diff --git a/e2e/rook.spec.ts b/e2e/rook.spec.ts
index 1b3d556..03ec931 100644
--- a/e2e/rook.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/rook.spec.ts
@@ -42,12 +42,15 @@ test.describe('Rook plugin smoke tests', () => {
 
   test('navigation to storage classes view works', async ({ page }) => {
     await page.goto('/c/main/rook-ceph');
-    const sidebar = page.getByRole('navigation', { name: 'Navigation' });
+    await waitForSidebar(page);
 
+    const sidebar = page.getByRole('navigation', { name: 'Navigation' });
     const rookBtn = sidebar.getByRole('button', { name: /rook/i });
     await rookBtn.click();
     await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle');
 
+    await page.waitForTimeout(1_000);
+
     const storageClassesLink = sidebar.getByRole('link', { name: /storage classes/i });
     await expect(storageClassesLink).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10_000 });
     await storageClassesLink.click();