diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/plugin.ts b/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/plugin.ts
index 42883abe98171b..702331529b8794 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/plugin.ts
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/plugin.ts
@@ -147,6 +147,9 @@ export class DiscoverPlugin implements Plugin<void, void> {
         await this.initializeServices();
         await this.initializeInnerAngular();
 
+        // make sure the index pattern list is up to date
+        const [, { data: dataStart }] = await core.getStartServices();
+        await dataStart.indexPatterns.clearCache();
         const { renderApp } = await import('./np_ready/application');
         const unmount = await renderApp(innerAngularName, params.element);
         return () => {
diff --git a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/plugin.tsx b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/plugin.tsx
index 203c784d9df4e3..5f6b67ee6ad202 100644
--- a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/plugin.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/plugin.tsx
@@ -251,6 +251,8 @@ export class DashboardPlugin
           localStorage: new Storage(localStorage),
           usageCollection,
         };
+        // make sure the index pattern list is up to date
+        await dataStart.indexPatterns.clearCache();
         const { renderApp } = await import('./application/application');
         const unmount = renderApp(params.element, params.appBasePath, deps);
         return () => {
diff --git a/src/plugins/visualize/public/plugin.ts b/src/plugins/visualize/public/plugin.ts
index ab64e083a553dc..df8479bc891b88 100644
--- a/src/plugins/visualize/public/plugin.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/visualize/public/plugin.ts
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ export class VisualizePlugin
         };
         setServices(deps);
 
+        // make sure the index pattern list is up to date
+        await pluginsStart.data.indexPatterns.clearCache();
         const { renderApp } = await import('./application/application');
         const unmount = renderApp(params.element, params.appBasePath, deps);
         return () => {
diff --git a/test/functional/page_objects/dashboard_page.ts b/test/functional/page_objects/dashboard_page.ts
index a20d7ae9a5372f..b76ce141a44184 100644
--- a/test/functional/page_objects/dashboard_page.ts
+++ b/test/functional/page_objects/dashboard_page.ts
@@ -215,6 +215,8 @@ export function DashboardPageProvider({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProvide
 
     public async clickNewDashboard() {
       await listingTable.clickNewButton('createDashboardPromptButton');
+      // make sure the dashboard page is shown
+      await this.waitForRenderComplete();
     }
 
     public async clickCreateDashboardPrompt() {