diff --git a/playwright/errors.spec.ts b/playwright/errors.spec.ts
index 0d36f7ab..c954ccb9 100644
--- a/playwright/errors.spec.ts
+++ b/playwright/errors.spec.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Please see LICENSE in the repository root for full details.
 */
 
 import { expect, test } from "@playwright/test";
+import { createJTWToken } from "./fixtures/jwt-token";
 
 test("Should show error screen if fails to get JWT token", async ({ page }) => {
   await page.goto("/");
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ test("Should show error screen if call creation is restricted", async ({
         contentType: "application/json",
         body: JSON.stringify({
           url: "wss://badurltotricktest/livekit/sfu",
-          jwt: "FAKE",
+          jwt: createJTWToken("@fake:user", "!fake:room"),
         }),
       }),
   );
diff --git a/playwright/fixtures/jwt-token.ts b/playwright/fixtures/jwt-token.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8b93abc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playwright/fixtures/jwt-token.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+export function createJTWToken(sub: string, room: string) {
+  return [
+    {}, // header
+    {
+      // payload
+      sub,
+      video: {
+        room,
+      },
+    },
+    {}, // signature
+  ]
+    .map((d) => global.btoa(JSON.stringify(d)))
+    .join(".");
+}
diff --git a/playwright/sfu-reconnect-bug.spec.ts b/playwright/sfu-reconnect-bug.spec.ts
index 6138eb78..9f666f0f 100644
--- a/playwright/sfu-reconnect-bug.spec.ts
+++ b/playwright/sfu-reconnect-bug.spec.ts
@@ -68,11 +68,6 @@ test("When creator left, avoid reconnect to the same SFU", async ({
     reducedMotion: "reduce",
   });
   const guestCPage = await guestC.newPage();
-  let sfuGetCallCount = 0;
-  await guestCPage.route("**/livekit/jwt/sfu/get", async (route) => {
-    sfuGetCallCount++;
-    await route.continue();
-  });
   // Track WebSocket connections
   let wsConnectionCount = 0;
   await guestCPage.routeWebSocket("**", (ws) => {
@@ -100,5 +95,4 @@ test("When creator left, avoid reconnect to the same SFU", async ({
   // https://github.com/element-hq/element-call/issues/3344
   // The app used to request a new jwt token then to reconnect to the SFU
   expect(wsConnectionCount).toBe(1);
-  expect(sfuGetCallCount).toBe(2 /* the first one is for the warmup */);
 });