diff --git a/x-pack/test/security_solution_cypress/cypress/e2e/explore/network/hover_actions.cy.ts b/x-pack/test/security_solution_cypress/cypress/e2e/explore/network/hover_actions.cy.ts
index fa4a7c008fa2c7..f926007482ad3a 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/security_solution_cypress/cypress/e2e/explore/network/hover_actions.cy.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/security_solution_cypress/cypress/e2e/explore/network/hover_actions.cy.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { GLOBAL_SEARCH_BAR_FILTER_ITEM } from '../../../screens/search_bar';
 import { DATA_PROVIDERS } from '../../../screens/timeline';
 
 import { login } from '../../../tasks/login';
-import { visit } from '../../../tasks/navigation';
+import { visitWithTimeRange } from '../../../tasks/navigation';
 import { networkUrl } from '../../../urls/navigation';
 import {
   clickOnAddToTimeline,
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@ import { openTimelineUsingToggle } from '../../../tasks/security_main';
 
 const testDomain = 'myTest';
 
-// tracked by https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/161874
-describe.skip('Hover actions', { tags: ['@ess', '@serverless'] }, () => {
+describe('Hover actions', { tags: ['@ess', '@serverless'] }, () => {
   const onBeforeLoadCallback = (win: Cypress.AUTWindow) => {
     // avoid cypress being held by windows prompt and timeout
     cy.stub(win, 'prompt').returns(true);
@@ -42,7 +41,9 @@ describe.skip('Hover actions', { tags: ['@ess', '@serverless'] }, () => {
 
   beforeEach(() => {
     login();
-    visit(networkUrl('flows'), { visitOptions: { onBeforeLoad: onBeforeLoadCallback } });
+    visitWithTimeRange(networkUrl('flows'), {
+      visitOptions: { onBeforeLoad: onBeforeLoadCallback },
+    });
     openHoverActions();
     mouseoverOnToOverflowItem();
   });
diff --git a/x-pack/test/security_solution_cypress/cypress/tasks/network/flows.ts b/x-pack/test/security_solution_cypress/cypress/tasks/network/flows.ts
index 5317b442bb26b2..60e81abe431972 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/security_solution_cypress/cypress/tasks/network/flows.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/security_solution_cypress/cypress/tasks/network/flows.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export const openHoverActions = () => {
 };
 
 export const mouseoverOnToOverflowItem = () => {
-  cy.get(OVERFLOW_ITEM).first().realHover();
+  cy.get(OVERFLOW_ITEM).first().trigger('mouseover');
 };
 
 export const clickOnFilterIn = () => {
@@ -47,6 +47,5 @@ export const clickOnShowTopN = () => {
 };
 
 export const clickOnCopyValue = () => {
-  cy.get(COPY).first().focus();
-  cy.focused().click();
+  cy.get(COPY).first().click();
 };