diff --git a/e2e/rook.spec.ts b/e2e/rook.spec.ts
index 081d599..bb6f15d 100644
--- a/e2e/rook.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/rook.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('Rook plugin smoke tests', () => {
   test('sidebar contains Rook 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: /rook/i })).toBeVisible();
   });
 
   test('Rook sidebar entry navigates to overview', 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 rookEntry = sidebar.getByRole('button', { name: /rook/i });
     await expect(rookEntry).toBeVisible();
     await rookEntry.click();
 
-    await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/rook-ceph/);
+    await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle');
+    await expect(page).toHaveURL(/rook-ceph/);
     await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: /overview/i })).toBeVisible();
   });
 
   test('overview page renders content', async ({ page }) => {
     await page.goto('/c/main/rook-ceph');
+    await waitForSidebar(page);
 
     await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: /overview/i })).toBeVisible({
       timeout: 15_000,
@@ -41,12 +48,14 @@ test.describe('Rook plugin smoke tests', () => {
     await expect(storageClassesLink).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10_000 });
     await storageClassesLink.click();
 
-    await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/rook-ceph\/storage-classes/);
+    await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle');
+    await expect(page).toHaveURL(/rook-ceph\/storage-classes/);
     await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: /storage class/i })).toBeVisible({ timeout: 15_000 });
   });
 
   test('plugin settings page shows rook plugin entry', async ({ page }) => {
     await page.goto('/settings/plugins');
+    await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle');
 
     const pluginEntry = page.locator('text=rook').first();
     await expect(pluginEntry).toBeVisible({ timeout: 30_000 });