diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/navigation/breadcrumbs.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/navigation/breadcrumbs.tsx
index 2b95d55e53..2a53cf84ac 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/navigation/breadcrumbs.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/navigation/breadcrumbs.tsx
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export function Breadcrumbs({
   noIcon,
 }: BreadcrumbsProps) {
   return (
-    <nav className="mx-side mt-5 sm:mb-11 sm:ml-2.5">
+    <nav className="mx-side mt-5 sm:mb-11 sm:ml-2.5" data-qa="breadcrumbs">
       {data &&
         data.map((bcEntry, i) => {
           return (
diff --git a/e2e-tests/codecept.config.ts b/e2e-tests/codecept.config.ts
index d74adbac53..5f71b983c6 100644
--- a/e2e-tests/codecept.config.ts
+++ b/e2e-tests/codecept.config.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ const isChromium = browser === 'chromium'
 
 exports.config = {
   tests: 'tests/**.ts',
-  output: './output', // we are not using any artifacts right now, but still need an output directory
+  output: './output',
   helpers: {
     Playwright: {
       url: frontendUrl,
diff --git a/e2e-tests/tests/100-learners.ts b/e2e-tests/tests/100-learners.ts
index 2678ffdf19..5f5d6140cd 100644
--- a/e2e-tests/tests/100-learners.ts
+++ b/e2e-tests/tests/100-learners.ts
@@ -22,11 +22,12 @@ async function testLandingPage(I: CodeceptJS.I, data: LandingPageData) {
   // Use icon
   I.click(data.iconSelector)
 
-  I.see(data.headingText)
+  I.waitForText(data.headingText, 5)
 
   // Visit taxonomy
   I.click('Alle Themen')
-  I.click(data.taxRootName, 'nav > a')
+  I.waitForElement('$breadcrumbs', 5)
+  I.click(data.taxRootName, locate('$breadcrumbs').withChild('a'))
 
   // Check correct filter
   I.click(subjectQuickbarSelector)