diff --git a/frontend/packages/integration-tests-cypress/support/login.ts b/frontend/packages/integration-tests-cypress/support/login.ts
index f054fe536a5..810d8617f81 100644
--- a/frontend/packages/integration-tests-cypress/support/login.ts
+++ b/frontend/packages/integration-tests-cypress/support/login.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Cypress.Commands.add(
     cy.session(
       [provider, username],
       () => {
-        cy.visit('/'); // visits baseUrl which is set in plugins/index.js
+        cy.visit(Cypress.config('baseUrl'));
         cy.window().then((win: any) => {
           // Check if auth is disabled (for a local development environment)
           if (win.SERVER_FLAGS?.authDisabled) {
@@ -69,8 +69,13 @@ Cypress.Commands.add(
           }
         });
       },
-      { cacheAcrossSpecs: true },
+      {
+        cacheAcrossSpecs: true,
+        validate() {
+          // If unable to visit the baseURL, login has failed, and the session will be re-created.
+          cy.visit(Cypress.config('baseUrl'));
+        },
+      },
     );
-    cy.visit('/'); // visits baseUrl which is set in plugins/index.js
   },
 );
diff --git a/frontend/packages/integration-tests-cypress/tests/app/poll-console-updates.cy.ts b/frontend/packages/integration-tests-cypress/tests/app/poll-console-updates.cy.ts
index 7ea209e5c2e..479ab0c68d3 100644
--- a/frontend/packages/integration-tests-cypress/tests/app/poll-console-updates.cy.ts
+++ b/frontend/packages/integration-tests-cypress/tests/app/poll-console-updates.cy.ts
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ describe('PollConsoleUpdates Test', () => {
     cy.wait(`@${CHECK_UPDATES_ALIAS}`, WAIT_OPTIONS);
     cy.intercept(PLUGIN_MANIFEST_URL2, { forceNetworkError: true }).as(CHECK_MANIFEST_ALIAS2);
     cy.wait(`@${CHECK_MANIFEST_ALIAS2}`, WAIT_OPTIONS);
-    // cy.wait(`@${CHECK_MANIFEST_ALIAS2}`, WAIT_OPTIONS).should('have.property', 'error');
+    cy.wait(`@${CHECK_MANIFEST_ALIAS2}`, WAIT_OPTIONS).should('have.property', 'error');
     cy.byTestID('loading-indicator').should('not.exist');
     cy.get(refreshWebConsoleLink).should('not.exist');
     cy.intercept(PLUGIN_MANIFEST_URL2, PLUGIN_MANIFEST_DEFAULT2).as(CHECK_MANIFEST_ALIAS2);