diff --git a/src/plugins/home/public/application/components/feature_directory.js b/src/plugins/home/public/application/components/feature_directory.js
index b9dd3fd316fd6..7d827b1ca9229 100644
--- a/src/plugins/home/public/application/components/feature_directory.js
+++ b/src/plugins/home/public/application/components/feature_directory.js
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ export class FeatureDirectory extends React.Component {
   renderTabs = () => {
     return this.tabs.map((tab, index) => (
       <EuiTab
-        data-test-subj={tab.name.replace('&', '').replace(/\s/g, '')}
+        data-test-subj={`tab-${tab.id}`}
         onClick={() => this.onSelectedTabChanged(tab.id)}
         isSelected={tab.id === this.state.selectedTabId}
         key={index}
diff --git a/test/functional/page_objects/home_page.ts b/test/functional/page_objects/home_page.ts
index 1bdca773b9b43..6fdc306e39192 100644
--- a/test/functional/page_objects/home_page.ts
+++ b/test/functional/page_objects/home_page.ts
@@ -84,11 +84,11 @@ export function HomePageProvider({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderCont
     }
 
     async clickVisualizeExplorePlugins() {
-      await testSubjects.click('DataExplorationVisualization');
+      await testSubjects.click('tab-data');
     }
 
     async clickAdminPlugin() {
-      await testSubjects.click('Administrative');
+      await testSubjects.click('tab-admin');
     }
 
     async clickOnConsole() {