diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/lens/formula.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/lens/formula.ts
index 20ab5e165fda0c..f645b2c64629cb 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/lens/formula.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/lens/formula.ts
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
       input = await find.activeElement();
       await input.type(`Men\'s Clothing`);
 
+      await PageObjects.common.sleep(100);
+
       await PageObjects.lens.expectFormulaText(`count(kql='Men\\'s Clothing')`);
     });