diff --git a/cypress/e2e/tests/pages/explorer/namespace-picker.spec.ts b/cypress/e2e/tests/pages/explorer/namespace-picker.spec.ts
index cce23e6d0b0..846a3d74fc7 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/tests/pages/explorer/namespace-picker.spec.ts
+++ b/cypress/e2e/tests/pages/explorer/namespace-picker.spec.ts
@@ -35,8 +35,11 @@ describe('Namespace picker', { testIsolation: 'off' }, () => {
 
     const workloadsPodPage = new WorkloadsPodsListPagePo('local');
 
+    cy.intercept('GET', '/v1/pods?exclude=metadata.managedFields').as('getPods');
+
     WorkloadsPodsListPagePo.navTo();
     workloadsPodPage.waitForPage();
+    cy.wait('@getPods');
 
     // Filter by Namespace: Select 'cattle-fleet-local-system'
     namespacePicker.toggle();
diff --git a/cypress/e2e/tests/pages/fleet/gitrepo.spec.ts b/cypress/e2e/tests/pages/fleet/gitrepo.spec.ts
index 7d05da3e697..f64bbb5db2f 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/tests/pages/fleet/gitrepo.spec.ts
+++ b/cypress/e2e/tests/pages/fleet/gitrepo.spec.ts
@@ -79,7 +79,13 @@ describe('Git Repo', { tags: ['@fleet', '@adminUser'] }, () => {
           prefPage.languageDropdownMenu().checkVisible();
           prefPage.languageDropdownMenu().toggle();
           prefPage.languageDropdownMenu().isOpened();
+
+          cy.intercept('PUT', 'v1/userpreferences/*').as(`prefUpdateZhHans`);
           prefPage.languageDropdownMenu().clickOption(2);
+          cy.wait('@prefUpdateZhHans').then(({ response }) => {
+            expect(response?.statusCode).to.eq(200);
+            expect(response?.body.data).to.have.property('locale', 'zh-hans');
+          });
           prefPage.languageDropdownMenu().isClosed();
 
           listPage.goTo();
@@ -100,7 +106,13 @@ describe('Git Repo', { tags: ['@fleet', '@adminUser'] }, () => {
       prefPage.languageDropdownMenu().checkVisible();
       prefPage.languageDropdownMenu().toggle();
       prefPage.languageDropdownMenu().isOpened();
+
+      cy.intercept('PUT', 'v1/userpreferences/*').as(`prefUpdateEnUs`);
       prefPage.languageDropdownMenu().clickOption(1);
+      cy.wait('@prefUpdateEnUs').then(({ response }) => {
+        expect(response?.statusCode).to.eq(200);
+        expect(response?.body.data).to.have.property('locale', 'en-us');
+      });
       prefPage.languageDropdownMenu().isClosed();
 
       const fleetDashboardPage = new FleetDashboardPagePo('_');