diff --git a/e2e/tests/router/navigate-by-link.spec.ts b/e2e/tests/router/navigate-by-link.spec.ts
index a2076b0dd2..d8b68d0721 100644
--- a/e2e/tests/router/navigate-by-link.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/tests/router/navigate-by-link.spec.ts
@@ -7,9 +7,16 @@ test.beforeEach(async ({ page }) => {
 
 test.describe('should preserve query', () => {
   test('markdown links with html suffix', async ({ page }) => {
-    await page.locator('#markdown-links-with-html + ul > li > a').nth(0).click()
-    await expect(page).toHaveURL(`${BASE}?home=true`)
-    await expect(page.locator('#home-h2')).toHaveText('Home H2')
+    const homeAnchor = page
+      .locator('#markdown-links-with-html + ul > li > a')
+      .nth(0)
+    if (BASE === '/') {
+      await homeAnchor.click()
+      await expect(page).toHaveURL('/?home=true')
+      await expect(page.locator('#home-h2')).toHaveText('Home H2')
+    } else {
+      expect(await homeAnchor.getAttribute('target')).toBe('_blank')
+    }
   })
 
   test('markdown links with md suffix', async ({ page }) => {
@@ -27,9 +34,16 @@ test.describe('should preserve query', () => {
 
 test.describe('should preserve query and hash', () => {
   test('markdown links with html suffix', async ({ page }) => {
-    await page.locator('#markdown-links-with-html + ul > li > a').nth(1).click()
-    await expect(page).toHaveURL(`${BASE}?home=true#home`)
-    await expect(page.locator('#home-h2')).toHaveText('Home H2')
+    const homeAnchor = page
+      .locator('#markdown-links-with-html + ul > li > a')
+      .nth(1)
+    if (BASE === '/') {
+      await homeAnchor.click()
+      await expect(page).toHaveURL('/?home=true#home')
+      await expect(page.locator('#home-h2')).toHaveText('Home H2')
+    } else {
+      expect(await homeAnchor.getAttribute('target')).toBe('_blank')
+    }
   })
 
   test('markdown links with md suffix', async ({ page }) => {
@@ -47,9 +61,16 @@ test.describe('should preserve query and hash', () => {
 
 test.describe('should preserve hash', () => {
   test('markdown links with html suffix', async ({ page }) => {
-    await page.locator('#markdown-links-with-html + ul > li > a').nth(2).click()
-    await expect(page).toHaveURL(`${BASE}404.html#404`)
-    await expect(page.locator('#notfound-h2')).toHaveText('NotFound H2')
+    const notFound = page
+      .locator('#markdown-links-with-html + ul > li > a')
+      .nth(2)
+    if (BASE === '/') {
+      await notFound.click()
+      await expect(page).toHaveURL('/404.html#404')
+      await expect(page.locator('#notfound-h2')).toHaveText('NotFound H2')
+    } else {
+      expect(await notFound.getAttribute('target')).toBe('_blank')
+    }
   })
 
   test('markdown links with md suffix', async ({ page }) => {
@@ -67,9 +88,16 @@ test.describe('should preserve hash', () => {
 
 test.describe('should preserve hash and query', () => {
   test('markdown links with html suffix', async ({ page }) => {
-    await page.locator('#markdown-links-with-html + ul > li > a').nth(3).click()
-    await expect(page).toHaveURL(`${BASE}404.html#404?notFound=true`)
-    await expect(page.locator('#notfound-h2')).toHaveText('NotFound H2')
+    const notFound = page
+      .locator('#markdown-links-with-html + ul > li > a')
+      .nth(3)
+    if (BASE === '/') {
+      await notFound.click()
+      await expect(page).toHaveURL('/404.html#404?notFound=true')
+      await expect(page.locator('#notfound-h2')).toHaveText('NotFound H2')
+    } else {
+      expect(await notFound.getAttribute('target')).toBe('_blank')
+    }
   })
 
   test('markdown links with md suffix', async ({ page }) => {