diff --git a/x-pack/test/detection_engine_api_integration/basic/tests/import_rules.ts b/x-pack/test/detection_engine_api_integration/basic/tests/import_rules.ts
index 1944e856f981d..c6294cfe6ec28 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/detection_engine_api_integration/basic/tests/import_rules.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/detection_engine_api_integration/basic/tests/import_rules.ts
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ export default ({ getService }: FtrProviderContext): void => {
         await supertest
           .post(`${DETECTION_ENGINE_RULES_URL}/_import`)
           .set('kbn-xsrf', 'true')
-          .attach('file', getSimpleRuleAsNdjson(['rule-1']), 'rules.ndjson')
+          .attach('file', getSimpleRuleAsNdjson(['rule-1'], true), 'rules.ndjson')
           .expect(200);
 
         const { body } = await supertest
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ export default ({ getService }: FtrProviderContext): void => {
         await supertest
           .post(`${DETECTION_ENGINE_RULES_URL}/_import`)
           .set('kbn-xsrf', 'true')
-          .attach('file', getSimpleRuleAsNdjson(['rule-1']), 'rules.ndjson')
+          .attach('file', getSimpleRuleAsNdjson(['rule-1'], true), 'rules.ndjson')
           .expect(200);
 
         const simpleRule = getSimpleRule('rule-1');
@@ -422,13 +422,17 @@ export default ({ getService }: FtrProviderContext): void => {
         await supertest
           .post(`${DETECTION_ENGINE_RULES_URL}/_import`)
           .set('kbn-xsrf', 'true')
-          .attach('file', getSimpleRuleAsNdjson(['rule-1', 'rule-2']), 'rules.ndjson')
+          .attach('file', getSimpleRuleAsNdjson(['rule-1', 'rule-2'], true), 'rules.ndjson')
           .expect(200);
 
         await supertest
           .post(`${DETECTION_ENGINE_RULES_URL}/_import`)
           .set('kbn-xsrf', 'true')
-          .attach('file', getSimpleRuleAsNdjson(['rule-1', 'rule-2', 'rule-3']), 'rules.ndjson')
+          .attach(
+            'file',
+            getSimpleRuleAsNdjson(['rule-1', 'rule-2', 'rule-3'], true),
+            'rules.ndjson'
+          )
           .expect(200);
 
         const { body: bodyOfRule1 } = await supertest
diff --git a/x-pack/test/detection_engine_api_integration/security_and_spaces/tests/import_rules.ts b/x-pack/test/detection_engine_api_integration/security_and_spaces/tests/import_rules.ts
index e0b60ae1fbeeb..664077d5a4fab 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/detection_engine_api_integration/security_and_spaces/tests/import_rules.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/detection_engine_api_integration/security_and_spaces/tests/import_rules.ts
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ export default ({ getService }: FtrProviderContext): void => {
         await supertest
           .post(`${DETECTION_ENGINE_RULES_URL}/_import`)
           .set('kbn-xsrf', 'true')
-          .attach('file', getSimpleRuleAsNdjson(['rule-1']), 'rules.ndjson')
+          .attach('file', getSimpleRuleAsNdjson(['rule-1'], true), 'rules.ndjson')
           .expect(200);
 
         const { body } = await supertest
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ export default ({ getService }: FtrProviderContext): void => {
         await supertest
           .post(`${DETECTION_ENGINE_RULES_URL}/_import`)
           .set('kbn-xsrf', 'true')
-          .attach('file', getSimpleRuleAsNdjson(['rule-1']), 'rules.ndjson')
+          .attach('file', getSimpleRuleAsNdjson(['rule-1'], true), 'rules.ndjson')
           .expect(200);
 
         const simpleRule = getSimpleRule('rule-1');
@@ -335,13 +335,17 @@ export default ({ getService }: FtrProviderContext): void => {
         await supertest
           .post(`${DETECTION_ENGINE_RULES_URL}/_import`)
           .set('kbn-xsrf', 'true')
-          .attach('file', getSimpleRuleAsNdjson(['rule-1', 'rule-2']), 'rules.ndjson')
+          .attach('file', getSimpleRuleAsNdjson(['rule-1', 'rule-2'], true), 'rules.ndjson')
           .expect(200);
 
         await supertest
           .post(`${DETECTION_ENGINE_RULES_URL}/_import`)
           .set('kbn-xsrf', 'true')
-          .attach('file', getSimpleRuleAsNdjson(['rule-1', 'rule-2', 'rule-3']), 'rules.ndjson')
+          .attach(
+            'file',
+            getSimpleRuleAsNdjson(['rule-1', 'rule-2', 'rule-3'], true),
+            'rules.ndjson'
+          )
           .expect(200);
 
         const { body: bodyOfRule1 } = await supertest
diff --git a/x-pack/test/detection_engine_api_integration/utils.ts b/x-pack/test/detection_engine_api_integration/utils.ts
index d06c18ba4eb5f..1dba1a154373b 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/detection_engine_api_integration/utils.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/detection_engine_api_integration/utils.ts
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export const removeServerGeneratedPropertiesIncludingRuleId = (
  * @param ruleId
  * @param enabled Enables the rule on creation or not. Defaulted to false to enable it on import
  */
-export const getSimpleRule = (ruleId = 'rule-1', enabled = false): CreateRulesSchema => ({
+export const getSimpleRule = (ruleId = 'rule-1', enabled = true): CreateRulesSchema => ({
   name: 'Simple Rule Query',
   description: 'Simple Rule Query',
   enabled,