster_three_nodes_shard_relocation',
+            'x-pack/test/functional/es_archives/monitoring/singlecluster_three_nodes_shard_relocation_mb',
             {
               from: 'Oct 5, 2017 @ 20:31:48.354',
               to: 'Oct 5, 2017 @ 20:35:12.176',
+              useCreate: true,
             }
           );
 
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/monitoring/elasticsearch/nodes_mb.js b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/monitoring/elasticsearch/nodes_mb.js
index 23a3e9e9e1f37..5d1cab75091c4 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/monitoring/elasticsearch/nodes_mb.js
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/monitoring/elasticsearch/nodes_mb.js
@@ -258,10 +258,11 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }) {
 
       before(async () => {
         await setup(
-          'x-pack/test/functional/es_archives/monitoring/singlecluster_three_nodes_shard_relocation',
+          'x-pack/test/functional/es_archives/monitoring/singlecluster_three_nodes_shard_relocation_mb',
           {
             from: 'Oct 5, 2017 @ 20:31:48.354',
             to: 'Oct 5, 2017 @ 20:35:12.176',
+            useCreate: true,
           }
         );