From e06cd689b642021f746ff54baa86b66fac0d5055 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Brother Darryl
 <146fb160a3266e6165bfa385f6048c975eda9e21cf65da097a0b5ea7952532a5@buzz.block.builderlab.xyz>
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2026 20:54:45 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] test(e2e): bootstrap upstream navigation cases

Signed-off-by: Brother Darryl <146fb160a3266e6165bfa385f6048c975eda9e21cf65da097a0b5ea7952532a5@buzz.block.builderlab.xyz>
---
 desktop/tests/e2e/community-rail.spec.ts           | 2 +-
 desktop/tests/e2e/composer-tooltip-dismiss.spec.ts | 2 +-
 desktop/tests/e2e/profile.spec.ts                  | 4 ++--
 desktop/tests/e2e/relay-reconnect.spec.ts          | 4 ++--
 desktop/tests/e2e/sidebar.spec.ts                  | 4 ++--
 5 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/desktop/tests/e2e/community-rail.spec.ts b/desktop/tests/e2e/community-rail.spec.ts
index a67e9d7943..242560d429 100644
--- a/desktop/tests/e2e/community-rail.spec.ts
+++ b/desktop/tests/e2e/community-rail.spec.ts
@@ -1237,7 +1237,7 @@ test.describe("community rail", () => {
     await page.setViewportSize({ width: 740, height: 516 });
     await installMockBridge(page, undefined, { skipCommunitySeed: true });
     await seedCommunities(page, [COMMUNITY_A], COMMUNITY_A.id);
-    await page.goto("/");
+    await bootstrapE2ePage(page, "/");
 
     await page
       .getByRole("button", { name: "Toggle Sidebar", exact: true })
diff --git a/desktop/tests/e2e/composer-tooltip-dismiss.spec.ts b/desktop/tests/e2e/composer-tooltip-dismiss.spec.ts
index 59468e1484..aa2f0af76b 100644
--- a/desktop/tests/e2e/composer-tooltip-dismiss.spec.ts
+++ b/desktop/tests/e2e/composer-tooltip-dismiss.spec.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ test("composer toolbar tooltip dismisses when cursor leaves the trigger", async
 test("adjacent composer tooltips each require a fresh dwell", async ({
   page,
 }) => {
-  await page.goto("/");
+  await bootstrapE2ePage(page, "/");
   await page.getByTestId("channel-general").click();
   await expect(page.getByTestId("chat-title")).toHaveText("general");
 
diff --git a/desktop/tests/e2e/profile.spec.ts b/desktop/tests/e2e/profile.spec.ts
index 29d2f7fec2..05c55dd156 100644
--- a/desktop/tests/e2e/profile.spec.ts
+++ b/desktop/tests/e2e/profile.spec.ts
@@ -2562,7 +2562,7 @@ test("storage clear resets composed font size and keyboard zoom across windows",
   context,
   page,
 }) => {
-  await page.goto("/");
+  await bootstrapE2ePage(page, "/");
   await openSettings(page, "appearance");
   await page.getByTestId("font-size-larger").click();
 
@@ -2604,7 +2604,7 @@ test("storage clear resets composed font size and keyboard zoom across windows",
 
   const peerPage = await context.newPage();
   await installMockBridge(peerPage);
-  await peerPage.goto("/");
+  await bootstrapE2ePage(peerPage, "/");
   await peerPage.evaluate(() => localStorage.clear());
 
   await expect
diff --git a/desktop/tests/e2e/relay-reconnect.spec.ts b/desktop/tests/e2e/relay-reconnect.spec.ts
index b1d26e0bfd..674a009436 100644
--- a/desktop/tests/e2e/relay-reconnect.spec.ts
+++ b/desktop/tests/e2e/relay-reconnect.spec.ts
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ test("stalled early AUTH signing times out and starts a replacement dial", async
     websocketAuthBeforeConnectResolves: true,
     stallFirstAuthSigning: true,
   });
-  await page.goto("/");
+  await bootstrapE2ePage(page, "/");
 
   await expect
     .poll(() => getMockWebsocketConnectAttempts(page), { timeout: 32_000 })
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ test("AUTH arriving before connect resolves does not lose the first send", async
   await installMockBridge(page, {
     websocketAuthBeforeConnectResolves: true,
   });
-  await page.goto("/");
+  await bootstrapE2ePage(page, "/");
   await expect
     .poll(
       () =>
diff --git a/desktop/tests/e2e/sidebar.spec.ts b/desktop/tests/e2e/sidebar.spec.ts
index 39d5bbc429..75d7afdb94 100644
--- a/desktop/tests/e2e/sidebar.spec.ts
+++ b/desktop/tests/e2e/sidebar.spec.ts
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ test("aligns the sidebar search with the channel title outside the Buzz theme",
 test("scales the sidebar backward while its chrome closes", async ({
   page,
 }) => {
-  await page.goto("/");
+  await bootstrapE2ePage(page, "/");
 
   const sidebar = page.getByTestId("app-sidebar");
   const sidebarSurface = sidebar.locator("[data-sidebar-transition-content]");
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ test("disables the sidebar collapse transition for reduced motion", async ({
   page,
 }) => {
   await page.emulateMedia({ reducedMotion: "reduce" });
-  await page.goto("/");
+  await bootstrapE2ePage(page, "/");
 
   const sidebarSurface = page
     .getByTestId("app-sidebar")