diff --git a/x-pack/test/detection_engine_api_integration/utils.ts b/x-pack/test/detection_engine_api_integration/utils.ts
index 0db50cf62b34b..8f05a7fd94487 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/detection_engine_api_integration/utils.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/detection_engine_api_integration/utils.ts
@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@ export const waitFor = async (
   functionToTest: () => Promise<boolean>,
   functionName: string,
   log: ToolingLog,
-  maxTimeout: number = 800000,
+  maxTimeout: number = 100000,
   timeoutWait: number = 250
 ): Promise<void> => {
   let found = false;
@@ -1324,7 +1324,7 @@ export const waitForAlertToComplete = async (
     async () => {
       const response = await supertest.get(`/api/alerts/alert/${id}/state`).set('kbn-xsrf', 'true');
       if (response.status !== 200) {
-        log.error(
+        log.debug(
           `Did not get an expected 200 "ok" when waiting for an alert to complete (waitForAlertToComplete). CI issues could happen. Suspect this line if you are seeing CI issues. body: ${JSON.stringify(
             response.body
           )}, status: ${JSON.stringify(response.status)}`
@@ -1357,7 +1357,7 @@ export const waitForRuleSuccessOrStatus = async (
           .set('kbn-xsrf', 'true')
           .query({ id });
         if (response.status !== 200) {
-          log.error(
+          log.debug(
             `Did not get an expected 200 "ok" when waiting for a rule success or status (waitForRuleSuccessOrStatus). CI issues could happen. Suspect this line if you are seeing CI issues. body: ${JSON.stringify(
               response.body
             )}, status: ${JSON.stringify(response.status)}`
@@ -1411,9 +1411,7 @@ export const waitForSignalsToBePresent = async (
       return signalsOpen.hits.hits.length >= numberOfSignals;
     },
     'waitForSignalsToBePresent',
-    log,
-    20000,
-    250 // Wait 250ms between tries
+    log
   );
 };