diff --git a/web/playwright.config.ts b/web/playwright.config.ts
index b9f29048..68a4d5ed 100644
--- a/web/playwright.config.ts
+++ b/web/playwright.config.ts
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ import { defineConfig, devices } from '@playwright/test';
  */
 export default defineConfig({
   testDir: './tests/playwright',
-  /* Run tests in files in parallel */
-  fullyParallel: true,
+  /* Run tests in files in parallel - disabled to prevent auth conflicts */
+  fullyParallel: false,
   /* Fail the build on CI if you accidentally left test.only in the source code. */
   forbidOnly: !!process.env.CI,
   /* Retry on CI only */
@@ -34,8 +34,10 @@ export default defineConfig({
   projects: [
     { name: 'setup', testMatch: /.*\.setup\.ts/ },
     {
-      name: 'teardown', testMatch: /.*\.teardown\.ts/, use:
-      {
+      name: 'teardown',
+      testMatch: /.*\.teardown\.ts/,
+      dependencies: ['chromium'],
+      use: {
         storageState: 'playwright/.auth/user.json',
       }
     },
@@ -52,7 +54,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
 
     {
       name: 'chromium',
-      // dependencies: ['setup'],
+      dependencies: ['setup'],
       use: {
         ...devices['Desktop Chrome'],
         storageState: 'playwright/.auth/user.json',
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/list/list_card.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/list/list_card.svelte
index 0de89d9d..ff7fc6bd 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/list/list_card.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/list/list_card.svelte
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
             : $theme === "light"
               ? emptyStateTrailLight
               : emptyStateTrailDark}
-        alt="avatar"
+        alt="list avatar"
     />
 
     <div class="self-start min-w-0 basis-full transition-transform">
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
                     class="rounded-full w-5 aspect-square mx-1 inline"
                     src={list.expand.author.icon ||
                         `https://api.dicebear.com/7.x/initials/svg?seed=${list.expand.author.preferred_username}&backgroundType=gradientLinear`}
-                    alt="avatar"
+                    alt="author avatar"
                 />
                 {handleFromRecordWithIRI(list)}
             </p>
diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/nav_bar.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/nav_bar.svelte
index 4c3edcb5..a428587f 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/nav_bar.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/nav_bar.svelte
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@
                 {#snippet children({ toggleMenu: openDropdown })}
                     <div class="flex items-center">
                         <button
+                            aria-label="Open user menu"
                             class="rounded-full bg-white text-black hover:bg-gray-200 focus:ring-4 ring-gray-100/50 transition-colors h-10 aspect-square"
                             onclick={openDropdown}
                         >
diff --git a/web/tests/playwright/auth.teardown.ts b/web/tests/playwright/auth.teardown.ts
index eaaf6780..d83cab59 100644
--- a/web/tests/playwright/auth.teardown.ts
+++ b/web/tests/playwright/auth.teardown.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ import { test as teardown } from '@playwright/test';
 teardown('delete user', async ({ page }) => {
     await page.goto('/settings/account', { waitUntil: 'networkidle' });
     await page.locator("#delete-account").click();
+    
+    // Wait for modal to appear
+    await page.locator("#confirm").waitFor({ state: 'visible' });
     await page.locator("#confirm").click();
 
     await page.waitForURL('/');
diff --git a/web/tests/playwright/e2e/list/list.spec.ts b/web/tests/playwright/e2e/list/list.spec.ts
index 2045b435..2e0714a1 100644
--- a/web/tests/playwright/e2e/list/list.spec.ts
+++ b/web/tests/playwright/e2e/list/list.spec.ts
@@ -1,30 +1,39 @@
 import { test as base, expect } from '@playwright/test';
 import { ListsPage } from '../../pages/lists_page';
 
+// Run tests serially to avoid race conditions with shared list data
+base.describe.configure({ mode: 'serial' });
+
 const test = base.extend<{ listsPage: ListsPage }>({
     listsPage: async ({ page }, use) => {
         const listsPage = new ListsPage(page);
         await listsPage.goto();
-        await listsPage.create();
         await use(listsPage);
         await listsPage.removeAll();
     },
 });
 
 test('shows a list card', async ({ listsPage }) => {
+    const testListName = `Test List ${Date.now()}`;
     const listItemCount = await listsPage.listItems.count();
-    await listsPage.create();
-    expect(listsPage.listItems).toHaveCount(listItemCount + 1);
-    expect(listsPage.listItemsImage).toBeVisible();
+    await listsPage.create(testListName);
+    
+    await expect(listsPage.listItems).toHaveCount(listItemCount + 1);
+    const createdListItem = listsPage.listItems.filter({ hasText: testListName });
+    await expect(createdListItem).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(createdListItem.getByRole('img', { name: 'list avatar' })).toBeVisible();
 });
 
 test('update a list card', async ({ listsPage }) => {
+    await listsPage.create("List to Update");
     await listsPage.update();
-    expect(listsPage.listItems.first()).toContainText("Updated List");
-    expect(listsPage.listItems.first()).toContainText("New Description");
+    await expect(listsPage.listItems.first()).toContainText("Updated List");
+    await expect(listsPage.listItems.first()).toContainText("New Description");
 });
 
 test('delete a list card', async ({ listsPage }) => {
+    await listsPage.create("List to Delete");
+    const countBefore = await listsPage.listItems.count();
     await listsPage.delete();
-    expect(listsPage.listItems).toHaveCount(0);
+    await expect(listsPage.listItems).toHaveCount(countBefore - 1);
 });
diff --git a/web/tests/playwright/e2e/user/user.spec.ts b/web/tests/playwright/e2e/user/user.spec.ts
index 6537a864..c8886dff 100644
--- a/web/tests/playwright/e2e/user/user.spec.ts
+++ b/web/tests/playwright/e2e/user/user.spec.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
 
 test('logs the user out', async ({ page }) => {
-    await page.goto('/');
-    await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'avatar' }).click();
+    await page.goto('/', { waitUntil: 'networkidle' });
+    await page.getByLabel('Open user menu').click();
     await page.locator(".menu .menu-item").filter({ hasText: "Logout" }).click();
 
+    await page.waitForURL('/');
+    
     const cookies = await page.context().cookies();
     const pbAuthCookie = cookies.find(cookie => cookie.name === 'pb_auth');
     expect(pbAuthCookie).toBeFalsy();
diff --git a/web/tests/playwright/pages/index_page.ts b/web/tests/playwright/pages/index_page.ts
index b302f4dc..f1bb0741 100644
--- a/web/tests/playwright/pages/index_page.ts
+++ b/web/tests/playwright/pages/index_page.ts
@@ -10,14 +10,20 @@ export class IndexPage {
   }
 
   async goto() {
-    await this.page.goto('/');
+    await this.page.goto('/', { waitUntil: 'networkidle' });
   }
 
   async search() {
+    // Start waiting for response before triggering the search
+    const responsePromise = this.page.waitForResponse(resp =>
+      resp.url().includes('/api/v1/search/multi') && resp.status() === 200
+    );
+    
     await this.page.locator('input[name="q"]').fill('Munich');
-    await this.page.waitForResponse('**/api/v1/search/multi');
+    await responsePromise;
+    
     await this.page.locator('.menu-item').first().click();
-    await this.page.waitForURL('/map?lat=48.13743&lon=11.57549');
+    await this.page.waitForURL(/\/map\?lat=.*&lon=.*/);
 
   }
 
diff --git a/web/tests/playwright/pages/lists_page.ts b/web/tests/playwright/pages/lists_page.ts
index 9773e944..52c9e500 100644
--- a/web/tests/playwright/pages/lists_page.ts
+++ b/web/tests/playwright/pages/lists_page.ts
@@ -7,12 +7,13 @@ export class ListsPage {
   readonly listItems: Locator;
   readonly listItemsImage: Locator;
 
-  readonly listModal: Locator;
-  readonly listModalAvatar: Locator;
-  readonly listModalName: Locator;
-  readonly listModalDescription: Locator;
-  readonly listModalSaveButton: Locator;
+  readonly listForm: Locator;
+  readonly listFormAvatar: Locator;
+  readonly listFormName: Locator;
+  readonly listFormDescription: Locator;
+  readonly listFormSaveButton: Locator;
 
+  readonly dropdownButton: Locator;
 
   readonly confirmModal: Locator;
   readonly confirmModalConfirmButton: Locator;
@@ -20,17 +21,19 @@ export class ListsPage {
 
   constructor(page: Page) {
     this.page = page;
-    this.createListButton = page.locator("#create-list");
-    this.listModal = page.locator("#list-modal");
+    this.createListButton = page.getByLabel('New list');
+    this.listForm = page.locator("#list-form");
 
-    this.listModalAvatar = this.listModal.locator('input[name="avatar"]')
-    this.listModalName = this.listModal.locator('input[name="name"]')
-    this.listModalDescription = this.listModal.locator('textarea[name="description"]')
-    this.listModalSaveButton = this.listModal.getByText('Save');
+    this.listFormAvatar = page.locator('#avatar')
+    this.listFormName = page.locator('input[name="name"]')
+    this.listFormDescription = page.locator('.ProseMirror')
+    this.listFormSaveButton = this.listForm.locator('button[type="submit"]');
 
     this.listItems = page.locator('.list-list-item');
-    this.listItemsImage = page.locator('.list-list-item img');
+    // Only match the main avatar image (first img with aspect-square class in each list item)
+    this.listItemsImage = page.locator('.list-list-item img.aspect-square');
 
+    this.dropdownButton = page.getByLabel('Open dropdown');
 
     this.confirmModal = page.locator("#confirm-modal");
     this.confirmModalConfirmButton = this.confirmModal.locator("button").filter({ hasText: "Delete" });
@@ -40,33 +43,49 @@ export class ListsPage {
     await this.page.goto('/lists', { waitUntil: 'networkidle' });
   }
 
+  private async selectDropdownAction(action: string) {
+    await this.dropdownButton.click();
+    await this.page.locator(".menu .menu-item").filter({ hasText: action }).click();
+  }
+
   async create(name: string = "Test List") {
     await this.createListButton.click();
-    await this.listModalName.fill(name);
-    await this.listModalAvatar.setInputFiles([
+    await this.listFormName.fill(name);
+    await this.listFormAvatar.setInputFiles([
       "./tests/playwright/fixtures/avatar.webp"
     ]);
+
     await Promise.all([
       this.page.waitForResponse(resp => resp.url().includes('/api/v1/list') && resp.status() === 200),
-      this.listModalSaveButton.click()
+      this.listFormSaveButton.click()
     ]);
+
+    // Navigate back to lists page and wait for list items to load
+    await this.page.goto('/lists', { waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded' });
+    await this.listItems.first().waitFor({ state: 'visible', timeout: 10000 });
   }
 
   async update(name: string = "Updated List", description = "New Description") {
-    await this.listItems.first().locator(".dropdown button").click();
-    await this.listItems.first().locator(".menu .menu-item").filter({ hasText: "Edit" }).click();
-    await this.listModalName.fill(name);
-    await this.listModalDescription.fill(description);
+    await this.listItems.first().click();
+    await this.selectDropdownAction("Edit");
+
+    await this.listFormName.clear();
+    await this.listFormName.fill(name);
+    await this.listFormDescription.fill(description);
 
     await Promise.all([
       this.page.waitForResponse(resp => resp.url().includes('/api/v1/list') && resp.status() === 200),
-      this.listModalSaveButton.click()
+      this.listFormSaveButton.click()
     ]);
+
+    // Navigate back to lists page
+    await this.page.goto('/lists', { waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded' });
   }
 
   async delete() {
-    await this.listItems.first().locator(".dropdown button").click();
-    await this.listItems.first().locator(".menu .menu-item").filter({ hasText: "Delete" }).click();
+    await this.listItems.first().click();
+    await this.selectDropdownAction("Delete");
+
     await Promise.all([
       this.page.waitForResponse(resp => resp.url().includes('/api/v1/list') && resp.status() === 200),
       this.confirmModalConfirmButton.click()
@@ -74,8 +93,14 @@ export class ListsPage {
   }
 
   async removeAll() {
-    while ((await this.listItems.count()) > 0) {
+    await this.goto();
+
+    let count = await this.listItems.count();
+    while (count > 0) {
       await this.delete();
+      // Navigate back to lists page after deletion
+      await this.goto();
+      count = await this.listItems.count();
     }
   }