diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/cypress/e2e/header/search_bar.cy.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/cypress/e2e/header/search_bar.cy.ts
index 0d40fdcaadd96..e09dac46c04e7 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/cypress/e2e/header/search_bar.cy.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/cypress/e2e/header/search_bar.cy.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ describe('SearchBar', () => {
   it('auto suggests fields from the data view and auto completes available field values', () => {
     openKqlQueryBar();
     cy.get(AUTO_SUGGEST_AGENT_NAME).should('be.visible');
-    fillKqlQueryBar();
+    fillKqlQueryBar(`host.name:`);
     cy.get(AUTO_SUGGEST_HOST_NAME_VALUE).should('be.visible');
   });
 });
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/cypress/tasks/search_bar.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/cypress/tasks/search_bar.ts
index 39155e8c9e914..fb5e978befdda 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/cypress/tasks/search_bar.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/cypress/tasks/search_bar.ts
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ export const openKqlQueryBar = () => {
   cy.get(GLOBAL_KQL_INPUT).click();
 };
 
-export const fillKqlQueryBar = () => {
+export const fillKqlQueryBar = (query: string) => {
   cy.get(GLOBAL_KQL_INPUT).should('be.visible');
-  cy.get(GLOBAL_KQL_INPUT).type(`host.name:`);
+  cy.get(GLOBAL_KQL_INPUT).type(query);
 };
 
 export const fillAddFilterForm = ({ key, value, operator }: SearchBarFilter) => {