diff --git a/test/e2e/login.test.ts b/test/e2e/login.test.ts
index 14bec49d4..21fcbffc2 100644
--- a/test/e2e/login.test.ts
+++ b/test/e2e/login.test.ts
@@ -2,12 +2,16 @@ import { test, expect } from "@playwright/test"
 import { CODE_SERVER_ADDRESS, PASSWORD } from "../utils/constants"
 
 test.describe("login", () => {
-  test.beforeEach(async ({ page }) => {
-    // TODO@jsjoeio reset the browser
-    await page.goto(CODE_SERVER_ADDRESS, { waitUntil: "networkidle" })
-  })
+  // Reset the browser so no cookies are persisted
+  // by emptying the storageState
+  const options = {
+    contextOptions: {
+      storageState: {},
+    },
+  }
 
-  test("should be able to login", async ({ page }) => {
+  test("should be able to login", options, async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.goto(CODE_SERVER_ADDRESS, { waitUntil: "networkidle" })
     // Type in password
     await page.fill(".password", PASSWORD)
     // Click the submit button and login
diff --git a/test/package.json b/test/package.json
index 747f72f04..2c389c19a 100644
--- a/test/package.json
+++ b/test/package.json
@@ -10,8 +10,11 @@
     "jest": "^26.6.3",
     "jsdom": "^16.4.0",
     "node-fetch": "^2.6.1",
-    "playwright": "^1.8.0",
+    "playwright": "^1.11.0-next-alpha-apr-13-2021",
     "supertest": "^6.1.1",
     "ts-jest": "^26.4.4"
+  },
+  "resolutions": {
+    "@playwright/test/playwright": "^1.11.0-next-alpha-apr-13-2021"
   }
 }
diff --git a/test/yarn.lock b/test/yarn.lock
index ffeda36af..d7e697329 100644
--- a/test/yarn.lock
+++ b/test/yarn.lock
@@ -3889,10 +3889,10 @@ pkg-dir@^4.2.0:
   dependencies:
     find-up "^4.0.0"
 
-playwright@=1.10.0:
-  version "1.10.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/playwright/-/playwright-1.10.0.tgz#a14d295f1ad886caf4cc5e674afe03ac832066bc"
-  integrity sha512-b7SGBcCPq4W3pb4ImEDmNXtO0ZkJbZMuWiShsaNJd+rGfY/6fqwgllsAojmxGSgFmijYw7WxCoPiAIEDIH16Kw==
+playwright@=1.10.0, playwright@^1.11.0-next-alpha-apr-13-2021:
+  version "1.11.0-next-alpha-apr-13-2021"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/playwright/-/playwright-1.11.0-next-alpha-apr-13-2021.tgz#f8398f3521cfe044389e3fc9bf48f14784789225"
+  integrity sha512-0aMrEvCUQ+W6f1zUyRts2dXl+rm1ICD57y9duwvibhV3gqiSxH3owQB0EGODOpTMPCP3c2W6FcQiJ9hElBbuig==
   dependencies:
     commander "^6.1.0"
     debug "^4.1.1"
@@ -3908,24 +3908,6 @@ playwright@=1.10.0:
     stack-utils "^2.0.3"
     ws "^7.3.1"
 
-playwright@^1.8.0:
-  version "1.8.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/playwright/-/playwright-1.8.0.tgz#8eca2250967ee892b9fdfec44e2358455ab0f8e3"
-  integrity sha512-urMJDLX92KawbkWKrt3chVVBPQsuuNwlS5St7I5YQENXAEItoyUqX7FjiYaoPgXifKqe1+BKC+7pBAq1QUkgSw==
-  dependencies:
-    commander "^6.1.0"
-    debug "^4.1.1"
-    extract-zip "^2.0.1"
-    https-proxy-agent "^5.0.0"
-    jpeg-js "^0.4.2"
-    mime "^2.4.6"
-    pngjs "^5.0.0"
-    progress "^2.0.3"
-    proper-lockfile "^4.1.1"
-    proxy-from-env "^1.1.0"
-    rimraf "^3.0.2"
-    ws "^7.3.1"
-
 pngjs@^4.0.1:
   version "4.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/pngjs/-/pngjs-4.0.1.tgz#f803869bb2fc1bfe1bf99aa4ec21c108117cfdbe"