diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/cypress/integration/timeline_search_or_filter.spec.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/cypress/integration/timeline_search_or_filter.spec.ts
index c06fd69a558a4..f738ff792049a 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/cypress/integration/timeline_search_or_filter.spec.ts
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/cypress/integration/timeline_search_or_filter.spec.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ describe('timeline search or filter KQL bar', () => {
 
     cy.get(SERVER_SIDE_EVENT_COUNT)
       .invoke('text')
-      .should('be.above', 0);
+      .then(strCount => {
+        const intCount = +strCount;
+        cy.wrap(intCount).should('be.above', 0);
+      });
   });
 });
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/cypress/integration/url_state.spec.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/cypress/integration/url_state.spec.ts
index cabdb98fa5b67..11c0562eb3638 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/cypress/integration/url_state.spec.ts
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/cypress/integration/url_state.spec.ts
@@ -236,7 +236,10 @@ describe('url state', () => {
 
     cy.get(SERVER_SIDE_EVENT_COUNT)
       .invoke('text')
-      .should('be.above', 0);
+      .then(strCount => {
+        const intCount = +strCount;
+        cy.wrap(intCount).should('be.above', 0);
+      });
 
     const bestTimelineName = 'The Best Timeline';
     addNameToTimeline(bestTimelineName);
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/cypress/tasks/hosts/authentications.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/cypress/tasks/hosts/authentications.ts
index f5f15150e8ac3..ce3767a340376 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/cypress/tasks/hosts/authentications.ts
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/cypress/tasks/hosts/authentications.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@
  */
 
 import { AUTHENTICATIONS_TABLE } from '../../screens/hosts/authentications';
+import { REFRESH_BUTTON } from '../../screens/siem_header';
 
 export const waitForAuthenticationsToBeLoaded = () => {
   cy.get(AUTHENTICATIONS_TABLE).should('exist');
+  cy.get(REFRESH_BUTTON)
+    .invoke('text')
+    .should('not.equal', 'Updating');
 };
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/cypress/tasks/hosts/uncommon_processes.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/cypress/tasks/hosts/uncommon_processes.ts
index c44249acdd964..a28a7df07c3f8 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/cypress/tasks/hosts/uncommon_processes.ts
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/cypress/tasks/hosts/uncommon_processes.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@
  */
 
 import { UNCOMMON_PROCESSES_TABLE } from '../../screens/hosts/uncommon_processes';
+import { REFRESH_BUTTON } from '../../screens/siem_header';
 
 export const waitForUncommonProcessesToBeLoaded = () => {
   cy.get(UNCOMMON_PROCESSES_TABLE).should('exist');
+  cy.get(REFRESH_BUTTON)
+    .invoke('text')
+    .should('not.equal', 'Updating');
 };
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/cypress/tasks/timeline.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/cypress/tasks/timeline.ts
index 76acdad990a7e..c218d5153356b 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/cypress/tasks/timeline.ts
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/cypress/tasks/timeline.ts
@@ -65,7 +65,10 @@ export const populateTimeline = () => {
   executeTimelineKQL(hostExistsQuery);
   cy.get(SERVER_SIDE_EVENT_COUNT)
     .invoke('text')
-    .should('be.above', 0);
+    .then(strCount => {
+      const intCount = +strCount;
+      cy.wrap(intCount).should('be.above', 0);
+    });
 };
 
 export const uncheckTimestampToggleField = () => {
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/public/components/fields_browser/header.test.tsx b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/public/components/fields_browser/header.test.tsx
index 42689065354d0..2abc2fd1046e0 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/public/components/fields_browser/header.test.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/siem/public/components/fields_browser/header.test.tsx
@@ -6,11 +6,9 @@
 
 import { mount } from 'enzyme';
 import React from 'react';
-
 import { mockBrowserFields } from '../../containers/source/mock';
 import { TestProviders } from '../../mock';
 import { defaultHeaders } from '../timeline/body/column_headers/default_headers';
-
 import { Header } from './header';
 
 const timelineId = 'test';
diff --git a/x-pack/package.json b/x-pack/package.json
index 70ff6a24cd21a..ea76b3e26ee0b 100644
--- a/x-pack/package.json
+++ b/x-pack/package.json
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
     "cheerio": "0.22.0",
     "commander": "3.0.2",
     "copy-webpack-plugin": "^5.0.4",
-    "cypress": "^3.6.1",
+    "cypress": "^4.0.2",
     "cypress-multi-reporters": "^1.2.3",
     "enzyme": "^3.11.0",
     "enzyme-adapter-react-16": "^1.15.2",