diff --git a/node/e2e-tests/src/constats.ts b/node/e2e-tests/src/constats.ts
index 6d5221f3..f07c8612 100644
--- a/node/e2e-tests/src/constats.ts
+++ b/node/e2e-tests/src/constats.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 export const namespace = 'theiacloud';
 export const resourceGroup = 'theia.cloud';
-export const resourceVersion = 'v1beta8';
-export const resourcePlural = 'sessions';
+export const sessionVersion = 'v1beta8';
+export const sessionPlural = 'sessions';
+export const workspaceVersion = 'v1beta5';
+export const workspacePlural = 'workspaces';
diff --git a/node/e2e-tests/src/k8s.ts b/node/e2e-tests/src/k8s.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5e14fb99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/node/e2e-tests/src/k8s.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import { KubeConfig, CustomObjectsApi } from '@kubernetes/client-node';
+import { namespace, resourceGroup, sessionPlural, sessionVersion, workspacePlural, workspaceVersion } from './constats';
+
+const kc = new KubeConfig();
+kc.loadFromDefault();
+export const k8sApi = kc.makeApiClient(CustomObjectsApi);
+
+export async function deleteAllSessions(): Promise<void> {
+  const sessions: any = await k8sApi.listNamespacedCustomObject(
+    resourceGroup,
+    sessionVersion,
+    namespace,
+    sessionPlural
+  );
+
+  for (const resource of sessions.body.items) {
+    await k8sApi.deleteNamespacedCustomObject(
+      resourceGroup,
+      sessionVersion,
+      namespace,
+      sessionPlural,
+      resource.metadata.name
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+export async function deleteAllWorkspaces(): Promise<void> {
+  const sessions: any = await k8sApi.listNamespacedCustomObject(
+    resourceGroup,
+    workspaceVersion,
+    namespace,
+    workspacePlural
+  );
+
+  for (const resource of sessions.body.items) {
+    await k8sApi.deleteNamespacedCustomObject(
+      resourceGroup,
+      workspaceVersion,
+      namespace,
+      workspacePlural,
+      resource.metadata.name
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/node/e2e-tests/src/tests/login.test.ts b/node/e2e-tests/src/tests/login.test.ts
index 92178158..5309cb59 100644
--- a/node/e2e-tests/src/tests/login.test.ts
+++ b/node/e2e-tests/src/tests/login.test.ts
@@ -1,30 +1,10 @@
 import { expect, test } from '@playwright/test';
-import { KubeConfig, CustomObjectsApi } from '@kubernetes/client-node';
-import { namespace, resourceGroup, resourcePlural, resourceVersion } from '../constats';
-
-const kc = new KubeConfig();
-kc.loadFromDefault();
-const k8sApi = kc.makeApiClient(CustomObjectsApi);
+import { deleteAllSessions, deleteAllWorkspaces } from '../k8s';
 
 test.describe('Login', () => {
   test.beforeEach(async () => {
-    /* delete all sessions */
-    const resources: any = await k8sApi.listNamespacedCustomObject(
-      resourceGroup,
-      resourceVersion,
-      namespace,
-      resourcePlural
-    );
-
-    for (const resource of resources.body.items) {
-      await k8sApi.deleteNamespacedCustomObject(
-        resourceGroup,
-        resourceVersion,
-        namespace,
-        resourcePlural,
-        resource.metadata.name
-      );
-    }
+    deleteAllSessions();
+    deleteAllWorkspaces();
   });
 
   test('should work', async ({ page, baseURL }) => {
diff --git a/node/e2e-tests/src/tests/logout.test.ts b/node/e2e-tests/src/tests/logout.test.ts
index 56fd4956..4f03c41c 100644
--- a/node/e2e-tests/src/tests/logout.test.ts
+++ b/node/e2e-tests/src/tests/logout.test.ts
@@ -1,30 +1,10 @@
 import { expect, test } from '@playwright/test';
-import { KubeConfig, CustomObjectsApi } from '@kubernetes/client-node';
-import { namespace, resourceGroup, resourcePlural, resourceVersion } from '../constats';
-
-const kc = new KubeConfig();
-kc.loadFromDefault();
-const k8sApi = kc.makeApiClient(CustomObjectsApi);
+import { deleteAllSessions, deleteAllWorkspaces } from '../k8s';
 
 test.describe('Logout', () => {
   test.beforeEach(async () => {
-    /* delete all sessions */
-    const resources: any = await k8sApi.listNamespacedCustomObject(
-      resourceGroup,
-      resourceVersion,
-      namespace,
-      resourcePlural
-    );
-
-    for (const resource of resources.body.items) {
-      await k8sApi.deleteNamespacedCustomObject(
-        resourceGroup,
-        resourceVersion,
-        namespace,
-        resourcePlural,
-        resource.metadata.name
-      );
-    }
+    deleteAllSessions();
+    deleteAllWorkspaces();
   });
 
   test('should work', async ({ page, baseURL }) => {
diff --git a/node/e2e-tests/src/tests/start.test.ts b/node/e2e-tests/src/tests/start.test.ts
index b2752878..08cfc775 100644
--- a/node/e2e-tests/src/tests/start.test.ts
+++ b/node/e2e-tests/src/tests/start.test.ts
@@ -1,30 +1,11 @@
 import { expect, test } from '@playwright/test';
-import { KubeConfig, CustomObjectsApi } from '@kubernetes/client-node';
-import { namespace, resourceGroup, resourcePlural, resourceVersion } from '../constats';
-
-const kc = new KubeConfig();
-kc.loadFromDefault();
-const k8sApi = kc.makeApiClient(CustomObjectsApi);
+import { namespace, resourceGroup, sessionPlural, sessionVersion } from '../constats';
+import { deleteAllSessions, deleteAllWorkspaces, k8sApi } from '../k8s';
 
 test.describe('Start Session', () => {
   test.beforeEach(async () => {
-    /* delete all sessions */
-    const resources: any = await k8sApi.listNamespacedCustomObject(
-      resourceGroup,
-      resourceVersion,
-      namespace,
-      resourcePlural
-    );
-
-    for (const resource of resources.body.items) {
-      await k8sApi.deleteNamespacedCustomObject(
-        resourceGroup,
-        resourceVersion,
-        namespace,
-        resourcePlural,
-        resource.metadata.name
-      );
-    }
+    deleteAllSessions();
+    deleteAllWorkspaces();
   });
 
   test('should work', async ({ page, baseURL }) => {
@@ -56,15 +37,20 @@ test.describe('Start Session', () => {
     await expect(loadingAnimation).toBeHidden({ timeout: 180000 });
 
     /* check redirect url */
-    expect(page.url()).toContain(baseURL!.replace('trynow', 'instances'));
+    const browserUrl = page.url();
+    expect(browserUrl).toContain(baseURL!.replace('trynow', 'instances'));
 
     /* check created session */
     const resources: any = await k8sApi.listNamespacedCustomObject(
       resourceGroup,
-      resourceVersion,
+      sessionVersion,
       namespace,
-      resourcePlural
+      sessionPlural
     );
     expect(resources.body.items).toHaveLength(1);
+
+    const sessionUrl = resources.body.items[0].status.url;
+    expect(sessionUrl).toBeDefined();
+    expect(browserUrl).toBe(sessionUrl);
   });
 });