diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/e2e/package.json b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/e2e/package.json
index 57500dfe3fdc8..150ad5bb13d0b 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/e2e/package.json
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/e2e/package.json
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
     "@types/cypress-cucumber-preprocessor": "^1.14.1",
     "@types/js-yaml": "^3.12.1",
     "@types/node": "^10.12.11",
+    "axios": "^0.19.2",
     "cypress": "^4.2.0",
     "cypress-cucumber-preprocessor": "^2.0.1",
     "js-yaml": "^3.13.1",
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@
     "p-retry": "^4.2.0",
     "ts-loader": "^6.2.2",
     "typescript": "3.8.3",
+    "yargs": "^15.3.1",
     "wait-on": "^4.0.1",
     "webpack": "^4.42.1"
   }
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/e2e/run-e2e.sh b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/e2e/run-e2e.sh
index 5e55dc1eb834d..7c17c14dc9601 100755
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/e2e/run-e2e.sh
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/e2e/run-e2e.sh
@@ -75,6 +75,13 @@ if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
+#
+# Cypress
+##################################################
+echo "\n${bold}Cypress (logs: ${TMP_DIR}/e2e-yarn.log)${normal}"
+echo "Installing cypress dependencies "
+yarn &> ${TMP_DIR}/e2e-yarn.log
+
 #
 # Static mock data
 ##################################################
@@ -99,13 +106,6 @@ if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-#
-# Cypress
-##################################################
-echo "\n${bold}Cypress (logs: ${TMP_DIR}/e2e-yarn.log)${normal}"
-echo "Installing cypress dependencies "
-yarn &> ${TMP_DIR}/e2e-yarn.log
-
 #
 # Wait for Kibana to start
 ##################################################
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/e2e/yarn.lock b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/e2e/yarn.lock
index b7b531a9c73c0..c023c64eb1cf4 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/e2e/yarn.lock
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/e2e/yarn.lock
@@ -1288,7 +1288,7 @@ ansi-styles@^3.2.1:
   dependencies:
     color-convert "^1.9.0"
 
-ansi-styles@^4.1.0:
+ansi-styles@^4.0.0, ansi-styles@^4.1.0:
   version "4.2.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ansi-styles/-/ansi-styles-4.2.1.tgz#90ae75c424d008d2624c5bf29ead3177ebfcf359"
   integrity sha512-9VGjrMsG1vePxcSweQsN20KY/c4zN0h9fLjqAbwbPfahM3t+NL+M9HC8xeXG2I8pX5NoamTGNuomEUFI7fcUjA==
@@ -1429,6 +1429,13 @@ aws4@^1.8.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/aws4/-/aws4-1.9.1.tgz#7e33d8f7d449b3f673cd72deb9abdc552dbe528e"
   integrity sha512-wMHVg2EOHaMRxbzgFJ9gtjOOCrI80OHLG14rxi28XwOW8ux6IiEbRCGGGqCtdAIg4FQCbW20k9RsT4y3gJlFug==
 
+axios@^0.19.2:
+  version "0.19.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/axios/-/axios-0.19.2.tgz#3ea36c5d8818d0d5f8a8a97a6d36b86cdc00cb27"
+  integrity sha512-fjgm5MvRHLhx+osE2xoekY70AhARk3a6hkN+3Io1jc00jtquGvxYlKlsFUhmUET0V5te6CcZI7lcv2Ym61mjHA==
+  dependencies:
+    follow-redirects "1.5.10"
+
 babel-loader@^8.0.2:
   version "8.0.6"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/babel-loader/-/babel-loader-8.0.6.tgz#e33bdb6f362b03f4bb141a0c21ab87c501b70dfb"
@@ -1845,6 +1852,11 @@ cachedir@2.3.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/cachedir/-/cachedir-2.3.0.tgz#0c75892a052198f0b21c7c1804d8331edfcae0e8"
   integrity sha512-A+Fezp4zxnit6FanDmv9EqXNAi3vt9DWp51/71UEhXukb7QUuvtv9344h91dyAxuTLoSYJFU299qzR3tzwPAhw==
 
+camelcase@^5.0.0:
+  version "5.3.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/camelcase/-/camelcase-5.3.1.tgz#e3c9b31569e106811df242f715725a1f4c494320"
+  integrity sha512-L28STB170nwWS63UjtlEOE3dldQApaJXZkOI1uMFfzf3rRuPegHaHesyee+YxQ+W6SvRDQV6UrdOdRiR153wJg==
+
 caniuse-lite@^1.0.30001023:
   version "1.0.30001027"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/caniuse-lite/-/caniuse-lite-1.0.30001027.tgz#283e2ef17d94889cc216a22c6f85303d78ca852d"
@@ -2010,6 +2022,15 @@ cli-truncate@^0.2.1:
     slice-ansi "0.0.4"
     string-width "^1.0.1"
 
+cliui@^6.0.0:
+  version "6.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/cliui/-/cliui-6.0.0.tgz#511d702c0c4e41ca156d7d0e96021f23e13225b1"
+  integrity sha512-t6wbgtoCXvAzst7QgXxJYqPt0usEfbgQdftEPbLL/cvv6HPE5VgvqCuAIDR0NgU52ds6rFwqrgakNLrHEjCbrQ==
+  dependencies:
+    string-width "^4.2.0"
+    strip-ansi "^6.0.0"
+    wrap-ansi "^6.2.0"
+
 clone@^1.0.2:
   version "1.0.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/clone/-/clone-1.0.4.tgz#da309cc263df15994c688ca902179ca3c7cd7c7e"
@@ -2417,7 +2438,7 @@ debug@2.6.9, debug@^2.2.0, debug@^2.3.3:
   dependencies:
     ms "2.0.0"
 
-debug@3.1.0:
+debug@3.1.0, debug@=3.1.0:
   version "3.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/debug/-/debug-3.1.0.tgz#5bb5a0672628b64149566ba16819e61518c67261"
   integrity sha512-OX8XqP7/1a9cqkxYw2yXss15f26NKWBpDXQd0/uK/KPqdQhxbPa994hnzjcE2VqQpDslf55723cKPUOGSmMY3g==
@@ -2438,6 +2459,11 @@ debug@^3.0.1, debug@^3.1.0:
   dependencies:
     ms "^2.1.1"
 
+decamelize@^1.2.0:
+  version "1.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/decamelize/-/decamelize-1.2.0.tgz#f6534d15148269b20352e7bee26f501f9a191290"
+  integrity sha1-9lNNFRSCabIDUue+4m9QH5oZEpA=
+
 decode-uri-component@^0.2.0:
   version "0.2.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/decode-uri-component/-/decode-uri-component-0.2.0.tgz#eb3913333458775cb84cd1a1fae062106bb87545"
@@ -2621,6 +2647,11 @@ elliptic@^6.0.0:
     minimalistic-assert "^1.0.0"
     minimalistic-crypto-utils "^1.0.0"
 
+emoji-regex@^8.0.0:
+  version "8.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/emoji-regex/-/emoji-regex-8.0.0.tgz#e818fd69ce5ccfcb404594f842963bf53164cc37"
+  integrity sha512-MSjYzcWNOA0ewAHpz0MxpYFvwg6yjy1NG3xteoqz644VCo/RPgnr1/GGt+ic3iJTzQ8Eu3TdM14SawnVUmGE6A==
+
 emojis-list@^2.0.0:
   version "2.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/emojis-list/-/emojis-list-2.1.0.tgz#4daa4d9db00f9819880c79fa457ae5b09a1fd389"
@@ -2933,6 +2964,14 @@ find-up@^3.0.0:
   dependencies:
     locate-path "^3.0.0"
 
+find-up@^4.1.0:
+  version "4.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/find-up/-/find-up-4.1.0.tgz#97afe7d6cdc0bc5928584b7c8d7b16e8a9aa5d19"
+  integrity sha512-PpOwAdQ/YlXQ2vj8a3h8IipDuYRi3wceVQQGYWxNINccq40Anw7BlsEXCMbt1Zt+OLA6Fq9suIpIWD0OsnISlw==
+  dependencies:
+    locate-path "^5.0.0"
+    path-exists "^4.0.0"
+
 flush-write-stream@^1.0.0:
   version "1.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/flush-write-stream/-/flush-write-stream-1.1.1.tgz#8dd7d873a1babc207d94ead0c2e0e44276ebf2e8"
@@ -2951,6 +2990,13 @@ folktale@2.3.2:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/folktale/-/folktale-2.3.2.tgz#38231b039e5ef36989920cbf805bf6b227bf4fd4"
   integrity sha512-+8GbtQBwEqutP0v3uajDDoN64K2ehmHd0cjlghhxh0WpcfPzAIjPA03e1VvHlxL02FVGR0A6lwXsNQKn3H1RNQ==
 
+follow-redirects@1.5.10:
+  version "1.5.10"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/follow-redirects/-/follow-redirects-1.5.10.tgz#7b7a9f9aea2fdff36786a94ff643ed07f4ff5e2a"
+  integrity sha512-0V5l4Cizzvqt5D44aTXbFZz+FtyXV1vrDN6qrelxtfYQKW0KO0W2T/hkE8xvGa/540LkZlkaUjO4ailYTFtHVQ==
+  dependencies:
+    debug "=3.1.0"
+
 for-in@^1.0.2:
   version "1.0.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/for-in/-/for-in-1.0.2.tgz#81068d295a8142ec0ac726c6e2200c30fb6d5e80"
@@ -3041,6 +3087,11 @@ get-assigned-identifiers@^1.2.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/get-assigned-identifiers/-/get-assigned-identifiers-1.2.0.tgz#6dbf411de648cbaf8d9169ebb0d2d576191e2ff1"
   integrity sha512-mBBwmeGTrxEMO4pMaaf/uUEFHnYtwr8FTe8Y/mer4rcV/bye0qGm6pw1bGZFGStxC5O76c5ZAVBGnqHmOaJpdQ==
 
+get-caller-file@^2.0.1:
+  version "2.0.5"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/get-caller-file/-/get-caller-file-2.0.5.tgz#4f94412a82db32f36e3b0b9741f8a97feb031f7e"
+  integrity sha512-DyFP3BM/3YHTQOCUL/w0OZHR0lpKeGrxotcHWcqNEdnltqFwXVfhEBQ94eIo34AfQpo0rGki4cyIiftY06h2Fg==
+
 get-func-name@^2.0.0:
   version "2.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/get-func-name/-/get-func-name-2.0.0.tgz#ead774abee72e20409433a066366023dd6887a41"
@@ -3418,6 +3469,11 @@ is-fullwidth-code-point@^2.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/is-fullwidth-code-point/-/is-fullwidth-code-point-2.0.0.tgz#a3b30a5c4f199183167aaab93beefae3ddfb654f"
   integrity sha1-o7MKXE8ZkYMWeqq5O+764937ZU8=
 
+is-fullwidth-code-point@^3.0.0:
+  version "3.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/is-fullwidth-code-point/-/is-fullwidth-code-point-3.0.0.tgz#f116f8064fe90b3f7844a38997c0b75051269f1d"
+  integrity sha512-zymm5+u+sCsSWyD9qNaejV3DFvhCKclKdizYaJUuHA83RLjb7nSuGnddCHGv0hk+KY7BMAlsWeK4Ueg6EV6XQg==
+
 is-generator@^1.0.2:
   version "1.0.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/is-generator/-/is-generator-1.0.3.tgz#c14c21057ed36e328db80347966c693f886389f3"
@@ -3779,6 +3835,13 @@ locate-path@^3.0.0:
     p-locate "^3.0.0"
     path-exists "^3.0.0"
 
+locate-path@^5.0.0:
+  version "5.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/locate-path/-/locate-path-5.0.0.tgz#1afba396afd676a6d42504d0a67a3a7eb9f62aa0"
+  integrity sha512-t7hw9pI+WvuwNJXwk5zVHpyhIqzg2qTlklJOf0mVxGSbe3Fp2VieZcduNYjaLDoy6p9uGpQEGWG87WpMKlNq8g==
+  dependencies:
+    p-locate "^4.1.0"
+
 lodash.clonedeep@4.5.0:
   version "4.5.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lodash.clonedeep/-/lodash.clonedeep-4.5.0.tgz#e23f3f9c4f8fbdde872529c1071857a086e5ccef"
@@ -4328,7 +4391,7 @@ p-finally@^1.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/p-finally/-/p-finally-1.0.0.tgz#3fbcfb15b899a44123b34b6dcc18b724336a2cae"
   integrity sha1-P7z7FbiZpEEjs0ttzBi3JDNqLK4=
 
-p-limit@^2.0.0, p-limit@^2.2.1:
+p-limit@^2.0.0, p-limit@^2.2.0, p-limit@^2.2.1:
   version "2.2.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/p-limit/-/p-limit-2.2.2.tgz#61279b67721f5287aa1c13a9a7fbbc48c9291b1e"
   integrity sha512-WGR+xHecKTr7EbUEhyLSh5Dube9JtdiG78ufaeLxTgpudf/20KqyMioIUZJAezlTIi6evxuoUs9YXc11cU+yzQ==
@@ -4342,6 +4405,13 @@ p-locate@^3.0.0:
   dependencies:
     p-limit "^2.0.0"
 
+p-locate@^4.1.0:
+  version "4.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/p-locate/-/p-locate-4.1.0.tgz#a3428bb7088b3a60292f66919278b7c297ad4f07"
+  integrity sha512-R79ZZ/0wAxKGu3oYMlz8jy/kbhsNrS7SKZ7PxEHBgJ5+F2mtFW2fK2cOtBh1cHYkQsbzFV7I+EoRKe6Yt0oK7A==
+  dependencies:
+    p-limit "^2.2.0"
+
 p-map@^2.0.0:
   version "2.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/p-map/-/p-map-2.1.0.tgz#310928feef9c9ecc65b68b17693018a665cea175"
@@ -4428,6 +4498,11 @@ path-exists@^3.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/path-exists/-/path-exists-3.0.0.tgz#ce0ebeaa5f78cb18925ea7d810d7b59b010fd515"
   integrity sha1-zg6+ql94yxiSXqfYENe1mwEP1RU=
 
+path-exists@^4.0.0:
+  version "4.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/path-exists/-/path-exists-4.0.0.tgz#513bdbe2d3b95d7762e8c1137efa195c6c61b5b3"
+  integrity sha512-ak9Qy5Q7jYb2Wwcey5Fpvg2KoAc/ZIhLSLOSBmRmygPsGwkVVt0fZa0qrtMz+m6tJTAHfZQ8FnmB4MG4LWy7/w==
+
 path-is-absolute@^1.0.0, path-is-absolute@^1.0.1:
   version "1.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/path-is-absolute/-/path-is-absolute-1.0.1.tgz#174b9268735534ffbc7ace6bf53a5a9e1b5c5f5f"
@@ -4836,11 +4911,21 @@ request@cypress-io/request#b5af0d1fa47eec97ba980cde90a13e69a2afcd16:
     tunnel-agent "^0.6.0"
     uuid "^3.3.2"
 
+require-directory@^2.1.1:
+  version "2.1.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/require-directory/-/require-directory-2.1.1.tgz#8c64ad5fd30dab1c976e2344ffe7f792a6a6df42"
+  integrity sha1-jGStX9MNqxyXbiNE/+f3kqam30I=
+
 require-from-string@^2.0.1:
   version "2.0.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/require-from-string/-/require-from-string-2.0.2.tgz#89a7fdd938261267318eafe14f9c32e598c36909"
   integrity sha512-Xf0nWe6RseziFMu+Ap9biiUbmplq6S9/p+7w7YXP/JBHhrUDDUhwa+vANyubuqfZWTveU//DYVGsDG7RKL/vEw==
 
+require-main-filename@^2.0.0:
+  version "2.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/require-main-filename/-/require-main-filename-2.0.0.tgz#d0b329ecc7cc0f61649f62215be69af54aa8989b"
+  integrity sha512-NKN5kMDylKuldxYLSUfrbo5Tuzh4hd+2E8NPPX02mZtn1VuREQToYe/ZdlJy+J3uCpfaiGF05e7B8W0iXbQHmg==
+
 resolve-url@^0.2.1:
   version "0.2.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/resolve-url/-/resolve-url-0.2.1.tgz#2c637fe77c893afd2a663fe21aa9080068e2052a"
@@ -4982,6 +5067,11 @@ serialize-javascript@^2.1.2:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/serialize-javascript/-/serialize-javascript-2.1.2.tgz#ecec53b0e0317bdc95ef76ab7074b7384785fa61"
   integrity sha512-rs9OggEUF0V4jUSecXazOYsLfu7OGK2qIn3c7IPBiffz32XniEp/TX9Xmc9LQfK2nQ2QKHvZ2oygKUGU0lG4jQ==
 
+set-blocking@^2.0.0:
+  version "2.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/set-blocking/-/set-blocking-2.0.0.tgz#045f9782d011ae9a6803ddd382b24392b3d890f7"
+  integrity sha1-BF+XgtARrppoA93TgrJDkrPYkPc=
+
 set-value@^2.0.0, set-value@^2.0.1:
   version "2.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/set-value/-/set-value-2.0.1.tgz#a18d40530e6f07de4228c7defe4227af8cad005b"
@@ -5316,6 +5406,15 @@ string-width@^2.1.1:
     is-fullwidth-code-point "^2.0.0"
     strip-ansi "^4.0.0"
 
+string-width@^4.1.0, string-width@^4.2.0:
+  version "4.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/string-width/-/string-width-4.2.0.tgz#952182c46cc7b2c313d1596e623992bd163b72b5"
+  integrity sha512-zUz5JD+tgqtuDjMhwIg5uFVV3dtqZ9yQJlZVfq4I01/K5Paj5UHj7VyrQOJvzawSVlKpObApbfD0Ed6yJc+1eg==
+  dependencies:
+    emoji-regex "^8.0.0"
+    is-fullwidth-code-point "^3.0.0"
+    strip-ansi "^6.0.0"
+
 string_decoder@^1.0.0, string_decoder@^1.1.1:
   version "1.3.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/string_decoder/-/string_decoder-1.3.0.tgz#42f114594a46cf1a8e30b0a84f56c78c3edac21e"
@@ -5856,6 +5955,11 @@ webpack@^4.42.1:
     watchpack "^1.6.0"
     webpack-sources "^1.4.1"
 
+which-module@^2.0.0:
+  version "2.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/which-module/-/which-module-2.0.0.tgz#d9ef07dce77b9902b8a3a8fa4b31c3e3f7e6e87a"
+  integrity sha1-2e8H3Od7mQK4o6j6SzHD4/fm6Ho=
+
 which@^1.2.9:
   version "1.3.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/which/-/which-1.3.1.tgz#a45043d54f5805316da8d62f9f50918d3da70b0a"
@@ -5878,6 +5982,15 @@ wrap-ansi@^3.0.1:
     string-width "^2.1.1"
     strip-ansi "^4.0.0"
 
+wrap-ansi@^6.2.0:
+  version "6.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/wrap-ansi/-/wrap-ansi-6.2.0.tgz#e9393ba07102e6c91a3b221478f0257cd2856e53"
+  integrity sha512-r6lPcBGxZXlIcymEu7InxDMhdW0KDxpLgoFLcguasxCaJ/SOIZwINatK9KY/tf+ZrlywOKU0UDj3ATXUBfxJXA==
+  dependencies:
+    ansi-styles "^4.0.0"
+    string-width "^4.1.0"
+    strip-ansi "^6.0.0"
+
 wrappy@1:
   version "1.0.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/wrappy/-/wrappy-1.0.2.tgz#b5243d8f3ec1aa35f1364605bc0d1036e30ab69f"
@@ -5903,6 +6016,31 @@ yallist@^3.0.2:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yallist/-/yallist-3.1.1.tgz#dbb7daf9bfd8bac9ab45ebf602b8cbad0d5d08fd"
   integrity sha512-a4UGQaWPH59mOXUYnAG2ewncQS4i4F43Tv3JoAM+s2VDAmS9NsK8GpDMLrCHPksFT7h3K6TOoUNn2pb7RoXx4g==
 
+yargs-parser@^18.1.1:
+  version "18.1.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yargs-parser/-/yargs-parser-18.1.2.tgz#2f482bea2136dbde0861683abea7756d30b504f1"
+  integrity sha512-hlIPNR3IzC1YuL1c2UwwDKpXlNFBqD1Fswwh1khz5+d8Cq/8yc/Mn0i+rQXduu8hcrFKvO7Eryk+09NecTQAAQ==
+  dependencies:
+    camelcase "^5.0.0"
+    decamelize "^1.2.0"
+
+yargs@^15.3.1:
+  version "15.3.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yargs/-/yargs-15.3.1.tgz#9505b472763963e54afe60148ad27a330818e98b"
+  integrity sha512-92O1HWEjw27sBfgmXiixJWT5hRBp2eobqXicLtPBIDBhYB+1HpwZlXmbW2luivBJHBzki+7VyCLRtAkScbTBQA==
+  dependencies:
+    cliui "^6.0.0"
+    decamelize "^1.2.0"
+    find-up "^4.1.0"
+    get-caller-file "^2.0.1"
+    require-directory "^2.1.1"
+    require-main-filename "^2.0.0"
+    set-blocking "^2.0.0"
+    string-width "^4.2.0"
+    which-module "^2.0.0"
+    y18n "^4.0.0"
+    yargs-parser "^18.1.1"
+
 yauzl@2.10.0:
   version "2.10.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yauzl/-/yauzl-2.10.0.tgz#c7eb17c93e112cb1086fa6d8e51fb0667b79a5f9"