diff --git a/packages/e2e/smoke-tests/homepage.spec.ts b/packages/e2e/smoke-tests/homepage.spec.ts
index 8e1ac488..f58352a6 100644
--- a/packages/e2e/smoke-tests/homepage.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/e2e/smoke-tests/homepage.spec.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
 import { expect, test } from 'test'
 
 test.describe('Homepage', () => {
-  test.beforeEach(async ({ page }) => {
-    await page.goto('/')
-  })
+  test.describe('when logged out', () => {
+    test.beforeEach(async ({ page }) => {
+      await page.goto('/')
+    })
 
-  test('basic content', async ({ page }) => {
-    await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { level: 1 })).toHaveText(
-      "The cookbook industry's new digital home."
-    )
+    test('basic content', async ({ page }) => {
+      await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { level: 1 })).toHaveText(
+        "The cookbook industry's new digital home."
+      )
+    })
   })
 
   test.describe('when logged in', () => {
diff --git a/packages/e2e/test.ts b/packages/e2e/test.ts
index 0fe9a2a8..9dc3715b 100644
--- a/packages/e2e/test.ts
+++ b/packages/e2e/test.ts
@@ -2,10 +2,19 @@ import { encode } from '@auth/core/jwt'
 import prisma from '@books-about-food/database'
 import { BrowserContext, Page, test as base } from '@playwright/test'
 
-const helpers = ({ context }: { page: Page; context: BrowserContext }) => ({
+const helpers = ({
+  context,
+  page
+}: {
+  page: Page
+  context: BrowserContext
+}) => ({
   async login() {
+    await page.goto('/', { waitUntil: 'commit' })
     const cookies = await context.cookies()
-    const authCookie = cookies.find((cookie) => cookie.name.includes('authjs'))
+    const authCookie = cookies.find(
+      ({ name }) => name.includes('authjs') && name.endsWith('callback-url')
+    )
     if (!authCookie) throw new Error('No auth cookie found')
 
     const prefix = authCookie.name.split('.')[0]