diff --git a/packages/testing/playwright/tests/ui/12-canvas.spec.ts b/packages/testing/playwright/tests/ui/12-canvas.spec.ts
index 5ad64e22f85..c05d89a8f1e 100644
--- a/packages/testing/playwright/tests/ui/12-canvas.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/testing/playwright/tests/ui/12-canvas.spec.ts
@@ -100,12 +100,19 @@ test.describe('Canvas Node Manipulation and Navigation', () => {
 		await n8n.canvas.clickZoomToFitButton();
 
 		await n8n.canvas.connectNodesByDrag(MANUAL_TRIGGER_NODE_DISPLAY_NAME, 'Edit Fields1', 0, 0);
+		await expect(
+			n8n.canvas.connectionBetweenNodes(MANUAL_TRIGGER_NODE_DISPLAY_NAME, 'Edit Fields1').first(),
+		).toBeAttached();
 
 		await n8n.canvas.connectNodesByDrag('Edit Fields', MERGE_NODE_NAME, 0, 0);
+		await expect(
+			n8n.canvas.connectionBetweenNodes('Edit Fields', MERGE_NODE_NAME).first(),
+		).toBeAttached();
 
 		await n8n.canvas.connectNodesByDrag('Edit Fields1', MERGE_NODE_NAME, 0, 1);
-
-		await checkConnections();
+		await expect(
+			n8n.canvas.connectionBetweenNodes('Edit Fields1', MERGE_NODE_NAME).first(),
+		).toBeAttached();
 
 		await n8n.canvas.saveWorkflow();
 		await expect(n8n.canvas.getWorkflowSaveButton()).toContainText('Saved');
diff --git a/packages/testing/playwright/tests/ui/inject-previous-execution.spec.ts b/packages/testing/playwright/tests/ui/inject-previous-execution.spec.ts
index f6fadb792b6..365180b0670 100644
--- a/packages/testing/playwright/tests/ui/inject-previous-execution.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/testing/playwright/tests/ui/inject-previous-execution.spec.ts
@@ -14,11 +14,6 @@ test.describe('Inject previous execution', () => {
 		await n8n.canvas.clickZoomToFitButton();
 		await n8n.canvas.clickExecuteWorkflowButton();
 
-		await expect(n8n.canvas.getExecuteWorkflowButtonSpinner()).toBeVisible();
-		await expect(n8n.canvas.clearExecutionDataButton()).toBeHidden();
-		await expect(n8n.canvas.stopExecutionButton()).toBeVisible();
-		await expect(n8n.canvas.stopExecutionWaitingForWebhookButton()).toBeHidden();
-
 		await n8n.notifications.waitForNotificationAndClose(
 			NOTIFICATIONS.WORKFLOW_EXECUTED_SUCCESSFULLY,
 		);
@@ -49,11 +44,6 @@ test.describe('Inject previous execution', () => {
 		await n8n.canvas.clickZoomToFitButton();
 		await n8n.canvas.clickExecuteWorkflowButton();
 
-		await expect(n8n.canvas.getExecuteWorkflowButtonSpinner()).toBeVisible();
-		await expect(n8n.canvas.clearExecutionDataButton()).toBeHidden();
-		await expect(n8n.canvas.stopExecutionButton()).toBeVisible();
-		await expect(n8n.canvas.stopExecutionWaitingForWebhookButton()).toBeHidden();
-
 		await n8n.notifications.waitForNotificationAndClose(
 			NOTIFICATIONS.WORKFLOW_EXECUTED_SUCCESSFULLY,
 		);