diff --git a/e2e/codecept.conf.ts b/e2e/codecept.conf.ts
index 2d42bf631..da19b4cbf 100644
--- a/e2e/codecept.conf.ts
+++ b/e2e/codecept.conf.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ exports.config = {
                 osVersion: "11",
             },
         },
+        ExpectHelper: {},
     },
 
     multiple: {
diff --git a/e2e/steps.d.ts b/e2e/steps.d.ts
index 7865add22..46fb9e3a7 100644
--- a/e2e/steps.d.ts
+++ b/e2e/steps.d.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ type IndexPage = typeof import('./utils/IndexPage');
 
 declare namespace CodeceptJS {
   interface SupportObject { I: I, current: any, util: util, IndexPage: IndexPage }
-  interface Methods extends WebDriver {}
+  interface Methods extends WebDriver, ExpectHelper {}
   interface I extends WithTranslation<Methods> {}
   namespace Translation {
     interface Actions {}
diff --git a/e2e/tests/pages/user/project/version/NewVersionPage.ts b/e2e/tests/pages/user/project/version/NewVersionPage.ts
index 77562915d..4027ca6e0 100644
--- a/e2e/tests/pages/user/project/version/NewVersionPage.ts
+++ b/e2e/tests/pages/user/project/version/NewVersionPage.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@ Feature("New Version Page");
 
 Scenario("Test New Version", async ({ I, util }) => {
     await util.login();
-    util.openHangarPage("/e2e_user/e2e_test/versions/new");
+
+    const projectName = "e2e_test-" + util.randomNumber();
+    await util.createProject(projectName, process.env.E2E_USER_ID);
+    util.openHangarPage("/e2e_user/" + projectName + "/versions/new");
 
     const name = "1." + util.randomNumber() + "." + util.randomNumber();
 
@@ -79,6 +82,7 @@ Scenario("Test New Version", async ({ I, util }) => {
     I.seeElement(locate("span").withText("1.18.2, 1.19.4"));
     await I.seeElement(locate(".tags").withText("e2etest"));
 
-    await util.deleteVersion("e2e_test", name);
-    await util.deleteChannel("e2e_test", "e2etest");
+    await util.deleteVersion(projectName, name);
+    await util.deleteChannel(projectName, "e2etest");
+    await util.deleteProject(projectName);
 });
diff --git a/e2e/utils/util.ts b/e2e/utils/util.ts
index 1f1c58213..56aac5eaa 100644
--- a/e2e/utils/util.ts
+++ b/e2e/utils/util.ts
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ module.exports = new (class {
         if (result.status != 204) {
             console.log(await result.text());
         }
-        expect(result.status, "project deletion to return 200").to.equal(204);
+        await I.expectEqual(result.status, 204, "project deletion to return 204");
     }
 
     public async deleteOrg(name: string) {
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ module.exports = new (class {
         if (result.status != 200) {
             console.log(await result.text());
         }
-        expect(result.status, "org deletion to return 200").to.equal(200);
+        await I.expectEqual(result.status, 200, "org deletion to return 200");
     }
 
     public async deleteVersion(name: string, project: string) {
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ module.exports = new (class {
         if (result.status != 200) {
             console.log(await result.text());
         }
-        expect(result.status, "org deletion to return 200").to.equal(200);
+        await I.expectEqual(result.status, 200, "version deletion to return 200");
     }
 
     public async deleteChannel(project: string, channel: string) {
@@ -109,6 +109,25 @@ module.exports = new (class {
         if (result.status != 200) {
             console.log(await result.text());
         }
-        expect(result.status, "org deletion to return 200").to.equal(200);
+        await I.expectEqual(result.status, 200, "channel deletion to return 200");
+    }
+
+    public async createProject(project: string, owner_id: number) {
+        const result = await fetch(this.url + "/api/internal/projects/create", {
+            method: "POST",
+            headers: { Authorization: "Bearer " + (await this.getJwt()), "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+            body: JSON.stringify({
+                category: "admin_tools",
+                settings: { license: { type: "Unspecified" }, donation: {}, keywords: [], links: [], tags: [] },
+                ownerId: owner_id,
+                name: project,
+                description: "E2E Test Project",
+                pageContent: "# " + project + "  \nWelcome to your new project!",
+            }),
+        });
+        if (result.status != 200) {
+            console.log(await result.text());
+        }
+        await I.expectEqual(result.status, 200, "project creation to return 200");
     }
 })();