diff --git a/simulator-ui/tests/helpers/helper-functions.ts b/simulator-ui/tests/helpers/helper-functions.ts
index 034a504a..94f56d9b 100644
--- a/simulator-ui/tests/helpers/helper-functions.ts
+++ b/simulator-ui/tests/helpers/helper-functions.ts
@@ -58,29 +58,21 @@ export const mockBackendResponse = async (
   });
 };
 
-export const mockErrorResponseForAllNavbarLinkedSites = async (page: Page): Promise<void> => {
+export const mockResponseForAllNavbarLinkedSites = async (page: Page, responseMockFunction: (page: Page, apiLink: string) => Promise<void>): Promise<void> => {
   for (const element of navbarElementLinkPairs) {
     if (element.childElements) {
       for (const child of element.childElements) {
         if (child.apiLink) {
-          await mock500ErrorResponseForApiURL(page, child.apiLink);
+          await responseMockFunction(page, child.apiLink);
         }
       }
     }
     if (element.apiLink) {
-      await mock500ErrorResponseForApiURL(page, element.apiLink);
+      await responseMockFunction(page, element.apiLink);
     }
   }
 };
 
-const mock500ErrorResponseForApiURL = async (page: Page, apiLink: string): Promise<void> => {
-  await page.route(apiLink, async route => {
-    await route.fulfill({
-      status: 500,
-    });
-  });
-};
-
 export const goToAllNavigationTabsAndOptionallyValidateContent = async (
   page: Page,
   validatePageContent?: (page: Page) => Promise<void>,
diff --git a/simulator-ui/tests/no-data.spec.ts b/simulator-ui/tests/no-data.spec.ts
index 1a3affa0..c5b916c4 100644
--- a/simulator-ui/tests/no-data.spec.ts
+++ b/simulator-ui/tests/no-data.spec.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 import { expect, Page, test } from '@playwright/test';
-import { goToAllNavigationTabsAndOptionallyValidateContent } from './helpers/helper-functions';
+import {
+  goToAllNavigationTabsAndOptionallyValidateContent,
+  mockBackendResponse,
+  mockResponseForAllNavbarLinkedSites
+} from './helpers/helper-functions';
 
 test.beforeEach(async ({ page }) => {
+  await mockResponseForAllNavbarLinkedSites(page, mockEmptyResponseForApiURL)
   await page.goto('http://localhost:9000/');
 });
 
@@ -12,3 +17,7 @@ test('should show no-data-banner if there is an empty backend response on all pa
 const verifyNoDataFoundBannerIsVisible = async (page: Page): Promise<void> => {
   await expect(page.getByTestId('noDataFound')).toBeVisible();
 };
+
+const mockEmptyResponseForApiURL = async (page: Page, apiLink: string): Promise<void> => {
+  await mockBackendResponse(page, apiLink, [], { 'x-total-count': '0' })
+};