diff --git a/e2e/kube-vip.spec.ts b/e2e/kube-vip.spec.ts
index 9afe4ac..3fcca72 100644
--- a/e2e/kube-vip.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/kube-vip.spec.ts
@@ -1,28 +1,35 @@
 import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
 
+async function waitForSidebar(page: import('@playwright/test').Page) {
+  const sidebar = page.getByRole('navigation', { name: 'Navigation' });
+  await expect(sidebar).toBeVisible({ timeout: 15_000 });
+  await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle');
+  return sidebar;
+}
+
 test.describe('kube-vip plugin smoke tests', () => {
   test('sidebar contains kube-vip entry', async ({ page }) => {
     await page.goto('/');
-    const sidebar = page.getByRole('navigation', { name: 'Navigation' });
-    await expect(sidebar).toBeVisible({ timeout: 15_000 });
+    const sidebar = await waitForSidebar(page);
     await expect(sidebar.getByRole('button', { name: /kube.vip/i })).toBeVisible();
   });
 
   test('kube-vip sidebar entry navigates to kube-vip view', async ({ page }) => {
     await page.goto('/');
-    const sidebar = page.getByRole('navigation', { name: 'Navigation' });
-    await expect(sidebar).toBeVisible({ timeout: 15_000 });
+    const sidebar = await waitForSidebar(page);
 
     const entry = sidebar.getByRole('button', { name: /kube.vip/i });
     await expect(entry).toBeVisible();
     await entry.click();
 
+    await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle');
     await expect(page).toHaveURL(/kube-vip/);
     await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: /kube.vip/i })).toBeVisible();
   });
 
   test('kube-vip page renders content', async ({ page }) => {
     await page.goto('/c/main/kube-vip');
+    await waitForSidebar(page);
 
     await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: /kube.vip/i })).toBeVisible({
       timeout: 15_000,
@@ -35,6 +42,7 @@ test.describe('kube-vip plugin smoke tests', () => {
 
   test('plugin settings page shows kube-vip plugin entry', async ({ page }) => {
     await page.goto('/settings/plugins');
+    await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle');
 
     const pluginEntry = page.locator('text=/kube.vip/i').first();
     await expect(pluginEntry).toBeVisible({ timeout: 30_000 });