diff --git a/.github/workflows/startup-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/startup-tests.yml
index ad27fc444e..1b3f47f423 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/startup-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/startup-tests.yml
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: ${{ env.frontend-directory }}
         run: |
           response=$(curl -d "username=admin@tests.com&password=1234" -H "Origin: https://localhost:8443" https://localhost:8443/login\?/login -k)
-          server_reponse='{"type":"redirect","status":302,"location":""}'
+          server_reponse='{"type":"redirect","status":302,"location":"/?refresh=1"}'
           if [[ "$response" == "$server_reponse" ]]; then
             echo "Success"
             exit 0
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: ${{ env.frontend-directory }}
         run: |
           response=$(curl -d "username=admin@tests.com&password=1234" -H "Origin: https://localhost:8443" https://localhost:8443/login\?/login -k)
-          server_reponse='{"type":"redirect","status":302,"location":""}'
+          server_reponse='{"type":"redirect","status":302,"location":"/?refresh=1"}'
           if [[ "$response" == "$server_reponse" ]]; then
             echo "Success"
             exit 0
diff --git a/frontend/tests/functional/startup.test.ts b/frontend/tests/functional/startup.test.ts
index a56fee59e1..26945e1df8 100644
--- a/frontend/tests/functional/startup.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/tests/functional/startup.test.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ test('startup tests', async ({ loginPage, analyticsPage, page }) => {
 		await page.goto('/');
 		await loginPage.hasUrl(1);
 		await loginPage.login();
-		await analyticsPage.hasUrl();
+		await analyticsPage.hasUrl(false);
 	});
 
 	await test.step('proper redirection to the analytics page after login', async () => {
diff --git a/frontend/tests/utils/base-page.ts b/frontend/tests/utils/base-page.ts
index 0a65054469..46f8e22d6a 100644
--- a/frontend/tests/utils/base-page.ts
+++ b/frontend/tests/utils/base-page.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 import { expect, type Locator, type Page } from './test-utils.js';
 
+/**
+ * Escape the characters of `string` to safely insert it in a regex.
+ *
+ * @param {string} string - The string to escape.
+ * @returns {string} The escaped string.
+*/
+function escapeRegex(string: string): string {
+	return string.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, '\\$&');
+}
+
 export abstract class BasePage {
 	readonly url: string;
 	readonly name: string | RegExp;
@@ -28,7 +38,17 @@ export abstract class BasePage {
 		await expect.soft(this.pageTitle).toHaveText(title);
 	}
 
-	async hasUrl() {
+	/**
+	 * Check whether the browser's URL match the `this.url` value.
+	 *
+	 * @param {boolean} [strict=true] - Determines the URL matching mode. 
+	 * If `strict` is `true`, the function checks if `this.url` is strictly equal to the browser's URL.
+	 * Otherwise, it checks if the browser's URL starts with `this.url`.
+	 * @returns {void}
+	*/
+	async hasUrl(strict: boolean=true) {
+		this.url.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, '\\$&') + ".*";
+		const pattern = strict ? this.url : new RegExp(`${this.url}.*`);
 		await expect(this.page).toHaveURL(this.url);
 	}