diff --git a/e2e-tests/fixtures.ts b/e2e-tests/fixtures.ts
index 0348085c4..f09a33057 100644
--- a/e2e-tests/fixtures.ts
+++ b/e2e-tests/fixtures.ts
@@ -131,10 +131,6 @@ base.beforeEach(async () => {
       await page.click('button.toggle-right-sidebar', {delay: 100})
     }
   }
-
-  await page.addInitScript(()=>{
-    window.localStorage.setItem('ls-onboarding-whiteboard?', "true")
-  });
 })
 
 base.afterAll(async () => {
diff --git a/e2e-tests/whiteboards.spec.ts b/e2e-tests/whiteboards.spec.ts
index 725157c79..48c808d48 100644
--- a/e2e-tests/whiteboards.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e-tests/whiteboards.spec.ts
@@ -14,9 +14,12 @@ test('enable whiteboards', async ({ page }) => {
 })
 
 test('create new whiteboard', async ({ page }) => {
+  await page.evaluate(() => {
+    window.localStorage.setItem('ls-onboarding-whiteboard?', "true")
+  })
+
   await page.click('.nav-header .whiteboard')
   await page.click('#tl-create-whiteboard')
-  await page.waitForTimeout(1500)
   await expect(page.locator('.logseq-tldraw')).toBeVisible()
 })