diff --git a/x-pack/qa/multi-project/xpack-rest-tests-with-multiple-projects/src/yamlRestTest/java/org/elasticsearch/multiproject/test/XpackWithMultipleProjectsClientYamlTestSuiteIT.java b/x-pack/qa/multi-project/xpack-rest-tests-with-multiple-projects/src/yamlRestTest/java/org/elasticsearch/multiproject/test/XpackWithMultipleProjectsClientYamlTestSuiteIT.java
index 0977eaddd7e06..a5581ef922736 100644
--- a/x-pack/qa/multi-project/xpack-rest-tests-with-multiple-projects/src/yamlRestTest/java/org/elasticsearch/multiproject/test/XpackWithMultipleProjectsClientYamlTestSuiteIT.java
+++ b/x-pack/qa/multi-project/xpack-rest-tests-with-multiple-projects/src/yamlRestTest/java/org/elasticsearch/multiproject/test/XpackWithMultipleProjectsClientYamlTestSuiteIT.java
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 import org.elasticsearch.test.rest.yaml.ESClientYamlSuiteTestCase;
 import org.junit.ClassRule;
 
+import java.util.Objects;
+
 @TimeoutSuite(millis = 60 * TimeUnits.MINUTE)
 public class XpackWithMultipleProjectsClientYamlTestSuiteIT extends MultipleProjectsClientYamlSuiteTestCase {
     @ClassRule
@@ -30,7 +32,7 @@ public class XpackWithMultipleProjectsClientYamlTestSuiteIT extends MultipleProj
         .setting("xpack.ml.enabled", "true")
         .setting("xpack.security.enabled", "true")
         .setting("xpack.watcher.enabled", "false")
-        .setting("xpack.license.self_generated.type", "trial")
+        // Integration tests are supposed to enable/disable exporters before/after each test
         .setting("xpack.security.authc.token.enabled", "true")
         .setting("xpack.security.authc.api_key.enabled", "true")
         .setting("xpack.security.transport.ssl.enabled", "true")
@@ -38,12 +40,20 @@ public class XpackWithMultipleProjectsClientYamlTestSuiteIT extends MultipleProj
         .setting("xpack.security.transport.ssl.certificate", "testnode.crt")
         .setting("xpack.security.transport.ssl.verification_mode", "certificate")
         .setting("xpack.security.audit.enabled", "true")
+        .setting("xpack.license.self_generated.type", "trial")
+        // disable ILM history, since it disturbs tests using _all
+        .setting("indices.lifecycle.history_index_enabled", "false")
         .keystore("xpack.security.transport.ssl.secure_key_passphrase", "testnode")
         .configFile("testnode.pem", Resource.fromClasspath("/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/transport/ssl/certs/simple/testnode.pem"))
         .configFile("testnode.crt", Resource.fromClasspath("/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/transport/ssl/certs/simple/testnode.crt"))
         .configFile("service_tokens", Resource.fromClasspath("service_tokens"))
         .user(USER, PASS)
         .feature(FeatureFlag.TIME_SERIES_MODE)
+        .feature(FeatureFlag.SUB_OBJECTS_AUTO_ENABLED)
+        .systemProperty("es.queryable_built_in_roles_enabled", () -> {
+            final String enabled = System.getProperty("es.queryable_built_in_roles_enabled");
+            return Objects.requireNonNullElse(enabled, "");
+        })
         .build();
 
     public XpackWithMultipleProjectsClientYamlTestSuiteIT(@Name("yaml") ClientYamlTestCandidate testCandidate) {