diff --git a/main/tests/cypress/cypress.json b/main/tests/cypress/cypress.json
index 530806d01..4b8f38204 100644
--- a/main/tests/cypress/cypress.json
+++ b/main/tests/cypress/cypress.json
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
   "integrationFolder": "./cypress/integration",
   "nodeVersion": "system",
   "retries": {
-    "runMode": 2,
-    "openMode": 1
+    "runMode": 3,
+    "openMode": 0
   },
   "env": {
     "OPENREFINE_URL": "http://localhost:3333"
diff --git a/main/tests/cypress/cypress/support/commands.js b/main/tests/cypress/cypress/support/commands.js
index 50e572c2b..f91b52a7e 100644
--- a/main/tests/cypress/cypress/support/commands.js
+++ b/main/tests/cypress/cypress/support/commands.js
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ Cypress.Commands.add('confirmDialogPanel', () => {
  * Will click on a menu entry for a given column name
  */
 Cypress.Commands.add('columnActionClick', (columnName, actions) => {
+  cy.get('body[ajax_in_progress="false"]'); // OR must not be loading at the moment, column headers will be detached from the dom
   cy.get(
     '.data-table th:contains("' + columnName + '") .column-header-menu'
   ).click();