diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f52550d9..55a8e719 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -48,3 +48,4 @@ rpmbuild
 /blob-report/
 /playwright/.cache/
 .env
+.auth
diff --git a/playwright.config.ts b/playwright.config.ts
index fde83958..c6be20e7 100644
--- a/playwright.config.ts
+++ b/playwright.config.ts
@@ -34,9 +34,14 @@ export default defineConfig({
     ignoreHTTPSErrors: true,
   },
   projects: [
+    { name: 'setup', testMatch: /.*\.setup\.ts/ },
     {
       name: 'chromium',
-      use: { ...devices['Desktop Chrome'] },
+      use: {
+        ...devices['Desktop Chrome'],
+        storageState: '.auth/user.json',
+      },
+      dependencies: ['setup'],
     },
   ],
 });
diff --git a/playwright/Customizations/Firewall.spec.ts b/playwright/Customizations/Firewall.spec.ts
index e2fa5481..ba909e7c 100644
--- a/playwright/Customizations/Firewall.spec.ts
+++ b/playwright/Customizations/Firewall.spec.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 import { expect } from '@playwright/test';
 import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid';
 
-import { test } from '../fixtures/cleanup';
+import { test } from '../fixtures/customizations';
 import { isHosted } from '../helpers/helpers';
-import { login } from '../helpers/login';
-import { navigateToOptionalSteps, ibFrame } from '../helpers/navHelpers';
+import {
+  navigateToOptionalSteps,
+  ibFrame,
+  navigateToLandingPage,
+} from '../helpers/navHelpers';
 import {
   registerLater,
   fillInDetails,
@@ -24,8 +27,8 @@ test('Create a blueprint with Firewall customization', async ({
   // Delete the blueprint after the run fixture
   await cleanup.add(() => deleteBlueprint(page, blueprintName));
 
-  // Login, navigate to IB and get the frame
-  await login(page);
+  // Navigate to IB landing page and get the frame
+  await navigateToLandingPage(page);
   const frame = await ibFrame(page);
 
   await test.step('Navigate to optional steps in Wizard', async () => {
diff --git a/playwright/Customizations/Hostname.spec.ts b/playwright/Customizations/Hostname.spec.ts
index 509635b3..dff4e848 100644
--- a/playwright/Customizations/Hostname.spec.ts
+++ b/playwright/Customizations/Hostname.spec.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 import { expect } from '@playwright/test';
 import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid';
 
-import { test } from '../fixtures/cleanup';
+import { test } from '../fixtures/customizations';
 import { isHosted } from '../helpers/helpers';
-import { login } from '../helpers/login';
-import { navigateToOptionalSteps, ibFrame } from '../helpers/navHelpers';
+import {
+  navigateToOptionalSteps,
+  ibFrame,
+  navigateToLandingPage,
+} from '../helpers/navHelpers';
 import {
   registerLater,
   fillInDetails,
@@ -25,8 +28,8 @@ test('Create a blueprint with Hostname customization', async ({
   // Delete the blueprint after the run fixture
   await cleanup.add(() => deleteBlueprint(page, blueprintName));
 
-  // Login, navigate to IB and get the frame
-  await login(page);
+  // Navigate to IB landing page and get the frame
+  await navigateToLandingPage(page);
   const frame = await ibFrame(page);
 
   await test.step('Navigate to optional steps in Wizard', async () => {
diff --git a/playwright/Customizations/Kernel.spec.ts b/playwright/Customizations/Kernel.spec.ts
index 7a3f28b9..89bbc5dd 100644
--- a/playwright/Customizations/Kernel.spec.ts
+++ b/playwright/Customizations/Kernel.spec.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 import { expect } from '@playwright/test';
 import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid';
 
-import { test } from '../fixtures/cleanup';
+import { test } from '../fixtures/customizations';
 import { isHosted } from '../helpers/helpers';
-import { login } from '../helpers/login';
-import { navigateToOptionalSteps, ibFrame } from '../helpers/navHelpers';
+import {
+  navigateToOptionalSteps,
+  ibFrame,
+  navigateToLandingPage,
+} from '../helpers/navHelpers';
 import {
   registerLater,
   fillInDetails,
@@ -24,8 +27,8 @@ test('Create a blueprint with Kernel customization', async ({
   // Delete the blueprint after the run fixture
   await cleanup.add(() => deleteBlueprint(page, blueprintName));
 
-  // Login, navigate to IB and get the frame
-  await login(page);
+  // Navigate to IB landing page and get the frame
+  await navigateToLandingPage(page);
   const frame = await ibFrame(page);
 
   await test.step('Navigate to optional steps in Wizard', async () => {
diff --git a/playwright/Customizations/Locale.spec.ts b/playwright/Customizations/Locale.spec.ts
index af580176..8f628250 100644
--- a/playwright/Customizations/Locale.spec.ts
+++ b/playwright/Customizations/Locale.spec.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 import { expect } from '@playwright/test';
 import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid';
 
-import { test } from '../fixtures/cleanup';
+import { test } from '../fixtures/customizations';
 import { isHosted } from '../helpers/helpers';
-import { login } from '../helpers/login';
-import { navigateToOptionalSteps, ibFrame } from '../helpers/navHelpers';
+import {
+  navigateToOptionalSteps,
+  ibFrame,
+  navigateToLandingPage,
+} from '../helpers/navHelpers';
 import {
   registerLater,
   fillInDetails,
@@ -24,8 +27,8 @@ test('Create a blueprint with Locale customization', async ({
   // Delete the blueprint after the run fixture
   await cleanup.add(() => deleteBlueprint(page, blueprintName));
 
-  // Login, navigate to IB and get the frame
-  await login(page);
+  // Navigate to IB landing page and get the frame
+  await navigateToLandingPage(page);
   const frame = await ibFrame(page);
 
   await test.step('Navigate to optional steps in Wizard', async () => {
diff --git a/playwright/Customizations/Systemd.spec.ts b/playwright/Customizations/Systemd.spec.ts
index 0586f01c..499703eb 100644
--- a/playwright/Customizations/Systemd.spec.ts
+++ b/playwright/Customizations/Systemd.spec.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 import { expect } from '@playwright/test';
 import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid';
 
-import { test } from '../fixtures/cleanup';
+import { test } from '../fixtures/customizations';
 import { isHosted } from '../helpers/helpers';
-import { login } from '../helpers/login';
-import { navigateToOptionalSteps, ibFrame } from '../helpers/navHelpers';
+import {
+  navigateToOptionalSteps,
+  ibFrame,
+  navigateToLandingPage,
+} from '../helpers/navHelpers';
 import {
   registerLater,
   fillInDetails,
@@ -24,8 +27,8 @@ test('Create a blueprint with Systemd customization', async ({
   // Delete the blueprint after the run fixture
   await cleanup.add(() => deleteBlueprint(page, blueprintName));
 
-  // Login, navigate to IB and get the frame
-  await login(page);
+  // Navigate to IB landing page and get the frame
+  await navigateToLandingPage(page);
   const frame = await ibFrame(page);
 
   await test.step('Navigate to optional steps in Wizard', async () => {
diff --git a/playwright/Customizations/Timezone.spec.ts b/playwright/Customizations/Timezone.spec.ts
index 3c78e2d2..403d6ef9 100644
--- a/playwright/Customizations/Timezone.spec.ts
+++ b/playwright/Customizations/Timezone.spec.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 import { expect } from '@playwright/test';
 import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid';
 
-import { test } from '../fixtures/cleanup';
+import { test } from '../fixtures/customizations';
 import { isHosted } from '../helpers/helpers';
-import { login } from '../helpers/login';
-import { navigateToOptionalSteps, ibFrame } from '../helpers/navHelpers';
+import {
+  navigateToOptionalSteps,
+  ibFrame,
+  navigateToLandingPage,
+} from '../helpers/navHelpers';
 import {
   registerLater,
   fillInDetails,
@@ -24,8 +27,8 @@ test('Create a blueprint with Timezone customization', async ({
   // Delete the blueprint after the run fixture
   await cleanup.add(() => deleteBlueprint(page, blueprintName));
 
-  // Login, navigate to IB and get the frame
-  await login(page);
+  // Navigate to IB landing page and get the frame
+  await navigateToLandingPage(page);
   const frame = await ibFrame(page);
 
   await test.step('Navigate to optional steps in Wizard', async () => {
diff --git a/playwright/fixtures/customizations.ts b/playwright/fixtures/customizations.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ea926454
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playwright/fixtures/customizations.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// This is a common fixture for the customizations tests
+import { mergeTests } from '@playwright/test';
+
+import { test as cleanupTest } from './cleanup';
+import { test as popupTest } from './popupHandler';
+
+// Combine the fixtures into one
+export const test = mergeTests(cleanupTest, popupTest);
diff --git a/playwright/fixtures/popupHandler.ts b/playwright/fixtures/popupHandler.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dad80348
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playwright/fixtures/popupHandler.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import { test as base } from '@playwright/test';
+
+import { closePopupsIfExist } from '../helpers/helpers';
+
+export interface PopupHandlerFixture {
+  popupHandler: void;
+}
+
+// This fixture will close any popups that might get opened during the test execution
+export const test = base.extend<PopupHandlerFixture>({
+  popupHandler: [
+    async ({ page }, use) => {
+      await closePopupsIfExist(page);
+      // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/rules-of-hooks
+      await use(undefined);
+    },
+    { auto: true },
+  ],
+});
diff --git a/playwright/global.setup.ts b/playwright/global.setup.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..78a8f071
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playwright/global.setup.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import { test as setup } from '@playwright/test';
+
+import { login, storeStorageStateAndToken } from './helpers/login';
+
+setup.describe('Setup', () => {
+  setup.describe.configure({ retries: 3 });
+
+  setup('Authenticate', async ({ page }) => {
+    await login(page);
+    await storeStorageStateAndToken(page);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/playwright/helpers/login.ts b/playwright/helpers/login.ts
index b283bba3..a52d4ce2 100644
--- a/playwright/helpers/login.ts
+++ b/playwright/helpers/login.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import path from 'path';
+
 import { type Page, expect } from '@playwright/test';
 
 import { closePopupsIfExist, isHosted, togglePreview } from './helpers';
@@ -74,3 +76,14 @@ const loginConsole = async (page: Page, user: string, password: string) => {
   await togglePreview(page);
   await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: 'All images' })).toBeVisible();
 };
+
+export const storeStorageStateAndToken = async (page: Page) => {
+  const { cookies } = await page
+    .context()
+    .storageState({ path: path.join(__dirname, '../../.auth/user.json') });
+  process.env.TOKEN = `Bearer ${
+    cookies.find((cookie) => cookie.name === 'cs_jwt')?.value
+  }`;
+  // eslint-disable-next-line playwright/no-wait-for-timeout
+  await page.waitForTimeout(100);
+};
diff --git a/playwright/helpers/wizardHelpers.ts b/playwright/helpers/wizardHelpers.ts
index 3d5296c0..9aa537ca 100644
--- a/playwright/helpers/wizardHelpers.ts
+++ b/playwright/helpers/wizardHelpers.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { expect, FrameLocator, type Page, test } from '@playwright/test';
 
-import { isHosted } from './helpers';
+import { closePopupsIfExist, isHosted } from './helpers';
 import { ibFrame, navigateToLandingPage } from './navHelpers';
 
 /**
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ export const fillInImageOutputGuest = async (page: Page | FrameLocator) => {
  * @param blueprintName - the name of the blueprint to delete
  */
 export const deleteBlueprint = async (page: Page, blueprintName: string) => {
+  // Since new browser is opened during the BP cleanup, we need to call the popup closer again
+  await closePopupsIfExist(page);
   await test.step(
     'Delete the blueprint with name: ' + blueprintName,
     async () => {
diff --git a/playwright/test.spec.ts b/playwright/test.spec.ts
index a49d09aa..c20fc087 100644
--- a/playwright/test.spec.ts
+++ b/playwright/test.spec.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 import { expect, test } from '@playwright/test';
 import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid';
 
-import { isHosted } from './helpers/helpers';
-import { login } from './helpers/login';
-import { ibFrame } from './helpers/navHelpers';
+import { closePopupsIfExist, isHosted } from './helpers/helpers';
+import { ibFrame, navigateToLandingPage } from './helpers/navHelpers';
 
 test.describe.serial('test', () => {
   const blueprintName = uuidv4();
   test('create blueprint', async ({ page }) => {
-    await login(page);
+    await closePopupsIfExist(page);
+    // Navigate to IB landing page and get the frame
+    await navigateToLandingPage(page);
     const frame = await ibFrame(page);
 
     frame.getByRole('heading', { name: 'Images About image builder' });
@@ -84,12 +85,14 @@ test.describe.serial('test', () => {
   });
 
   test('edit blueprint', async ({ page }) => {
+    await closePopupsIfExist(page);
     // package searching is really slow the first time in cockpit
     if (!isHosted()) {
       test.setTimeout(300000);
     }
 
-    await login(page);
+    // Navigate to IB landing page and get the frame
+    await navigateToLandingPage(page);
     const frame = await ibFrame(page);
     await frame
       .getByRole('textbox', { name: 'Search input' })
@@ -120,7 +123,9 @@ test.describe.serial('test', () => {
   });
 
   test('build blueprint', async ({ page }) => {
-    await login(page);
+    await closePopupsIfExist(page);
+    // Navigate to IB landing page and get the frame
+    await navigateToLandingPage(page);
     const frame = await ibFrame(page);
     await frame
       .getByRole('textbox', { name: 'Search input' })
@@ -137,7 +142,9 @@ test.describe.serial('test', () => {
   });
 
   test('delete blueprint', async ({ page }) => {
-    await login(page);
+    await closePopupsIfExist(page);
+    // Navigate to IB landing page and get the frame
+    await navigateToLandingPage(page);
     const frame = await ibFrame(page);
     await frame
       .getByRole('textbox', { name: 'Search input' })