diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index ab795778f6..39a6099bdf 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - build_and_install:
           node-version: <<parameters.node-version>>
-      - run: npx playwright@1.29.0 install #Necessary for bare ubuntu machine
+      - run: npx playwright@1.32.3 install #Necessary for bare ubuntu machine
       - run: |
           export $(cat src/plugins/persistence/couch/.env.ci | xargs)
           docker-compose -f src/plugins/persistence/couch/couchdb-compose.yaml up --detach
diff --git a/e2e/tests/functional/plugins/notebook/tags.e2e.spec.js b/e2e/tests/functional/plugins/notebook/tags.e2e.spec.js
index 4cb6943d8f..99afd1458d 100644
--- a/e2e/tests/functional/plugins/notebook/tags.e2e.spec.js
+++ b/e2e/tests/functional/plugins/notebook/tags.e2e.spec.js
@@ -227,35 +227,11 @@ test.describe('Tagging in Notebooks @addInit', () => {
         //Go to baseURL
         await page.goto('./', { waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded' });
 
-        const clock = await createDomainObjectWithDefaults(page, { type: 'Clock' });
-
         const ITERATIONS = 4;
         const notebook = await createNotebookEntryAndTags(page, ITERATIONS);
+        await page.goto(notebook.url);
 
-        for (let iteration = 0; iteration < ITERATIONS; iteration++) {
-            const entryLocator = `[aria-label="Notebook Entry"] >> nth = ${iteration}`;
-            await expect(page.locator(entryLocator)).toContainText("Science");
-            await expect(page.locator(entryLocator)).toContainText("Driving");
-        }
-
-        await Promise.all([
-            page.waitForNavigation(),
-            page.goto('./#/browse/mine?hideTree=false'),
-            page.click('.c-disclosure-triangle')
-        ]);
-
-        const treePane = page.getByRole('tree', {
-            name: 'Main Tree'
-        });
-        // Click Clock
-        await treePane.getByRole('treeitem', {
-            name: clock.name
-        }).click();
-        // Click Notebook
-        await page.getByRole('treeitem', {
-            name: notebook.name
-        }).click();
-
+        // Verify tags are present
         for (let iteration = 0; iteration < ITERATIONS; iteration++) {
             const entryLocator = `[aria-label="Notebook Entry"] >> nth = ${iteration}`;
             await expect(page.locator(entryLocator)).toContainText("Science");
@@ -263,14 +239,9 @@ test.describe('Tagging in Notebooks @addInit', () => {
         }
 
         //Reload Page
-        await Promise.all([
-            page.reload(),
-            page.waitForLoadState('networkidle')
-        ]);
-
-        // Click Notebook
-        await page.click(`text="${notebook.name}"`);
+        await page.reload({ waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded' });
 
+        // Verify tags persist across reload
         for (let iteration = 0; iteration < ITERATIONS; iteration++) {
             const entryLocator = `[aria-label="Notebook Entry"] >> nth = ${iteration}`;
             await expect(page.locator(entryLocator)).toContainText("Science");