diff --git a/test-playwright/20-create-project.spec.ts b/test-playwright/20-create-project.spec.ts
index 5bdd3db3..5f7b34d5 100644
--- a/test-playwright/20-create-project.spec.ts
+++ b/test-playwright/20-create-project.spec.ts
@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@ test('Create new project, then search for it', async ({ page }) => {
     // No onboarding dialog present, continue
     console.log('No onboarding dialog found on projects page');
   }
+  // Route back to projects page again, because the onboarding dialog was designed to route to HomeView when called from ProjectsView
+  await page.goto('./projects');
   await page.locator('button > svg.fa-plus').click();
   await page.getByPlaceholder('Idea Name').fill(finalTitle);
   await page.getByPlaceholder('Description').fill(finalDescription);
diff --git a/test-playwright/25-create-project-x10.spec.ts b/test-playwright/25-create-project-x10.spec.ts
index e715d406..e761bced 100644
--- a/test-playwright/25-create-project-x10.spec.ts
+++ b/test-playwright/25-create-project-x10.spec.ts
@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@ test('Create 10 new projects', async ({ page }) => {
         console.log('No onboarding dialog found on projects page');
       }
     }
+    // Route back to projects page again, because the onboarding dialog was designed to route to HomeView when called from ProjectsView
+    await page.goto('./projects');
     await page.locator('button > svg.fa-plus').click();
     await page.getByPlaceholder('Idea Name').fill(finalTitles[i]); // Add random suffix
     await page.getByPlaceholder('Description').fill(finalDescriptions[i]);