diff --git a/ui/desktop/tests/end2end/authentication.spec.js b/ui/desktop/tests/end2end/authentication.spec.js
index 553a4b5cd..9986b0773 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/tests/end2end/authentication.spec.js
+++ b/ui/desktop/tests/end2end/authentication.spec.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const generateScreenshotPath = (fileName) => {
   return path.join(screenshotPath, fileName).concat(screenshotFormat);
 };
 
-// Todo: move this function to a test helpers file so it could be used by other tests.
+// TODO: move this function to a test helpers file so it could be used by other tests.
 // Returns the executable path for the Boundary binary the test suite will run.
 const returnExecutablePath = (platform, arch) => {
   try {
@@ -91,11 +91,12 @@ test.describe('Authentication end to end test suite', async () => {
       await boundaryWindow.$eval('button[type="submit"]', (element) =>
         element.click()
       );
+
       // Check we are in Targets
-      await boundaryWindow.waitForSelector('h2 >> text=Targets');
-      expect(await boundaryWindow.innerText('h2 >> text=Targets')).toEqual(
-        'Targets '
-      );
+      await boundaryWindow.waitForURL('**/#/scopes/global/projects/targets');
+      const windowUrl = new URL(await boundaryWindow.url());
+      expect(windowUrl.hash).toEqual('#/scopes/global/projects/targets');
+
       // Take screenshot
       await boundaryWindow.screenshot({
         path: generateScreenshotPath('afterLogin'),
diff --git a/ui/desktop/tests/end2end/targets.spec.js b/ui/desktop/tests/end2end/targets.spec.js
index 340a94d33..56411e15c 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/tests/end2end/targets.spec.js
+++ b/ui/desktop/tests/end2end/targets.spec.js
@@ -58,11 +58,11 @@ test.describe('Targets end to end test suite', async () => {
     await boundaryWindow.$eval('button[type="submit"]', (element) =>
       element.click()
     );
+
     // Check we are in Targets
-    await boundaryWindow.waitForSelector('h2 >> text=Targets');
-    expect(await boundaryWindow.innerText('h2 >> text=Targets')).toEqual(
-      'Targets '
-    );
+    await boundaryWindow.waitForURL('**/#/scopes/global/projects/targets');
+    const windowUrl = new URL(await boundaryWindow.url());
+    expect(windowUrl.hash).toEqual('#/scopes/global/projects/targets');
 
     // Click connect to a target
     await boundaryWindow.waitForSelector('table.rose-table');