diff --git a/e2e/playwright/can-create-sketches-on-all-planes-and-their-back-sides.spec.ts b/e2e/playwright/can-create-sketches-on-all-planes-and-their-back-sides.spec.ts
index 1857946de..47a8b2330 100644
--- a/e2e/playwright/can-create-sketches-on-all-planes-and-their-back-sides.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/playwright/can-create-sketches-on-all-planes-and-their-back-sides.spec.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ test.describe(
       await page.setBodyDimensions({ width: 1200, height: 500 })
 
       await homePage.goToModelingScene()
+      // FIXME: Cannot use scene.waitForExecutionDone() since there is no KCL code
+      await page.waitForTimeout(10000)
       await u.openDebugPanel()
 
       const coord =
diff --git a/e2e/playwright/code-pane-and-errors.spec.ts b/e2e/playwright/code-pane-and-errors.spec.ts
index d4e20caa2..2b62ea0d6 100644
--- a/e2e/playwright/code-pane-and-errors.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/playwright/code-pane-and-errors.spec.ts
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ test.describe('Code pane and errors', { tag: ['@skipWin'] }, () => {
     // click in the editor to focus it
     await page.locator('.cm-content').click()
 
-    await page.waitForTimeout(500)
+    await page.waitForTimeout(2000)
 
     // go to the start of the editor and enter more text which will trigger
     // a lint error.
@@ -203,8 +203,9 @@ test.describe('Code pane and errors', { tag: ['@skipWin'] }, () => {
     await page.keyboard.press('ArrowUp')
     await page.keyboard.press('Home')
     await page.keyboard.type('foo_bar = 1')
-    await page.waitForTimeout(500)
+    await page.waitForTimeout(2000)
     await page.keyboard.press('Enter')
+    await page.waitForTimeout(2000)
 
     // ensure we have a lint error
     await expect(page.locator('.cm-lint-marker-info').first()).toBeVisible()
diff --git a/e2e/playwright/command-bar-tests.spec.ts b/e2e/playwright/command-bar-tests.spec.ts
index 536ed6c1f..c096bd47f 100644
--- a/e2e/playwright/command-bar-tests.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/playwright/command-bar-tests.spec.ts
@@ -174,6 +174,9 @@ test.describe('Command bar tests', { tag: ['@skipWin'] }, () => {
       await page.setBodyDimensions({ width: 1200, height: 500 })
       await homePage.goToModelingScene()
 
+      // FIXME: No KCL code, unable to wait for engine execution
+      await page.waitForTimeout(10000)
+
       await expect(
         page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Start Sketch' })
       ).not.toBeDisabled()
diff --git a/e2e/playwright/point-click.spec.ts b/e2e/playwright/point-click.spec.ts
index a66e8f063..5664874b4 100644
--- a/e2e/playwright/point-click.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/playwright/point-click.spec.ts
@@ -731,6 +731,9 @@ openSketch = startSketchOn('XY')
     const expectedOutput = `plane001 = offsetPlane('XZ', 5)`
 
     await homePage.goToModelingScene()
+    // FIXME: Since there is no KCL code loaded. We need to wait for the scene to load before we continue.
+    // The engine may not be connected
+    await page.waitForTimeout(15000)
 
     await test.step(`Look for the blue of the XZ plane`, async () => {
       await scene.expectPixelColor([50, 51, 96], testPoint, 15)
diff --git a/e2e/playwright/sketch-tests.spec.ts b/e2e/playwright/sketch-tests.spec.ts
index dcc452834..273fc68ed 100644
--- a/e2e/playwright/sketch-tests.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/playwright/sketch-tests.spec.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   PERSIST_MODELING_CONTEXT,
 } from './test-utils'
 import { uuidv4, roundOff } from 'lib/utils'
+import { SceneFixture } from './fixtures/sceneFixture'
 
 test.describe('Sketch tests', { tag: ['@skipWin'] }, () => {
   test('multi-sketch file shows multiple Edit Sketch buttons', async ({
@@ -184,7 +185,8 @@ test.describe('Sketch tests', { tag: ['@skipWin'] }, () => {
     const doEditSegmentsByDraggingHandle = async (
       page: Page,
       homePage: HomePageFixture,
-      openPanes: string[]
+      openPanes: string[],
+      scene: SceneFixture
     ) => {
       // Load the app with the code panes
       await page.addInitScript(async () => {
@@ -200,6 +202,7 @@ test.describe('Sketch tests', { tag: ['@skipWin'] }, () => {
 
       const u = await getUtils(page)
       await homePage.goToModelingScene()
+      await scene.waitForExecutionDone()
 
       await expect(
         page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Start Sketch' })
@@ -317,7 +320,7 @@ test.describe('Sketch tests', { tag: ['@skipWin'] }, () => {
     test(
       'code pane open at start-handles',
       { tag: ['@skipWin'] },
-      async ({ page, homePage }) => {
+      async ({ page, homePage, scene }) => {
         // Load the app with the code panes
         await page.addInitScript(async () => {
           localStorage.setItem(
@@ -330,14 +333,14 @@ test.describe('Sketch tests', { tag: ['@skipWin'] }, () => {
             })
           )
         })
-        await doEditSegmentsByDraggingHandle(page, homePage, ['code'])
+        await doEditSegmentsByDraggingHandle(page, homePage, ['code'], scene)
       }
     )
 
     test(
       'code pane closed at start-handles',
       { tag: ['@skipWin'] },
-      async ({ page, homePage }) => {
+      async ({ page, homePage, scene }) => {
         // Load the app with the code panes
         await page.addInitScript(async (persistModelingContext) => {
           localStorage.setItem(
@@ -345,7 +348,7 @@ test.describe('Sketch tests', { tag: ['@skipWin'] }, () => {
             JSON.stringify({ openPanes: [] })
           )
         }, PERSIST_MODELING_CONTEXT)
-        await doEditSegmentsByDraggingHandle(page, homePage, [])
+        await doEditSegmentsByDraggingHandle(page, homePage, [], scene)
       }
     )
   })
@@ -547,6 +550,7 @@ test.describe('Sketch tests', { tag: ['@skipWin'] }, () => {
   test('Can edit a sketch that has been revolved in the same pipe', async ({
     page,
     homePage,
+    scene,
   }) => {
     const u = await getUtils(page)
     await page.addInitScript(async () => {
@@ -562,6 +566,7 @@ test.describe('Sketch tests', { tag: ['@skipWin'] }, () => {
     })
 
     await homePage.goToModelingScene()
+    await scene.waitForExecutionDone()
 
     await expect(
       page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Start Sketch' })