diff --git a/tests/frontend/e2e/tests/RxD.test.js b/tests/frontend/e2e/tests/RxD.test.js
index aef64f39..82747916 100644
--- a/tests/frontend/e2e/tests/RxD.test.js
+++ b/tests/frontend/e2e/tests/RxD.test.js
@@ -230,11 +230,7 @@ describe('RxD testing', () => {
 
         await page.waitForSelector('button[aria-selected="true"][id = "simple-tab-1"]')
 
-        const no_regions_text = await page.$$eval('#simple-tabpanel-1', no_regions_text => {
-            return no_regions_text.map(no_regions_text => no_regions_text.innerText)
-        })
-
-        expect(no_regions_text).toContain('There are no Species yet.')
+        await page.waitForSelector('#ip3')
         console.log('Species tab opened')
         await page.waitForTimeout(PAGE_WAIT)
         
diff --git a/webapp/components/general/NetPyNEField.js b/webapp/components/general/NetPyNEField.js
index 65f4cd2e..c5b67380 100644
--- a/webapp/components/general/NetPyNEField.js
+++ b/webapp/components/general/NetPyNEField.js
@@ -46,7 +46,11 @@ export default class NetPyNEField extends Component {
         !this.model.split('.')[0].startsWith('simConfig')
         || this.model.split('.')[1].startsWith('analysis')
       ) {
-        Utils.execPythonMessage(`del netpyne_geppetto.${this.model}`);
+        Utils.execPythonMessage(`
+        try:
+          del netpyne_geppetto.${this.model}
+        except KeyError:
+          ...`);
       }
     }
     return value;