diff --git a/tests/playwright/setup/index.ts b/tests/playwright/setup/index.ts
index 0b96820a16..f67022df7b 100644
--- a/tests/playwright/setup/index.ts
+++ b/tests/playwright/setup/index.ts
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ export interface NcContext {
   workspace: WorkspaceType;
   defaultProjectTitle: string;
   defaultTableTitle: string;
+  api: Api<any>;
 }
 
 selectors.setTestIdAttribute('data-testid');
@@ -344,7 +345,7 @@ async function localInit({
 
     // get current user information
     const user = await api.auth.me();
-    return { data: { base, user, workspace, token }, status: 200 };
+    return { data: { base, user, workspace, token, api }, status: 200 };
   } catch (e) {
     console.error(`Error resetting base: ${process.env.TEST_PARALLEL_INDEX}`, e);
     return { data: {}, status: 500 };
@@ -477,6 +478,7 @@ const setup = async ({
     workspace,
     defaultProjectTitle: 'Getting Started',
     defaultTableTitle: 'Features',
+    api: response?.data?.api,
   } as NcContext;
 };
 
diff --git a/tests/playwright/tests/db/columns/columnMultiSelect.spec.ts b/tests/playwright/tests/db/columns/columnMultiSelect.spec.ts
index bb9c764bd7..1b81f11289 100644
--- a/tests/playwright/tests/db/columns/columnMultiSelect.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/playwright/tests/db/columns/columnMultiSelect.spec.ts
@@ -31,23 +31,11 @@ test.describe('Multi select', () => {
       options: ['Option 1', 'Option 2'],
     });
 
-    api = new Api({
-      baseURL: `http://localhost:8080/`,
-      headers: {
-        'xc-auth': context.token,
-      },
-    });
+    api = context.api;
 
     const tables = await api.dbTable.list(context.base.id);
     tableId = tables.list.find((table: any) => table.title === 'sheet1').id;
-    await addRecordUsingAPI(context, tableId, [
-      {
-        Id: 1,
-        Title: `Row 0`,
-      },
-    ]);
-
-    // page reload
+    await addRecordUsingAPI(context, tableId, [{ Id: 1, Title: `Row 0` }]);
     await page.reload();
   });
 
diff --git a/tests/playwright/tests/db/columns/columnSingleSelect.spec.ts b/tests/playwright/tests/db/columns/columnSingleSelect.spec.ts
index 74df46ddcc..ff9de479dc 100644
--- a/tests/playwright/tests/db/columns/columnSingleSelect.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/playwright/tests/db/columns/columnSingleSelect.spec.ts
@@ -3,15 +3,19 @@ import { DashboardPage } from '../../../pages/Dashboard';
 import { GridPage } from '../../../pages/Dashboard/Grid';
 import setup, { unsetup } from '../../../setup';
 import { ToolbarPage } from '../../../pages/Dashboard/common/Toolbar';
+import { Api } from 'nocodb-sdk';
 
 test.describe('Single select', () => {
   let dashboard: DashboardPage, grid: GridPage;
   let context: any;
+  let api: Api<any>;
+  let tableId: string;
 
   test.beforeEach(async ({ page }) => {
     context = await setup({ page, isEmptyProject: true });
     dashboard = new DashboardPage(page, context.base);
     grid = dashboard.grid;
+    api = context.api;
 
     await dashboard.treeView.createTable({ title: 'sheet1', baseTitle: context.base.title });
 
@@ -20,7 +24,11 @@ test.describe('Single select', () => {
       columnTitle: 'SingleSelect',
       options: ['Option 1', 'Option 2'],
     });
-    await grid.addNewRow({ index: 0, value: 'Row 0' });
+
+    const tables = await api.dbTable.list(context.base.id);
+    tableId = tables.list.find((table: any) => table.title === 'sheet1').id;
+    await api.dbTableRow.bulkCreate('noco', context.base.id, tableId, [{ Id: 1, Title: `Row 0` }]);
+    await page.reload();
   });
 
   test.afterEach(async () => {
@@ -120,12 +128,15 @@ test.describe('Single select - filter & sort', () => {
 
   let dashboard: DashboardPage, grid: GridPage, toolbar: ToolbarPage;
   let context: any;
+  let api: Api<any>;
+  let tableId: string;
 
   test.beforeEach(async ({ page }) => {
     context = await setup({ page });
     dashboard = new DashboardPage(page, context.base);
     toolbar = dashboard.grid.toolbar;
     grid = dashboard.grid;
+    api = context.api;
 
     await dashboard.treeView.createTable({ title: 'sheet1', baseTitle: context.base.title });
 
@@ -134,10 +145,21 @@ test.describe('Single select - filter & sort', () => {
       columnTitle: 'SingleSelect',
       options: ['foo', 'bar', 'baz'],
     });
-    await grid.addNewRow({ index: 0, value: '1' });
-    await grid.addNewRow({ index: 1, value: '2' });
-    await grid.addNewRow({ index: 2, value: '3' });
-    await grid.addNewRow({ index: 3, value: '4' });
+
+    const tables = await api.dbTable.list(context.base.id);
+    tableId = tables.list.find((table: any) => table.title === 'sheet1').id;
+    await api.dbTableRow.bulkCreate('noco', context.base.id, tableId, [
+      { Id: 1, Title: '1' },
+      { Id: 2, Title: '2' },
+      { Id: 3, Title: '3' },
+      { Id: 4, Title: '4' },
+    ]);
+    await page.reload();
+
+    // await grid.addNewRow({ index: 0, value: '1' });
+    // await grid.addNewRow({ index: 1, value: '2' });
+    // await grid.addNewRow({ index: 2, value: '3' });
+    // await grid.addNewRow({ index: 3, value: '4' });
 
     await grid.cell.selectOption.select({ index: 1, columnHeader: 'SingleSelect', option: 'foo', multiSelect: false });
     await grid.cell.selectOption.select({ index: 2, columnHeader: 'SingleSelect', option: 'bar', multiSelect: false });
diff --git a/tests/playwright/tests/db/columns/columnUserSelect.spec.ts b/tests/playwright/tests/db/columns/columnUserSelect.spec.ts
index c59ddf0e49..c8ed51fa42 100644
--- a/tests/playwright/tests/db/columns/columnUserSelect.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/playwright/tests/db/columns/columnUserSelect.spec.ts
@@ -33,13 +33,7 @@ async function beforeEachInit({ page }: { page: any }) {
   if (isEE()) {
     workspacePage = new WorkspacePage(page);
     collaborationPage = workspacePage.collaboration;
-
-    api = new Api({
-      baseURL: `http://localhost:8080/`,
-      headers: {
-        'xc-auth': context.token,
-      },
-    });
+    api = context.api;
 
     for (let i = 0; i < roleDb.length; i++) {
       try {