diff --git a/test/functional/apps/visualize/_area_chart.js b/test/functional/apps/visualize/_area_chart.js
index cdd8faf6837606b..81c40019ea86fe8 100644
--- a/test/functional/apps/visualize/_area_chart.js
+++ b/test/functional/apps/visualize/_area_chart.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }) {
   const retry = getService('retry');
   const PageObjects = getPageObjects(['common', 'visualize', 'header', 'settings']);
 
-  describe('area charts', function indexPatternCreation() {
+  describe.only('area charts', function indexPatternCreation() {
     const vizName1 = 'Visualization AreaChart Name Test';
 
     const initAreaChart = async () => {
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }) {
       expect(sideEditorExists).to.be(false);
     });
 
-    describe('switch between Y axis scale types', () => {
+    describe.only('switch between Y axis scale types', () => {
       before(initAreaChart);
       const axisId = 'ValueAxis-1';
 
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }) {
         await PageObjects.visualize.clickGo();
         await PageObjects.header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
         const labels = await PageObjects.visualize.getYAxisLabels();
+        log.debug(labels);
         const expectedLabels = [
           '2', '3', '5', '7', '10', '20', '30', '50', '70', '100', '200',
           '300', '500', '700', '1,000', '2,000', '3,000', '5,000', '7,000',
@@ -181,6 +182,7 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }) {
         await PageObjects.visualize.clickGo();
         await PageObjects.header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
         const labels = await PageObjects.visualize.getYAxisLabels();
+        log.debug(labels);
         const expectedLabels = [
           '2', '3', '5', '7', '10', '20', '30', '50', '70', '100', '200',
           '300', '500', '700', '1,000', '2,000', '3,000', '5,000', '7,000',
@@ -194,6 +196,7 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }) {
         await PageObjects.visualize.clickGo();
         await PageObjects.header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
         const labels = await PageObjects.visualize.getYAxisLabels();
+        log.debug(labels);
         const expectedLabels = [
           '0', '200', '400', '600', '800', '1,000', '1,200', '1,400', '1,600',
         ];
@@ -205,6 +208,7 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }) {
         await PageObjects.visualize.clickGo();
         await PageObjects.header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
         const labels = await PageObjects.visualize.getYAxisLabels();
+        log.debug(labels);
         const expectedLabels = [
           '200', '400', '600', '800', '1,000', '1,200', '1,400',
         ];
@@ -229,6 +233,7 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }) {
         await PageObjects.visualize.clickGo();
         await PageObjects.header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
         const labels = await PageObjects.visualize.getYAxisLabels();
+        log.debug(labels);
         const expectedLabels = [
           '200', '400', '600', '800', '1,000', '1,200', '1,400',
         ];