diff --git a/testing/frontend/e2e/request-access.spec.js b/testing/frontend/e2e/request-access.spec.js
index ba4b2a1..86d7bf7 100644
--- a/testing/frontend/e2e/request-access.spec.js
+++ b/testing/frontend/e2e/request-access.spec.js
@@ -8,6 +8,17 @@ test.beforeEach(async ({ page }) => {
       body: JSON.stringify({ enabled: false }),
     });
   });
+  await page.route("**/api/lab/status", async (route) => {
+    await route.fulfill({
+      status: 200,
+      contentType: "application/json",
+      body: JSON.stringify({
+        connected: true,
+        atlas: { up: true },
+        oceanus: { up: false },
+      }),
+    });
+  });
   await page.route("**/api/access/request/availability*", async (route) => {
     await route.fulfill({
       status: 200,
diff --git a/testing/frontend/playwright.config.mjs b/testing/frontend/playwright.config.mjs
index c81fe65..4e70530 100644
--- a/testing/frontend/playwright.config.mjs
+++ b/testing/frontend/playwright.config.mjs
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ const frontendRoot = path.resolve(testingDir, "../../frontend");
 
 export default defineConfig({
   testDir: path.resolve(testingDir, "e2e"),
+  workers: 1,
+  timeout: 60000,
+  expect: {
+    timeout: 10000,
+  },
   use: {
     baseURL: "http://127.0.0.1:4173",
     trace: "on-first-retry",