diff --git a/src/app/layouts/full-layout.component.html b/src/app/layouts/full-layout.component.html
index d1edbc4dc1..e6b2b3a6a1 100644
--- a/src/app/layouts/full-layout.component.html
+++ b/src/app/layouts/full-layout.component.html
@@ -110,11 +110,10 @@
 					New Project
 				</a>
 			</li>
-			<ng-container class="nav-group" *ngIf="project_enumeration?.length <= 3">
+			<span data-test-id="project_list" class="nav-group" *ngIf="project_enumeration?.length <= 3">
 				<li
 					class="nav-item"
 					id="project_list"
-					data-test-id="project_list"
 					*ngFor="let application of project_enumeration"
 					style="width: 100% !important"
 				>
@@ -253,7 +252,7 @@
 						</div>
 					</a>
 				</li>
-			</ng-container>
+			</span>
 			<li
 				class="nav-group"
 				id="project_list_folded"
diff --git a/tests/simplevm_application.spec.ts b/tests/simplevm_application.spec.ts
index af31ec6855..4669c1bf3e 100644
--- a/tests/simplevm_application.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/simplevm_application.spec.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ test.describe.serial('@simple_vm_application', () => {
 	test.describe('Should delete old simple_vm applications', () => {
 		test.use({ storageState: Util.VO_MANAGER_STORAGE });
 		test('VO @simple_vm_application', async ({ page, baseURL }) => {
-			test.setTimeout(60 * 1000);
+			test.setTimeout(80 * 1000);
 			const applicationPage = new ApplicationOverviewPage(page, baseURL);
 			await applicationPage.declineApplications(Util.SIMPLE_VM_APPLICATION_NAME);
 			const voOverviewPage = new VoOverviewPage(page, baseURL);
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ test.describe.serial('@simple_vm_application', () => {
 	test.describe('Aftercare - Should delete old simple_vm_application', () => {
 		test.use({ storageState: Util.VO_MANAGER_STORAGE });
 		test('VO @simple_vm_application', async ({ page, baseURL }) => {
-			test.setTimeout(60 * 1000);
+			test.setTimeout(80 * 1000);
 			const applicationPage = new ApplicationOverviewPage(page, baseURL);
 			await applicationPage.declineApplications(Util.SIMPLE_VM_APPLICATION_NAME);
 			const voOverviewPage = new VoOverviewPage(page, baseURL);