diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6891d3b98..398e47d78 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ dist
 .eslintcache
 coverage
 cypress/cypress-a11y-report.json
+cypress/downloads
 gui-test-screenshots
 plugins/**/package.json
 plugins/**/dist
diff --git a/cypress/cypress.config.ts b/cypress/cypress.config.ts
index fb5a2895d..dbac47ec9 100644
--- a/cypress/cypress.config.ts
+++ b/cypress/cypress.config.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 import { defineConfig } from 'cypress';
+import { SECOND } from './consts';
 import * as setupNodeEvents from './plugin.js';
 
 export default defineConfig({
-  defaultCommandTimeout: 30000,
+  defaultCommandTimeout: 30 * SECOND,
   e2e: {
     setupNodeEvents,
     specPattern: 'cypress/tests/**/*.ts',
     supportFile: 'cypress/support.ts',
-    testIsolation: false,
   },
   fixturesFolder: false,
   reporter: 'node_modules/cypress-multi-reporters',
diff --git a/cypress/support.ts b/cypress/support.ts
index 736623ee7..2d45a6bc9 100644
--- a/cypress/support.ts
+++ b/cypress/support.ts
@@ -4,18 +4,26 @@ import {
   STORAGE_SYSTEM_NAME,
   OCS_SC_STATE,
   ODF_OPERATOR_NAME,
+  SECOND,
+  MINUTE,
 } from './consts';
 import './support/selectors';
 import './support/login';
 
-before(() => {
-  // Disable Cypress's default behavior of logging all XMLHttpRequests and fetches.
+const disableIrrelevantLogging = () => {
+  // Disable the default behavior of logging all XMLHttpRequests and fetches.
   cy.intercept({ resourceType: /xhr|fetch/ }, { log: false });
+};
+
+before(() => {
+  disableIrrelevantLogging(); // Required as 'before' actions precede 'beforeEach' actions.
 });
 
 beforeEach(() => {
-  // Disable Cypress's default behavior of logging all XMLHttpRequests and fetches.
-  cy.intercept({ resourceType: /xhr|fetch/ }, { log: false });
+  disableIrrelevantLogging();
+  cy.login();
+  cy.visit('/');
+  cy.install();
 });
 
 declare global {
@@ -49,7 +57,7 @@ Cypress.Commands.add('install', () => {
       cy.byTestID('item-create').click();
 
       // Wait for the StorageSystem page to load.
-      cy.contains('Create StorageSystem', { timeout: 10 * 1000 }).should(
+      cy.contains('Create StorageSystem', { timeout: 15 * SECOND }).should(
         'be.visible'
       );
       cy.get('button').contains('Next').click();
@@ -67,7 +75,7 @@ Cypress.Commands.add('install', () => {
         .as('Create StorageSystem Button');
       cy.get('@Create StorageSystem Button').click();
       // Wait for the storage system to be created.
-      cy.get('@Create StorageSystem Button', { timeout: 10 * 1000 }).should(
+      cy.get('@Create StorageSystem Button', { timeout: 10 * SECOND }).should(
         'not.exist'
       );
 
@@ -76,11 +84,12 @@ Cypress.Commands.add('install', () => {
       cy.byLegacyTestID('horizontal-link-Storage Systems').click();
       cy.byLegacyTestID('item-filter').type(STORAGE_SYSTEM_NAME);
       cy.get('a').contains(STORAGE_SYSTEM_NAME);
-      cy.get('td[id="status"]', { timeout: 5 * 60000 }).contains('Available', {
-        timeout: 5 * 60000,
+      cy.get('td[id="status"]', { timeout: 5 * MINUTE }).contains('Available', {
+        timeout: 5 * MINUTE,
       });
       // Verify that the OCS SC is in READY state.
-      cy.exec(OCS_SC_STATE, { timeout: 25 * 60000 });
+      cy.exec(OCS_SC_STATE, { timeout: 25 * MINUTE });
+      cy.visit('/');
     } else {
       cy.log(
         ' ocs-storagecluster-storagesystem is present, proceeding without installation.'
diff --git a/cypress/support/login.ts b/cypress/support/login.ts
index 119591e2d..126a87500 100644
--- a/cypress/support/login.ts
+++ b/cypress/support/login.ts
@@ -57,24 +57,3 @@ Cypress.Commands.add(
     );
   }
 );
-
-Cypress.Commands.add('logout', () => {
-  // Check if auth is disabled (for a local development environment).
-  cy.window().then((win: any) => {
-    if (win.SERVER_FLAGS?.authDisabled) {
-      cy.task(
-        'log',
-        '  skipping logout, console is running with auth disabled'
-      );
-      return;
-    }
-    cy.task('log', '  Logging out');
-    cy.byTestID('user-dropdown').click();
-    cy.byTestID('log-out').should('be.visible');
-    cy.byTestID('log-out').click({ force: true }); // eslint-disable-line cypress/no-force
-    // Logout is flaky and fails the CI (in "after" step), even if all other test case ("it" blocks) passes.
-    // Login executes "cy.clearCookie('openshift-session-token')" as a fallback, which will auto logout the user.
-    // Therefore, commenting out the next line from this file as it is not needed.
-    // cy.byLegacyTestID('login').should('be.visible');
-  });
-});
diff --git a/cypress/support/pages/app.ts b/cypress/support/pages/app.ts
index 7ba3b9726..f3b8eb068 100644
--- a/cypress/support/pages/app.ts
+++ b/cypress/support/pages/app.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export const projectNameSpace = {
     // cy.testA11y('Create Project modal');
     cy.byTestID('dropdown-text-filter').clear();
     cy.byTestID('dropdown-text-filter').should('be.empty');
-    cy.byTestID('dropdown-text-filter').type(projectName);
+    cy.byTestID('dropdown-text-filter').type(projectName, { delay: 0 });
     cy.byTestID('dropdown-text-filter').should('have.value', projectName);
     cy.get('[data-test-id="namespace-bar-dropdown"] span')
       .first()
diff --git a/cypress/tests/active-health-checks.spec.ts b/cypress/tests/active-health-checks.spec.ts
index 4d3d494d3..6e5cb83d1 100644
--- a/cypress/tests/active-health-checks.spec.ts
+++ b/cypress/tests/active-health-checks.spec.ts
@@ -51,21 +51,11 @@ const isStorageClusterHealthy = () => {
 };
 
 describe('Test Popover behaviour for different active health check cases.', () => {
-  before(() => {
-    cy.login();
-    cy.visit('/');
-    cy.install();
+  beforeEach(() => {
     ODFCommon.visitStorageDashboard();
     cy.byLegacyTestID('horizontal-link-Storage Systems').first().click();
     listPage.searchInList(STORAGE_SYSTEM_NAME);
     cy.byTestRows('resource-row').contains(STORAGE_SYSTEM_NAME).click();
-  });
-
-  after(() => {
-    cy.logout();
-  });
-
-  beforeEach(() => {
     isStorageClusterHealthy();
   });
 
diff --git a/cypress/tests/add-capacity.spec.ts b/cypress/tests/add-capacity.spec.ts
index bebc3393b..fdea50fa7 100644
--- a/cypress/tests/add-capacity.spec.ts
+++ b/cypress/tests/add-capacity.spec.ts
@@ -27,21 +27,7 @@ const ROOK_CONF_PATH =
   '/var/lib/rook/openshift-storage/openshift-storage.config';
 
 describe('OCS Operator Expansion of Storage Class Test', () => {
-  before(() => {
-    cy.login();
-    cy.visit('/');
-    cy.install();
-  });
-
-  beforeEach(() => {
-    cy.visit('/');
-  });
-
-  after(() => {
-    cy.logout();
-  });
-
-  it.only('Add additional capacity to Storage Cluster', () => {
+  it('Add additional capacity to Storage Cluster', () => {
     const initialState = {
       storageCluster: null,
       cephCluster: null,
diff --git a/cypress/tests/bucket-class.spec.ts b/cypress/tests/bucket-class.spec.ts
index 8931ccb62..d8c5f7af9 100644
--- a/cypress/tests/bucket-class.spec.ts
+++ b/cypress/tests/bucket-class.spec.ts
@@ -23,9 +23,6 @@ describe('Tests creation of Standard Bucket Class', () => {
     BucketClassType.STANDARD
   );
   before(() => {
-    cy.login();
-    cy.visit('/');
-    cy.install();
     config.setup();
   });
 
@@ -40,7 +37,6 @@ describe('Tests creation of Standard Bucket Class', () => {
 
   after(() => {
     config.cleanup();
-    cy.logout();
   });
 
   it('Create a 1 Tier(Spread) Bucket Class', () => {
@@ -70,9 +66,6 @@ describe('Tests creation of Namespace Bucket Class', () => {
     BucketClassType.NAMESPACE
   );
   before(() => {
-    cy.login();
-    cy.visit('/');
-    cy.install();
     config.setup();
   });
 
@@ -87,7 +80,6 @@ describe('Tests creation of Namespace Bucket Class', () => {
 
   after(() => {
     config.cleanup();
-    cy.logout();
   });
 
   it('Create a Single Namespace Bucket Class', () => {
@@ -109,12 +101,6 @@ describe('Tests creation of Namespace Bucket Class', () => {
 describe('Tests form validations on Bucket Class', () => {
   const nameFieldTestId: string = 'bucket-class-name';
 
-  before(() => {
-    cy.login();
-    cy.visit('/');
-    cy.install();
-  });
-
   beforeEach(() => {
     visitBucketClassPage();
   });
diff --git a/cypress/tests/create-backing-store.spec.ts b/cypress/tests/create-backing-store.spec.ts
index 989950587..4dd5e5bba 100644
--- a/cypress/tests/create-backing-store.spec.ts
+++ b/cypress/tests/create-backing-store.spec.ts
@@ -9,16 +9,6 @@ import {
 } from '../views/store';
 
 describe('Tests creation of Backing Stores', () => {
-  before(() => {
-    cy.login();
-    cy.visit('/');
-    cy.install();
-  });
-
-  after(() => {
-    cy.logout();
-  });
-
   afterEach(() => {
     cy.exec(`oc delete backingstore test-bucket -n openshift-storage`);
   });
@@ -39,12 +29,6 @@ describe('Tests creation of Backing Stores', () => {
 describe('Tests form validations on Backing Stores', () => {
   const nameFieldTestId: string = `${StoreType.BackingStore}-name`;
 
-  before(() => {
-    cy.login();
-    cy.visit('/');
-    cy.install();
-  });
-
   beforeEach(() => {
     commonFlows.navigateToObjectStorage();
     cy.byTestID('horizontal-link-Backing Store').first().click();
diff --git a/cypress/tests/expand-pvc.spec.ts b/cypress/tests/expand-pvc.spec.ts
index 5f7fe1040..bfff87bb2 100644
--- a/cypress/tests/expand-pvc.spec.ts
+++ b/cypress/tests/expand-pvc.spec.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,6 @@
 import { pvc } from '../views/pvc';
 
 describe('Tests Expansion of a PVC', () => {
-  before(() => {
-    cy.login();
-    cy.visit('/');
-    cy.install();
-  });
-
-  after(() => {
-    cy.logout();
-  });
-
   beforeEach(() => {
     cy.clickNavLink(['Storage', 'PersistentVolumeClaims']);
   });
diff --git a/cypress/tests/kms-encryption-sc.spec.ts b/cypress/tests/kms-encryption-sc.spec.ts
index 0ac84d925..10d739851 100644
--- a/cypress/tests/kms-encryption-sc.spec.ts
+++ b/cypress/tests/kms-encryption-sc.spec.ts
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@ describe('Test Ceph pool creation', () => {
 
   before(() => {
     configureVault();
-    cy.login();
-    cy.visit('/');
-    cy.install();
   });
 
   after(() => {
diff --git a/cypress/tests/list-page.spec.ts b/cypress/tests/list-page.spec.ts
index 1f67ee290..68161fe9e 100644
--- a/cypress/tests/list-page.spec.ts
+++ b/cypress/tests/list-page.spec.ts
@@ -13,15 +13,6 @@ const checkKebabMenuItem = (itemText: string) => {
 };
 
 describe('Tests storage system list page', () => {
-  before(() => {
-    cy.login();
-    cy.visit('/');
-    cy.install();
-  });
-  after(() => {
-    cy.logout();
-  });
-
   beforeEach(() => {
     ODFCommon.visitStorageDashboard();
   });
diff --git a/cypress/tests/multiple-storageclass-selection.spec.ts b/cypress/tests/multiple-storageclass-selection.spec.ts
index 8a411bc95..73e982d77 100644
--- a/cypress/tests/multiple-storageclass-selection.spec.ts
+++ b/cypress/tests/multiple-storageclass-selection.spec.ts
@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@ describe('Add capacity using multiple storage classes', () => {
   };
 
   before(() => {
-    cy.login();
-    cy.visit('/');
-    cy.install();
     cy.exec(`echo '${JSON.stringify(testEbsSC)}' | kubectl apply -f -`);
     cy.exec(
       `echo '${JSON.stringify(testNoProvisionerSC)}' | kubectl apply -f -`
@@ -43,11 +40,11 @@ describe('Add capacity using multiple storage classes', () => {
         );
       });
     });
-    cy.clickNavLink(['Storage', 'Data Foundation']);
-    cy.byLegacyTestID('horizontal-link-Storage Systems').click();
   });
 
   beforeEach(() => {
+    cy.clickNavLink(['Storage', 'Data Foundation']);
+    cy.byLegacyTestID('horizontal-link-Storage Systems').click();
     fetchStorageClusterJson().then((res) => {
       const json: K8sResourceKind = JSON.parse(res.stdout);
       beforeCapacityAddition.deviceSets = json.spec.storageDeviceSets;
@@ -72,7 +69,6 @@ describe('Add capacity using multiple storage classes', () => {
         );
       });
     });
-    cy.logout();
   });
 
   it('Add capacity with a new storage class having EBS as provisioner', () => {
diff --git a/cypress/tests/namespace-store.spec.ts b/cypress/tests/namespace-store.spec.ts
index 8cd850096..82960dc7d 100644
--- a/cypress/tests/namespace-store.spec.ts
+++ b/cypress/tests/namespace-store.spec.ts
@@ -10,16 +10,6 @@ import {
 } from '../views/store';
 
 describe('Tests creation of Namespace Stores', () => {
-  before(() => {
-    cy.login();
-    cy.visit('/');
-    cy.install();
-  });
-
-  after(() => {
-    cy.logout();
-  });
-
   afterEach(() => {
     cy.byTestID('kebab-button').click();
     cy.log('Deleting namespace store');
@@ -72,14 +62,7 @@ describe('Tests creation of Namespace Stores', () => {
 describe('Tests form validations on Namespace Stores', () => {
   const nameFieldTestId: string = `${StoreType.NamespaceStore}-name`;
 
-  before(() => {
-    cy.login();
-    cy.visit('/');
-    cy.install();
-  });
-
   beforeEach(() => {
-    cy.visit('/');
     commonFlows.navigateToObjectStorage();
     cy.byTestID('horizontal-link-Namespace Store').first().click();
     cy.byTestID('item-create').click();
diff --git a/cypress/tests/obc-test.spec.ts b/cypress/tests/obc-test.spec.ts
index f1eee78e4..828e9bda2 100644
--- a/cypress/tests/obc-test.spec.ts
+++ b/cypress/tests/obc-test.spec.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { fieldValidationOnFormsTests } from '../helpers/formValidations';
 import { deployment } from '../mocks/deploymentData';
-import { app } from '../support/pages/app';
+import { app, projectNameSpace } from '../support/pages/app';
 import {
   ACCESS_KEY,
   BOUND,
@@ -19,23 +19,32 @@ import { listPage } from '../views/list-page';
 import { CreateOBCHandler, obcNavigate } from '../views/obcPage';
 
 describe('Test Object Bucket Claim resource', () => {
-  let obcHandler;
+  const obcHandler = new CreateOBCHandler(
+    OBC_NAME,
+    testName,
+    OBC_STORAGE_CLASS
+  );
 
   before(() => {
     cy.login();
     cy.visit('/');
     cy.install();
-    obcHandler = new CreateOBCHandler(OBC_NAME, testName, OBC_STORAGE_CLASS);
     obcHandler.createBucketClaim();
   });
 
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    obcNavigate.navigateToOBC();
+    projectNameSpace.selectOrCreateProject(testName);
+  });
+
   after(() => {
     obcHandler.deleteBucketClaim();
-    cy.logout();
   });
 
   it('Test if Object Bucket Claim details page is rendered correctly', () => {
     cy.log('Test if OBC is bound');
+    listPage.searchInList(OBC_NAME);
+    cy.byTestID(`resource-link-${OBC_NAME}`).click();
     cy.byTestID('resource-status').contains(BOUND, { timeout: MINUTE });
 
     cy.log('Test if secret data is masked');
@@ -104,7 +113,6 @@ describe('Test Object Bucket Claim resource', () => {
         deployment
       )}' | kubectl create -n ${testName} -f -`
     );
-    obcNavigate.navigateToOBC();
     listPage.rows.shouldBeLoaded();
     listPage.rows.clickKebabAction(OBC_NAME, 'Attach to Deployment');
     cy.byTestID('loading-indicator').should('not.exist');
@@ -128,12 +136,6 @@ describe('Tests form validations on Object Bucket Claim', () => {
     cy.contains('openshift-storage.noobaa.io').click();
   };
 
-  before(() => {
-    cy.login();
-    cy.visit('/');
-    cy.install();
-  });
-
   beforeEach(() => {
     obcNavigate.navigateToOBC();
     cy.byTestID('item-create').click();
diff --git a/cypress/tests/object-service-dashboards.spec.ts b/cypress/tests/object-service-dashboards.spec.ts
index 756285f9a..717725f2b 100644
--- a/cypress/tests/object-service-dashboards.spec.ts
+++ b/cypress/tests/object-service-dashboards.spec.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,17 @@
-import { testBucket } from '../utils/consts';
+import { SECOND, testBucket } from '../utils/consts';
 import { ODFCommon } from '../views/odf-common';
 
 describe('Tests Buckets, Status, Object Storage Efficiency, and Resource Providers Cards', () => {
-  before(() => {
-    cy.login();
-    cy.visit('/');
-    cy.install();
-  });
-
   beforeEach(() => {
     ODFCommon.visitStorageDashboard();
     cy.byLegacyTestID('horizontal-link-Storage Systems').first().click();
     cy.byLegacyTestID('item-filter').type('ocs-storagecluster-storagesystem');
-    cy.wait(5000); // eslint-disable-line cypress/no-unnecessary-waiting
-    cy.byTestRows('resource-row').get('td a').first().click();
+    cy.byTestRows('resource-row')
+      .get('td a', {
+        timeout: 5 * SECOND,
+      })
+      .first()
+      .click();
     cy.byTestID('horizontal-link-Object').click();
   });
 
diff --git a/cypress/tests/persistent-dashboard-check.spec.ts b/cypress/tests/persistent-dashboard-check.spec.ts
index 782ed9253..6307645d1 100644
--- a/cypress/tests/persistent-dashboard-check.spec.ts
+++ b/cypress/tests/persistent-dashboard-check.spec.ts
@@ -1,25 +1,23 @@
-import { STORAGE_SYSTEM_NAME } from '../consts';
+import { SECOND, STORAGE_SYSTEM_NAME } from '../consts';
 import { getPVCJSON } from '../helpers/pvc';
 import { ODFCommon } from '../views/odf-common';
 import { deletePVCFromCLI } from '../views/pvc';
 
-describe('Check Persistent Dashboard', () => {
-  let initialPVC;
-  let initialPV;
+const extractNumbersFromText = (text: string): string => {
+  const matches = text.match(/\d+/g);
+  return matches ? matches.join('') : '';
+};
 
-  before(() => {
-    cy.login();
-    cy.visit('/');
-    cy.install();
+describe('Check Persistent Dashboard', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    ODFCommon.visitStorageDashboard();
   });
 
   after(() => {
     deletePVCFromCLI('dummy-pvc', 'openshift-storage');
-    cy.logout();
   });
 
-  it('Check Status Card is in Healthy', () => {
-    ODFCommon.visitStorageDashboard();
+  it('Check Status Card is healthy', () => {
     cy.log('Check if Data Foundation is Healthy');
     cy.byTestID('success-icon').first().should('be.visible');
     cy.log('Check if Storage System is Healthy');
@@ -34,6 +32,9 @@ describe('Check Persistent Dashboard', () => {
   });
 
   it('Check Details card is correct', () => {
+    cy.byLegacyTestID('horizontal-link-Storage Systems').first().click();
+    cy.byLegacyTestID('item-filter').type(STORAGE_SYSTEM_NAME);
+    cy.byTestRows('resource-row').get('td a').first().click();
     cy.byTestID('ocs-link').contains('Data Foundation').scrollIntoView();
     cy.byTestID('ocs-link').should('be.visible');
     cy.byTestID('detail-item-value')
@@ -49,36 +50,37 @@ describe('Check Persistent Dashboard', () => {
   });
 
   it('Check Inventory card is correct', () => {
-    ODFCommon.visitStorageDashboard();
     cy.byLegacyTestID('horizontal-link-Storage Systems').first().click();
     cy.byLegacyTestID('item-filter').type(STORAGE_SYSTEM_NAME);
     cy.byTestRows('resource-row').get('td a').first().click();
     cy.log('Check the total number of OCS nodes');
     cy.get('.skeleton-activity').should('not.exist'); // eslint-disable-line cypress/require-data-selectors
-    cy.byTestID('inventory-nodes')
-      .invoke('text')
-      .then((text) => {
-        cy.exec(
-          `oc get nodes -l cluster.ocs.openshift.io/openshift-storage -o json | jq '.items | length'`
-        ).then(({ stdout }) => {
-          expect(text).to.equal(`${stdout.trim()} Nodes`);
-        });
-      });
+    cy.exec(
+      `oc get nodes -l cluster.ocs.openshift.io/openshift-storage -o json | jq '.items | length'`
+    ).then(({ stdout }) => {
+      cy.byTestID('inventory-nodes').should(
+        'have.text',
+        `${stdout.trim()} Nodes`,
+        { timeout: 3 * SECOND }
+      );
+    });
 
     cy.log(
-      'Check that number of PVCs and PVs is updated after sucessful PVC creation'
+      'Check that number of PVCs and PVs is updated after successful PVC creation'
     );
+    let initialPVC: number;
+    let initialPV: number;
     cy.byTestID('inventory-pvc')
       .invoke('text')
       .then((pvcText) => {
-        const [numberPVC] = pvcText.split(' ');
-        initialPVC = Number(numberPVC);
+        initialPVC = Number(extractNumbersFromText(pvcText));
+        cy.log(`Initial number of PVCs: ${initialPVC}`);
       });
     cy.byTestID('inventory-pv')
       .invoke('text')
       .then((pvText) => {
-        const [numberPV] = pvText.split(' ');
-        initialPV = Number(numberPV);
+        initialPV = Number(extractNumbersFromText(pvText));
+        cy.log(`Initial number of PVs: ${initialPV}`);
       });
     cy.exec(
       ` echo '${JSON.stringify(
@@ -90,11 +92,15 @@ describe('Check Persistent Dashboard', () => {
         )
       )}' | oc create -f -`
     ).then(() => {
-      cy.byTestID('inventory-pvc').contains(
-        `${(initialPVC + 1).toString()} PersistentVolumeClaims`
+      cy.byTestID('inventory-pvc').should(
+        'have.text',
+        `${initialPVC + 1} PersistentVolumeClaims`,
+        { timeout: 3 * SECOND }
       );
-      cy.byTestID('inventory-pv').contains(
-        `${(initialPV + 1).toString()} PersistentVolumes`
+      cy.byTestID('inventory-pv').should(
+        'have.text',
+        `${initialPV + 1} PersistentVolumes`,
+        { timeout: 3 * SECOND }
       );
     });
   });
diff --git a/cypress/tests/storage-pool-in-storageclass-form.spec.ts b/cypress/tests/storage-pool-in-storageclass-form.spec.ts
index 640750500..6abe7e204 100644
--- a/cypress/tests/storage-pool-in-storageclass-form.spec.ts
+++ b/cypress/tests/storage-pool-in-storageclass-form.spec.ts
@@ -12,16 +12,6 @@ import {
 } from '../views/storage-pool';
 
 describe('Test storage pool creation when creating a new StorageClass', () => {
-  before(() => {
-    cy.login();
-    cy.visit('/');
-    cy.install();
-  });
-
-  after(() => {
-    cy.logout();
-  });
-
   it(`Creates a new ${POOL_TYPE.BLOCK} pool`, () => {
     const poolName = 'sc-block-name';
 
diff --git a/cypress/tests/storage-pool.spec.ts b/cypress/tests/storage-pool.spec.ts
index f6d3326c8..8d1527bfa 100644
--- a/cypress/tests/storage-pool.spec.ts
+++ b/cypress/tests/storage-pool.spec.ts
@@ -25,16 +25,6 @@ describe('Block pool on ODF UI', () => {
   const poolName = 'block-name';
   const pvcName: string = 'testing-pvc';
 
-  before(() => {
-    cy.login();
-    cy.visit('/');
-    cy.install();
-  });
-
-  after(() => {
-    cy.logout();
-  });
-
   beforeEach(() => {
     navigateToStoragePoolList();
   });
@@ -109,18 +99,12 @@ describe('Block pool on ODF UI', () => {
 
 describe('Tests form validations on block pool', () => {
   const nameFieldTestId: string = 'new-pool-name-textbox';
-  before(() => {
-    cy.login();
-    cy.visit('/');
-    cy.install();
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
     navigateToStoragePoolList();
     cy.byTestID('item-create').click();
   });
 
-  after(() => {
-    cy.logout();
-  });
-
   fieldValidationOnWizardFormsTests(nameFieldTestId, 'Create', () =>
     fillStoragePoolForm(POOL_TYPE.BLOCK, 'test-name')
   );
@@ -130,16 +114,6 @@ describe('Filesystem pool on ODF UI', () => {
   const poolName = 'fs-name';
   const poolFullName = `${CEPH_DEFAULT_FS_POOL_PREFIX}-${poolName}`;
 
-  before(() => {
-    cy.login();
-    cy.visit('/');
-    cy.install();
-  });
-
-  after(() => {
-    cy.logout();
-  });
-
   beforeEach(() => {
     navigateToStoragePoolList();
   });
diff --git a/cypress/views/obcPage.ts b/cypress/views/obcPage.ts
index fe0d06e6e..c6cf4d551 100644
--- a/cypress/views/obcPage.ts
+++ b/cypress/views/obcPage.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ export class CreateOBCHandler {
     cy.get('#page-sidebar').contains('Data Foundation'); // eslint-disable-line cypress/require-data-selectors
     obcNavigate.navigateToOBC();
     projectNameSpace.selectOrCreateProject(this.namespace);
-    obcNavigate.navigateToOBC();
     cy.byLegacyTestID('namespace-bar-dropdown').contains('Project').click();
     cy.contains(this.namespace);
     cy.byTestID('item-create').click();
diff --git a/cypress/views/pvc.ts b/cypress/views/pvc.ts
index 25fdcc5b5..47b654f51 100644
--- a/cypress/views/pvc.ts
+++ b/cypress/views/pvc.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ export const pvc = {
 };
 
 export const deletePVCFromCLI = (pvcName: string, ns = 'default') => {
-  cy.log('Deleting a PVC');
-  cy.exec(`oc delete pvc ${pvcName} -n ${ns}`);
+  cy.log('Deleting the PVC');
+  cy.exec(`oc delete pvc ${pvcName} -n ${ns}`, {
+    failOnNonZeroExit: false,
+  }).then((result) => {
+    if (result.code !== 0 && !result.stderr.includes('not found')) {
+      throw new Error(`PVC deletion failed: ${result.stderr}`);
+    }
+  });
 };