diff --git a/src/playwright.config.ts b/src/playwright.config.ts
index 0592b63c6..f5a103ce6 100644
--- a/src/playwright.config.ts
+++ b/src/playwright.config.ts
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ export default defineConfig({
     /* Run tests in files in parallel */
     fullyParallel: true,
     /* Fail the build on CI if you accidentally left test.only in the source code. */
-    forbidOnly: !!process.env.CI,
     /* Reporter to use. See https://playwright.dev/docs/test-reporters */
     reporter: 'html',
+    retries: 3,
     /* Shared settings for all the projects below. See https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-testoptions. */
     use: {
         /* Base URL to use in actions like `await page.goto('/')`. */
diff --git a/src/tests/frontend-new/admin-spec/adminsettings.spec.ts b/src/tests/frontend-new/admin-spec/adminsettings.spec.ts
index 035d9caa0..b9e581725 100644
--- a/src/tests/frontend-new/admin-spec/adminsettings.spec.ts
+++ b/src/tests/frontend-new/admin-spec/adminsettings.spec.ts
@@ -53,5 +53,6 @@ test.describe('admin settings',()=> {
         await page.waitForSelector('.settings')
         const settings =  page.locator('.settings');
         await expect(settings).not.toBeEmpty();
+        await page.waitForTimeout(1000)
     });
 })
diff --git a/src/tests/frontend-new/admin-spec/adminupdateplugins.spec.ts b/src/tests/frontend-new/admin-spec/adminupdateplugins.spec.ts
index a85aa950d..591448636 100644
--- a/src/tests/frontend-new/admin-spec/adminupdateplugins.spec.ts
+++ b/src/tests/frontend-new/admin-spec/adminupdateplugins.spec.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ test.describe('Plugins page',  ()=> {
     test('Attempt to Install and Uninstall a plugin', async ({page}) => {
         await page.waitForSelector('.search-field');
         const pluginTable =  page.locator('table tbody').nth(1);
-        await expect(pluginTable).not.toBeEmpty()
+        await expect(pluginTable).not.toBeEmpty({
+            timeout: 15000
+        })
         const plugins = await pluginTable.locator('tr').count()
         expect(plugins).toBeGreaterThan(10)
 
diff --git a/src/tests/frontend-new/helper/adminhelper.ts b/src/tests/frontend-new/helper/adminhelper.ts
index 1e85038e4..66bb5336f 100644
--- a/src/tests/frontend-new/helper/adminhelper.ts
+++ b/src/tests/frontend-new/helper/adminhelper.ts
@@ -6,18 +6,9 @@ export const goToAdminPage = async (page: Page) => {
 
 
 export const loginToAdmin = async (page: Page, username: string, password: string) => {
-    const maxAttempts = 10;
-    let currentAttempt = 0;
-    let success = false;
 
-    while (!success && currentAttempt < maxAttempts) {
-        try {
-            await page.goto('http://localhost:9001/admin');
-            success = true; // If the page loads successfully, set success to true
-        } catch (error) {
-                currentAttempt++;
-        }
-    }
+    await page.goto('http://localhost:9001/admin/');
+
     await page.waitForSelector('input[name="username"]');
     await page.fill('input[name="username"]', username);
     await page.fill('input[name="password"]', password);