diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/monitoring/_get_lifecycle_methods.js b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/monitoring/_get_lifecycle_methods.js
index 6e2f0e2f00bcc..c1faa25ed9c70 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/monitoring/_get_lifecycle_methods.js
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/monitoring/_get_lifecycle_methods.js
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
 
 export const getLifecycleMethods = (getService, getPageObjects) => {
   const esArchiver = getService('esArchiver');
-  const PageObjects = getPageObjects(['monitoring', 'timePicker']);
+  const security = getService('security');
+  const PageObjects = getPageObjects(['monitoring', 'timePicker', 'security']);
   const noData = getService('monitoringNoData');
   let _archive;
 
@@ -33,7 +34,9 @@ export const getLifecycleMethods = (getService, getPageObjects) => {
       await PageObjects.timePicker.setAbsoluteRange(from, to);
     },
 
-    tearDown() {
+    async tearDown() {
+      await PageObjects.security.logout();
+      await security.user.delete('basic_monitoring_user');
       return esArchiver.unload(_archive);
     }
   };
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/monitoring/enable_monitoring/index.js b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/monitoring/enable_monitoring/index.js
index 2cdecc58266a6..aa96d71228799 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/monitoring/enable_monitoring/index.js
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/monitoring/enable_monitoring/index.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }) {
     before(async () => {
       const browser = getService('browser');
       await browser.setWindowSize(1600, 1000);
-      await PageObjects.monitoring.navigateTo();
+      await PageObjects.monitoring.navigateTo(true);
       await noData.isOnNoDataPage();
     });
 
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/monitoring/feature_controls/monitoring_security.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/monitoring/feature_controls/monitoring_security.ts
index 2d645d161c134..84a4a2697a278 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/monitoring/feature_controls/monitoring_security.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/monitoring/feature_controls/monitoring_security.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export default function({ getPageObjects, getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
   const appsMenu = getService('appsMenu');
   const PageObjects = getPageObjects(['common', 'security']);
 
-  describe('securty', () => {
+  describe('security', () => {
     before(async () => {
       await esArchiver.load('empty_kibana');
 
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/monitoring/feature_controls/monitoring_spaces.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/monitoring/feature_controls/monitoring_spaces.ts
index 94714f7b0ca34..4508d6a8e5a18 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/monitoring/feature_controls/monitoring_spaces.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/monitoring/feature_controls/monitoring_spaces.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ export default function({ getPageObjects, getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
       await esArchiver.load('empty_kibana');
     });
 
+    after(async () => {
+      await esArchiver.unload('empty_kibana');
+      await PageObjects.common.navigateToApp('home');
+      await PageObjects.security.logout();
+    });
+
     describe('space with no features disabled', () => {
       before(async () => {
         await spacesService.create({
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/monitoring/index.js b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/monitoring/index.js
index 06c8dc292869e..77ca4087da13a 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/monitoring/index.js
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/monitoring/index.js
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ export default function ({ loadTestFile }) {
     loadTestFile(require.resolve('./cluster/list'));
     loadTestFile(require.resolve('./cluster/overview'));
     loadTestFile(require.resolve('./cluster/alerts'));
-    loadTestFile(require.resolve('./enable_monitoring'));
     // loadTestFile(require.resolve('./cluster/license'));
 
     loadTestFile(require.resolve('./elasticsearch/overview'));
@@ -40,5 +39,6 @@ export default function ({ loadTestFile }) {
     loadTestFile(require.resolve('./beats/beat_detail'));
 
     loadTestFile(require.resolve('./time_filter'));
+    loadTestFile(require.resolve('./enable_monitoring'));
   });
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/page_objects/monitoring_page.js b/x-pack/test/functional/page_objects/monitoring_page.js
index 933962c160bc9..58214f17f4ff0 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/page_objects/monitoring_page.js
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/page_objects/monitoring_page.js
@@ -5,11 +5,26 @@
  */
 
 export function MonitoringPageProvider({ getPageObjects, getService }) {
-  const PageObjects = getPageObjects(['common', 'header']);
+  const PageObjects = getPageObjects(['common', 'header', 'shield', 'spaceSelector']);
   const testSubjects = getService('testSubjects');
+  const security = getService('security');
 
   return new class MonitoringPage {
-    async navigateTo() {
+    async navigateTo(useSuperUser = false) {
+      // always create this because our tear down tries to delete it
+      await security.user.create('basic_monitoring_user', {
+        password: 'monitoring_user_password',
+        roles: ['monitoring_user', 'kibana_user'],
+        full_name: 'basic monitoring',
+      });
+
+      if (!useSuperUser) {
+        await PageObjects.common.navigateToApp('login');
+        await PageObjects.shield.login(
+          'basic_monitoring_user',
+          'monitoring_user_password'
+        );
+      }
       await PageObjects.common.navigateToApp('monitoring');
     }