diff --git a/playwright/widget/simple-create.spec.ts b/playwright/widget/simple-create.spec.ts
index 86324eeb..31afb31e 100644
--- a/playwright/widget/simple-create.spec.ts
+++ b/playwright/widget/simple-create.spec.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Element-Commercial
 Please see LICENSE in the repository root for full details.
 */
 
-import { expect } from "@playwright/test";
+import { expect, test } from "@playwright/test";
 
 import { widgetTest } from "../fixtures/widget-user.ts";
 import { TestHelpers } from "./test-helpers.ts";
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ widgetTest.skip(
 );
 
 widgetTest("Start a new call as widget", async ({ asWidget, browserName }) => {
+  test.slow();
+
   const { brooks, whistler } = asWidget;
 
   await TestHelpers.startCallInCurrentRoom(brooks.page, false);
diff --git a/playwright/widget/test-helpers.ts b/playwright/widget/test-helpers.ts
index 5d277539..b8e57856 100644
--- a/playwright/widget/test-helpers.ts
+++ b/playwright/widget/test-helpers.ts
@@ -105,8 +105,12 @@ export class TestHelpers {
       timeout: 10000,
     });
 
-    await page.getByRole("textbox", { name: "Username" }).fill(username);
-    await page.getByRole("textbox", { name: "Password" }).fill(PASSWORD);
+    await page.getByRole("textbox", { name: "Username" }).fill(username, {
+      timeout: 10000,
+    });
+    await page.getByRole("textbox", { name: "Password" }).fill(PASSWORD, {
+      timeout: 10000,
+    });
     await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Sign in" }).click();
 
     await expect(