diff --git a/test/functional/services/saved_query_management_component.ts b/test/functional/services/saved_query_management_component.ts
index 9f0a8ded649b2..b94558c209e6a 100644
--- a/test/functional/services/saved_query_management_component.ts
+++ b/test/functional/services/saved_query_management_component.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ export function SavedQueryManagementComponentProvider({ getService }: FtrProvide
   const testSubjects = getService('testSubjects');
   const queryBar = getService('queryBar');
   const retry = getService('retry');
+  const config = getService('config');
 
   class SavedQueryManagementComponent {
     public async getCurrentlyLoadedQueryID() {
@@ -177,7 +178,9 @@ export function SavedQueryManagementComponentProvider({ getService }: FtrProvide
 
       await retry.try(async () => {
         await testSubjects.click('saved-query-management-save-button');
-        await testSubjects.existOrFail('saveQueryForm');
+        await testSubjects.existOrFail('saveQueryForm', {
+          timeout: config.get('timeouts.waitForExists'),
+        });
       });
     }
 
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/discover/feature_controls/discover_security.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/discover/feature_controls/discover_security.ts
index 87ae5231d1031..1dd069bb907d1 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/discover/feature_controls/discover_security.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/discover/feature_controls/discover_security.ts
@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@ export default function({ getPageObjects, getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
     await PageObjects.timePicker.setDefaultAbsoluteRange();
   }
 
-  // FLAKY: https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/45348
-  describe.skip('security', () => {
+  describe('security', () => {
     before(async () => {
       await esArchiver.load('discover/feature_controls/security');
       await esArchiver.loadIfNeeded('logstash_functional');