diff --git a/src/frontend/playwright.config.ts b/src/frontend/playwright.config.ts
index 44ebbede66..e84e49110c 100644
--- a/src/frontend/playwright.config.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/playwright.config.ts
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ export default defineConfig({
   use: {
     baseURL: 'http://localhost:5173',
     headless: IS_CI ? true : undefined,
-    trace: 'on-first-retry'
+    trace: 'on-first-retry',
+    contextOptions: {
+      reducedMotion: 'reduce'
+    }
   }
 });
diff --git a/src/frontend/tests/helpers.ts b/src/frontend/tests/helpers.ts
index fb7b322840..443eff8dee 100644
--- a/src/frontend/tests/helpers.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/tests/helpers.ts
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ export const setTableChoiceFilter = async (page, filter, value) => {
   await page.getByPlaceholder('Select filter value').click();
   await page.getByRole('option', { name: value }).click();
 
+  await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle');
   await closeFilterDrawer(page);
 };
 
diff --git a/src/frontend/tests/pui_plugins.spec.ts b/src/frontend/tests/pui_plugins.spec.ts
index 228309cf0a..91402f20d2 100644
--- a/src/frontend/tests/pui_plugins.spec.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/tests/pui_plugins.spec.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ import {
   clearTableFilters,
   clickOnRowMenu,
   loadTab,
-  navigate
+  navigate,
+  setTableChoiceFilter
 } from './helpers.js';
 import { doCachedLogin } from './login.js';
 import { setPluginState, setSettingState } from './settings.js';
@@ -68,20 +69,21 @@ test('Plugins - Functionality', async ({ browser }) => {
     url: 'settings/admin/plugin/'
   });
 
+  // Filter plugins first
   await clearTableFilters(page);
-  await page.getByPlaceholder('Search').fill('sample');
-  await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle');
+  await setTableChoiceFilter(page, 'Sample', 'Yes');
+  await setTableChoiceFilter(page, 'Builtin', 'No');
 
   // Activate the plugin
   const cell = await page.getByText('Sample API Caller', { exact: true });
   await clickOnRowMenu(cell);
-  await page.waitForTimeout(100);
 
   // Activate the plugin (unless already activated)
   if ((await page.getByRole('menuitem', { name: 'Deactivate' }).count()) == 0) {
     await page.getByRole('menuitem', { name: 'Activate' }).click();
     await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Submit' }).click();
     await page.getByText('The plugin was activated').waitFor();
+    await page.waitForTimeout(250);
   }
 
   // Deactivate the plugin again