diff --git a/browser_tests/fixtures/ComfyPage.ts b/browser_tests/fixtures/ComfyPage.ts
index ed1409425..70ab7da1f 100644
--- a/browser_tests/fixtures/ComfyPage.ts
+++ b/browser_tests/fixtures/ComfyPage.ts
@@ -214,6 +214,10 @@ export class ComfyPage {
         `Failed to setup workflows directory: ${await resp.text()}`
       )
     }
+
+    await this.page.evaluate(async () => {
+      await window['app'].extensionManager.workflow.syncWorkflows()
+    })
   }
 
   async setupUser(username: string) {
diff --git a/browser_tests/tests/sidebar/workflows.spec.ts b/browser_tests/tests/sidebar/workflows.spec.ts
index 0ddcf8dd8..b5f3411a4 100644
--- a/browser_tests/tests/sidebar/workflows.spec.ts
+++ b/browser_tests/tests/sidebar/workflows.spec.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ test.describe('Workflows sidebar', () => {
       'workflow1.json': 'default.json',
       'workflow2.json': 'default.json'
     })
-    await comfyPage.setup()
 
     const tab = comfyPage.menu.workflowsTab
     await tab.open()
@@ -77,7 +76,6 @@ test.describe('Workflows sidebar', () => {
     await comfyPage.setupWorkflowsDirectory({
       'workflow1.json': 'single_ksampler.json'
     })
-    await comfyPage.setup()
 
     const tab = comfyPage.menu.workflowsTab
     await tab.open()
@@ -101,7 +99,6 @@ test.describe('Workflows sidebar', () => {
         'bar.json': 'default.json'
       }
     })
-    await comfyPage.setup()
 
     const tab = comfyPage.menu.workflowsTab
     await tab.open()
@@ -323,7 +320,7 @@ test.describe('Workflows sidebar', () => {
     await comfyPage.setupWorkflowsDirectory({
       'workflow1.json': 'default.json'
     })
-    await comfyPage.setup()
+
     await comfyPage.menu.workflowsTab.open()
 
     const nodeCount = await comfyPage.getGraphNodesCount()