diff --git a/src/platform/packages/shared/response-ops/rule_form/src/rule_actions/rule_actions_connectors_body.tsx b/src/platform/packages/shared/response-ops/rule_form/src/rule_actions/rule_actions_connectors_body.tsx
index a454856864fec..f232c8dcb9dee 100644
--- a/src/platform/packages/shared/response-ops/rule_form/src/rule_actions/rule_actions_connectors_body.tsx
+++ b/src/platform/packages/shared/response-ops/rule_form/src/rule_actions/rule_actions_connectors_body.tsx
@@ -365,6 +365,7 @@ export const RuleActionsConnectorsBody = ({
           const connectorCard = (
             <EuiCard
               data-test-subj="ruleActionsConnectorsModalCard"
+              data-action-type-id={actionTypeId}
               hasBorder
               isDisabled={isDisabled}
               titleSize="xs"
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional_with_es_ssl/apps/discover_ml_uptime/discover/search_source_alert.ts b/x-pack/test/functional_with_es_ssl/apps/discover_ml_uptime/discover/search_source_alert.ts
index e1102aeb2c17c..68e65d396e6cf 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional_with_es_ssl/apps/discover_ml_uptime/discover/search_source_alert.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional_with_es_ssl/apps/discover_ml_uptime/discover/search_source_alert.ts
@@ -170,9 +170,10 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
     await testSubjects.setValue('timeWindowSizeNumber', '30');
 
     await testSubjects.click('ruleFormStep-actions');
-    await retry.waitFor('actions accordion to exist', async () => {
-      await testSubjects.click('.index-alerting-ActionTypeSelectOption');
-      return await testSubjects.exists('alertActionAccordion-0');
+    await retry.waitFor('actions button to exist', async () => {
+      await testSubjects.click('ruleActionsAddActionButton');
+      await find.clickByCssSelector('[data-action-type-id=".index"]');
+      return (await testSubjects.findAll('ruleActionsItem')).length === 1;
     });
 
     await monacoEditor.waitCodeEditorReady('kibanaCodeEditor');
@@ -190,6 +191,8 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
       const ruleName = await testSubjects.getAttribute('ruleDetailsNameInput', 'value');
       return ruleName === alertName;
     });
+
+    await testSubjects.click('ruleFormStep-definition');
   };
 
   const openDiscoverAlertFlyout = async () => {
@@ -427,6 +430,7 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
       await testSubjects.click('ruleFormStep-details');
       await testSubjects.click('ruleFlyoutFooterSaveButton');
 
+      await testSubjects.click('ruleFormStep-definition');
       const errorElem = await testSubjects.find('esQueryAlertExpressionError');
       const errorText = await errorElem.getVisibleText();
       expect(errorText).to.eql('Data view should have a time field.');
diff --git a/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/common/discover_ml_uptime/discover/search_source_alert.ts b/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/common/discover_ml_uptime/discover/search_source_alert.ts
index e94ba739dd838..b18f1e0162323 100644
--- a/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/common/discover_ml_uptime/discover/search_source_alert.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/common/discover_ml_uptime/discover/search_source_alert.ts
@@ -202,9 +202,10 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
     await testSubjects.setValue('timeWindowSizeNumber', '30');
 
     await testSubjects.click('ruleFormStep-actions');
-    await retry.waitFor('actions accordion to exist', async () => {
-      await testSubjects.click('.index-alerting-ActionTypeSelectOption');
-      return await testSubjects.exists('alertActionAccordion-0');
+    await retry.waitFor('actions button to exist', async () => {
+      await testSubjects.click('ruleActionsAddActionButton');
+      await find.clickByCssSelector('[data-action-type-id=".index"]');
+      return (await testSubjects.findAll('ruleActionsItem')).length === 1;
     });
 
     await monacoEditor.waitCodeEditorReady('kibanaCodeEditor');
@@ -215,12 +216,15 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
       "context_link": "{{context.link}}"
     }`);
 
-    await testSubjects.click('ruleFormStep-details');
     await retry.waitFor('rule name value is correct', async () => {
+      await testSubjects.click('ruleFormStep-details');
+
       await testSubjects.setValue('ruleDetailsNameInput', alertName);
       const ruleName = await testSubjects.getAttribute('ruleDetailsNameInput', 'value');
       return ruleName === alertName;
     });
+
+    await testSubjects.click('ruleFormStep-definition');
   };
 
   const openDiscoverAlertFlyout = async () => {
@@ -464,6 +468,7 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
       await testSubjects.click('ruleFormStep-details');
       await testSubjects.click('ruleFlyoutFooterSaveButton');
 
+      await testSubjects.click('ruleFormStep-definition');
       const errorElem = await testSubjects.find('esQueryAlertExpressionError');
       const errorText = await errorElem.getVisibleText();
       expect(errorText).to.eql('Data view should have a time field.');