diff --git a/packages/ui/cypress/tests/login.cy.ts b/packages/ui/cypress/tests/login.cy.ts
index 2bbb2301..99e52acd 100644
--- a/packages/ui/cypress/tests/login.cy.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/cypress/tests/login.cy.ts
@@ -2,18 +2,16 @@ import { injectedAccounts } from '../fixtures/injectedAccounts'
 import { landingPageUrl } from '../fixtures/landingData'
 import { landingPage } from '../support/page-objects/landingPage'
 import { topMenuItems } from '../support/page-objects/topMenuItems'
-import { waitForAuthRequest } from '../utils/waitForAuthRequests'
+import { clickOnConnect } from '../utils/clickOnConnect'
 
 describe('Connect Account', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     cy.visit(landingPageUrl)
     cy.initExtension(injectedAccounts)
-    topMenuItems.connectButton().click()
-    landingPage.accountsLoader().should('contain', 'Loading accounts')
+    clickOnConnect()
   })
 
   it('Reject connection', () => {
-    waitForAuthRequest()
     cy.getAuthRequests().then((authRequests) => {
       const requests = Object.values(authRequests)
       // we should have 1 connection request to the extension
@@ -28,7 +26,6 @@ describe('Connect Account', () => {
   })
 
   it('Connects with Alice', () => {
-    waitForAuthRequest()
     const AliceAddress = Object.values(injectedAccounts)[0].address
     cy.getAuthRequests().then((authRequests) => {
       const requests = Object.values(authRequests)
diff --git a/packages/ui/cypress/tests/transactions.cy.ts b/packages/ui/cypress/tests/transactions.cy.ts
index b3499f95..215fa2f3 100644
--- a/packages/ui/cypress/tests/transactions.cy.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/cypress/tests/transactions.cy.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 import { injectedAccounts } from '../fixtures/injectedAccounts'
 import { knownMultisigs } from '../fixtures/knownMultisigs'
 import { landingPageUrl } from '../fixtures/landingData'
-import { landingPage } from '../support/page-objects/landingPage'
 import { multisigPage } from '../support/page-objects/multisigPage'
 import { notifications } from '../support/page-objects/notifications'
 import { sendTxModal } from '../support/page-objects/sendTxModal'
 import { topMenuItems } from '../support/page-objects/topMenuItems'
-import { waitForAuthRequest } from '../utils/waitForAuthRequests'
+import { clickOnConnect } from '../utils/clickOnConnect'
 import { waitForTxRequest } from '../utils/waitForTxRequests'
 
 const AliceAddress = Object.values(injectedAccounts)[0].address
@@ -21,9 +20,7 @@ describe('Perform transactions', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     cy.visit(landingPageUrl)
     cy.initExtension(injectedAccounts)
-    topMenuItems.connectButton().click()
-    landingPage.accountsLoader().should('contain', 'Loading accounts')
-    waitForAuthRequest()
+    clickOnConnect()
     cy.getAuthRequests().then((authRequests) => {
       const requests = Object.values(authRequests)
       // we should have 1 connection request to the extension
diff --git a/packages/ui/cypress/utils/clickOnConnect.ts b/packages/ui/cypress/utils/clickOnConnect.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..da70d0eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/ui/cypress/utils/clickOnConnect.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import { landingPage } from '../support/page-objects/landingPage'
+import { topMenuItems } from '../support/page-objects/topMenuItems'
+
+export const clickOnConnect = () => {
+  cy.clock()
+  topMenuItems.connectButton().click()
+  landingPage.accountsLoader().should('contain', 'Loading accounts')
+  cy.tick(500)
+  // restore the clock to prevent WS errors
+  cy.clock().invoke('restore')
+}
diff --git a/packages/ui/cypress/utils/waitForAuthRequests.ts b/packages/ui/cypress/utils/waitForAuthRequests.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 33b7cccc..00000000
--- a/packages/ui/cypress/utils/waitForAuthRequests.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-export const waitForAuthRequest = () =>
-  cy.waitUntil(() => cy.getAuthRequests().then((req) => Object.entries(req).length > 0))