diff --git a/packages/insomnia-smoke-test/tests/smoke/git-sync.test.ts b/packages/insomnia-smoke-test/tests/smoke/git-sync.test.ts
index f1ad838f008..1d662201855 100644
--- a/packages/insomnia-smoke-test/tests/smoke/git-sync.test.ts
+++ b/packages/insomnia-smoke-test/tests/smoke/git-sync.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import { test } from '../../playwright/test';
 test('Clone from github', async ({ page }) => {
+  // waitting for the /features api request to finish
+  await page.waitForSelector('[data-test-git-enable="true"]');
   await page.getByLabel('Clone git repository').click();
   await page.getByRole('tab', { name: ' Git' }).click();
   await page.getByPlaceholder('https://github.com/org/repo.git').fill('https://github.com/jackkav/insomnia-git-example.git');
diff --git a/packages/insomnia/src/ui/components/panes/project-empty-state-pane.tsx b/packages/insomnia/src/ui/components/panes/project-empty-state-pane.tsx
index db113a2e967..e5284dc7f30 100644
--- a/packages/insomnia/src/ui/components/panes/project-empty-state-pane.tsx
+++ b/packages/insomnia/src/ui/components/panes/project-empty-state-pane.tsx
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ export const EmptyStatePane: FC<Props> = ({ createRequestCollection, createDesig
         </AlmostSquareButton>
         <AlmostSquareButton
           aria-label='Clone git repository'
+          data-test-git-enable={isGitSyncEnabled}
           onClick={
             () => {
               isGitSyncEnabled ?