diff --git a/openmetadata-ui/src/main/resources/ui/playwright/e2e/Pages/AuditLogs.spec.ts b/openmetadata-ui/src/main/resources/ui/playwright/e2e/Pages/AuditLogs.spec.ts
index 21522e61f1d3..9aa95e449459 100644
--- a/openmetadata-ui/src/main/resources/ui/playwright/e2e/Pages/AuditLogs.spec.ts
+++ b/openmetadata-ui/src/main/resources/ui/playwright/e2e/Pages/AuditLogs.spec.ts
@@ -284,7 +284,8 @@ test.describe('Audit Logs Page', PLAYWRIGHT_BASIC_TEST_TAG_OBJ, () => {
       const userSearchResponse = page.waitForResponse(
         (response) =>
           response.url().includes('/api/v1/search/query') &&
-          response.url().includes('index=user')
+          response.url().includes('index=user') &&
+          response.url().includes('q=admin')
       );
       await searchInput.fill('admin');
       await userSearchResponse;
diff --git a/openmetadata-ui/src/main/resources/ui/playwright/utils/entity.ts b/openmetadata-ui/src/main/resources/ui/playwright/utils/entity.ts
index 4e4ff193d7df..0e48f8e9a0dd 100644
--- a/openmetadata-ui/src/main/resources/ui/playwright/utils/entity.ts
+++ b/openmetadata-ui/src/main/resources/ui/playwright/utils/entity.ts
@@ -81,7 +81,16 @@ export const visitEntityPage = async (data: {
       response.url().includes('exclude_source_fields')
   );
 
-  await page.getByTestId(dataTestId).getByTestId('data-name').click();
+  // Adding a failsafe for the operation below to avoid a tooltip overlap issue.
+  // A tooltip over the option can cause Playwright click failures:
+  // 1) Hover over the option to move the mouse away from the tooltip trigger element.
+  // 2) If the tooltip is still present, force-click the option.
+  await page.getByTestId(dataTestId).getByTestId('data-name').hover();
+  await page
+    .getByTestId(dataTestId)
+    .getByTestId('data-name')
+    // eslint-disable-next-line playwright/no-force-option
+    .click({ force: true });
   await waitForAllLoadersToDisappear(page);
   await page.getByTestId('searchBox').clear();
 };