diff --git a/metadata-service/factories/src/main/resources/application.yml b/metadata-service/factories/src/main/resources/application.yml
index d028c73c14..59f34e0b6e 100644
--- a/metadata-service/factories/src/main/resources/application.yml
+++ b/metadata-service/factories/src/main/resources/application.yml
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ bootstrap:
   upgradeDefaultBrowsePaths:
     enabled: ${UPGRADE_DEFAULT_BROWSE_PATHS_ENABLED:false} # enable to run the upgrade to migrate legacy default browse paths to new ones
   backfillBrowsePathsV2:
-    enabled: ${BACKFILL_BROWSE_PATHS_V2:true} # Enables running the backfill of browsePathsV2 upgrade step. There are concerns about the load of this step so hiding it behind a flag.
+    enabled: ${BACKFILL_BROWSE_PATHS_V2:false} # Enables running the backfill of browsePathsV2 upgrade step. There are concerns about the load of this step so hiding it behind a flag.
 
 systemUpdate:
   initialBackOffMs: ${BOOTSTRAP_SYSTEM_UPDATE_INITIAL_BACK_OFF_MILLIS:5000}
@@ -285,8 +285,8 @@ featureFlags:
   alwaysEmitChangeLog: ${ALWAYS_EMIT_CHANGE_LOG:false} # Enables always emitting a MCL even when no changes are detected. Used for Time Based Lineage when no changes occur.
   searchServiceDiffModeEnabled: ${SEARCH_SERVICE_DIFF_MODE_ENABLED:true} # Enables diff mode for search document writes, reduces amount of writes to ElasticSearch documents for no-ops
   readOnlyModeEnabled: ${READ_ONLY_MODE_ENABLED:false} # Enables read only mode for an instance. Right now this only affects ability to edit user profile image URL but can be extended
-  showSearchFiltersV2: ${SHOW_SEARCH_FILTERS_V2:true} # Enables showing the search filters V2 experience.
-  showBrowseV2: ${SHOW_BROWSE_V2:true} # Enables showing the browse v2 sidebar experience.
+  showSearchFiltersV2: ${SHOW_SEARCH_FILTERS_V2:false} # Enables showing the search filters V2 experience.
+  showBrowseV2: ${SHOW_BROWSE_V2:false} # Enables showing the browse v2 sidebar experience.
   preProcessHooks:
     uiEnabled: ${PRE_PROCESS_HOOKS_UI_ENABLED:true} # Circumvents Kafka for processing index updates for UI changes sourced from GraphQL to avoid processing delays
   showAcrylInfo: ${SHOW_ACRYL_INFO:false} # Show different CTAs within DataHub around moving to Managed DataHub. Set to true for the demo site.
diff --git a/smoke-test/tests/cypress/cypress/e2e/browse/browseV2.js b/smoke-test/tests/cypress/cypress/e2e/browse/browseV2.js
index 144531dcf2..a61b9030b1 100644
--- a/smoke-test/tests/cypress/cypress/e2e/browse/browseV2.js
+++ b/smoke-test/tests/cypress/cypress/e2e/browse/browseV2.js
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ describe("search", () => {
         req.reply((res) => {
           // Modify the response body directly
           res.body.data.appConfig.featureFlags.showBrowseV2 = isOn;
+          // search and browse both need to be on for browse to show
+          res.body.data.appConfig.featureFlags.showSearchFiltersV2 = isOn;
         });
       }
     });
diff --git a/smoke-test/tests/cypress/cypress/e2e/mutations/domains.js b/smoke-test/tests/cypress/cypress/e2e/mutations/domains.js
index 9114e2c843..39beb3bde1 100644
--- a/smoke-test/tests/cypress/cypress/e2e/mutations/domains.js
+++ b/smoke-test/tests/cypress/cypress/e2e/mutations/domains.js
@@ -34,10 +34,8 @@ describe("add remove domain", () => {
     it("search filter by domain", () => {
         cy.login();
         cy.goToStarSearchList()
-        cy.get("[data-testid=filter-dropdown-Domain").click({ force: true });
         cy.waitTextVisible(test_domain)
-        cy.get(`[data-testid="filter-option-${test_domain}"]`).click({ force: true });
-        cy.get("[data-testid=update-filters]").click({ force: true });
+        cy.get('[data-testid="facet-domains-' + test_domain_urn + '"]').click()
         cy.waitTextVisible("customers")
     })