diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/maps/es_pew_pew_source.js b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/maps/es_pew_pew_source.js
index 382bde510170..b0f98f807fd4 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/maps/es_pew_pew_source.js
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/maps/es_pew_pew_source.js
@@ -9,14 +9,20 @@ import expect from '@kbn/expect';
 export default function ({ getPageObjects, getService }) {
   const PageObjects = getPageObjects(['maps']);
   const inspector = getService('inspector');
+  const security = getService('security');
 
   const VECTOR_SOURCE_ID = '67c1de2c-2fc5-4425-8983-094b589afe61';
 
   describe('point to point source', () => {
     before(async () => {
+      await security.testUser.setRoles(['global_maps_all', 'geoconnections_data_reader']);
       await PageObjects.maps.loadSavedMap('pew pew demo');
     });
 
+    after(async () => {
+      await security.testUser.restoreDefaults();
+    });
+
     it('should request source clusters for destination locations', async () => {
       await inspector.open();
       await inspector.openInspectorRequestsView();
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/config.js b/x-pack/test/functional/config.js
index fdd694e73394..003d842cc3d6 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/config.js
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/config.js
@@ -273,6 +273,17 @@ export default async function ({ readConfigFile }) {
           },
         },
 
+        geoconnections_data_reader: {
+          elasticsearch: {
+            indices: [
+              {
+                names: ['connections*'],
+                privileges: ['read', 'view_index_metadata'],
+              },
+            ],
+          },
+        },
+
         global_devtools_read: {
           kibana: [
             {