diff --git a/pkg/testing/define/define.go b/pkg/testing/define/define.go
index ec371467268..3d83b60267d 100644
--- a/pkg/testing/define/define.go
+++ b/pkg/testing/define/define.go
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ func getKibanaClient() (*kibana.Client, error) {
 		Host:          kibanaHost,
 		Username:      kibanaUser,
 		Password:      kibanaPass,
-		IgnoreVersion: true,
+		IgnoreVersion: false,
 	}, 0, "Elastic-Agent-Test-Define", version.GetDefaultVersion(), version.Commit(), version.BuildTime().String())
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create kibana client: %w", err)
diff --git a/testing/integration/beats_serverless_test.go b/testing/integration/beats_serverless_test.go
index c26dee97bb2..c8f875559cd 100644
--- a/testing/integration/beats_serverless_test.go
+++ b/testing/integration/beats_serverless_test.go
@@ -260,7 +260,9 @@ func (runner *BeatRunner) SubtestExportDashboards() {
 	runner.T().Logf("got output: %s", exportOut)
 	assert.NoError(runner.T(), err)
 
-	inFolder, err := os.ReadDir(filepath.Join(outDir, "/_meta/kibana/8/dashboard"))
+	// The folder matches the major version of Kibana, so we read it from the API
+	dashboardFolder := fmt.Sprintf("/_meta/kibana/%d/dashboard", runner.requirementsInfo.KibanaClient.GetVersion().Major)
+	inFolder, err := os.ReadDir(filepath.Join(outDir, dashboardFolder))
 	require.NoError(runner.T(), err)
 	runner.T().Logf("got log contents: %#v", inFolder)
 	require.NotEmpty(runner.T(), inFolder)