diff --git a/app/main/views/sign_in.py b/app/main/views/sign_in.py
index 9867c2acb..586bb474c 100644
--- a/app/main/views/sign_in.py
+++ b/app/main/views/sign_in.py
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ def sign_in():
     redirect_url = request.args.get("next")
 
     if os.getenv("NOTIFY_E2E_TEST_EMAIL"):
-        return _handle_e2e_tests(redirect_url)
+        return _handle_e2e_tests(None)
 
     email_verify_template = _do_login_dot_gov()
     if (
diff --git a/tests/end_to_end/test_create_new_template.py b/tests/end_to_end/test_create_new_template.py
index 0d3273572..15b9ff146 100644
--- a/tests/end_to_end/test_create_new_template.py
+++ b/tests/end_to_end/test_create_new_template.py
@@ -89,10 +89,13 @@ def create_new_template(page):
     assert "Test message for e2e test" in page.content()
 
 
-def test_create_new_template(authenticated_page):
-    page = authenticated_page
-
-    print(f"PAGE ON ENTER TEST_CREATE_NEW_TEMPLATE IS {page}")
+def test_create_new_template(end_to_end_context):
+    page = end_to_end_context.new_page()
+    print(f"INITIAL PAGE IS {page}")
+    page.goto(f"{E2E_TEST_URI}/sign-in")
+    # Wait for the next page to fully load.
+    page.wait_for_load_state("domcontentloaded")
+    print(f"PAGE ON ENTER TEST_CREATE_NEW_TEMPLATE AFTER SIGNING IS {page}")
 
     current_date_time = datetime.datetime.now()
     new_service_name = "E2E Federal Test Service {now} - {browser_type}".format(