diff --git a/frontend/tests/reset-password.spec.ts b/frontend/tests/reset-password.spec.ts
index fa7be461c3..0cf5417c83 100644
--- a/frontend/tests/reset-password.spec.ts
+++ b/frontend/tests/reset-password.spec.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 import { expect, test } from "@playwright/test"
-import { emailUrl, findLastEmail } from "./utils/mailpit"
+import { waitForEmailHtml } from "./utils/mailpit"
 import { randomEmail, randomPassword } from "./utils/random"
 import { logInUser, signUpNewUser } from "./utils/user"
 
 test.use({ storageState: { cookies: [], origins: [] } })
 
+const resetPath = "/reset-password?token="
+
 test("Password Recovery title is visible", async ({ page }) => {
   await page.goto("/recover-password")
 
@@ -44,21 +46,17 @@ test("User can reset password successfully using the link", async ({
 
   await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Continue" }).click()
 
-  const emailData = await findLastEmail({
+  const emailHtml = await waitForEmailHtml({
     request,
     query: `to:${email}`,
-    timeout: 5000,
   })
 
-  await page.goto(emailUrl(emailData))
-
-  const selector = 'a[href*="/reset-password?token="]'
-
-  const url = await page.getAttribute(selector, "href")
-  const resetUrl = new URL(url!)
+  expect(emailHtml).toContain(resetPath)
+  const resetUrl = emailHtml.match(/\/reset-password\?token=[^"]+/)?.[0]
+  expect(resetUrl).toBeDefined()
 
   // Set the new password and confirm it
-  await page.goto(`${resetUrl.pathname}${resetUrl.search}`)
+  await page.goto(resetUrl!)
 
   await page.getByTestId("new-password-input").fill(newPassword)
   await page.getByTestId("confirm-password-input").fill(newPassword)
@@ -95,20 +93,17 @@ test("Weak new password validation", async ({ page, request }) => {
   await page.getByTestId("email-input").fill(email)
   await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Continue" }).click()
 
-  const emailData = await findLastEmail({
+  const emailHtml = await waitForEmailHtml({
     request,
     query: `to:${email}`,
-    timeout: 5000,
   })
 
-  await page.goto(emailUrl(emailData))
-
-  const selector = 'a[href*="/reset-password?token="]'
-  const url = await page.getAttribute(selector, "href")
-  const resetUrl = new URL(url!)
+  expect(emailHtml).toContain(resetPath)
+  const resetUrl = emailHtml.match(/\/reset-password\?token=[^"]+/)?.[0]
+  expect(resetUrl).toBeDefined()
 
   // Set a weak new password
-  await page.goto(`${resetUrl.pathname}${resetUrl.search}`)
+  await page.goto(resetUrl!)
   await page.getByTestId("new-password-input").fill(weakPassword)
   await page.getByTestId("confirm-password-input").fill(weakPassword)
   await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Reset Password" }).click()
diff --git a/frontend/tests/utils/mailpit.ts b/frontend/tests/utils/mailpit.ts
index 92c02e280b..6fe8ae76fa 100644
--- a/frontend/tests/utils/mailpit.ts
+++ b/frontend/tests/utils/mailpit.ts
@@ -1,36 +1,10 @@
 import type { APIRequestContext } from "@playwright/test"
 
-type Address = {
-  Name: string
-  Address: string
-}
-
-type Email = {
+type EmailSummary = {
   ID: string
-  To: Address[]
-  Subject: string
-}
-
-async function findEmail({
-  request,
-  query,
-}: {
-  request: APIRequestContext
-  query: string
-}) {
-  const response = await request.get(
-    `${process.env.MAILPIT_HOST}/api/v1/search`,
-    {
-      params: { query, limit: 1 },
-    },
-  )
-
-  const { messages }: { messages: Email[] } = await response.json()
-
-  return messages[0] ?? null
 }
 
-export async function findLastEmail({
+export async function waitForEmailHtml({
   request,
   query,
   timeout = 5000,
@@ -42,10 +16,27 @@ export async function findLastEmail({
   const deadline = Date.now() + timeout
 
   while (Date.now() < deadline) {
-    const email = await findEmail({ request, query })
+    const response = await request.get(
+      `${process.env.MAILPIT_HOST}/api/v1/search`,
+      {
+        params: { query, limit: 1 },
+      },
+    )
+    const { messages }: { messages: EmailSummary[] } = await response.json()
+    const email = messages[0]
 
     if (email) {
-      return email
+      const htmlResponse = await request.get(
+        `${process.env.MAILPIT_HOST}/view/${email.ID}.html`,
+      )
+
+      if (!htmlResponse.ok()) {
+        throw new Error(
+          `Could not get the HTML for email "${email.ID}": ${htmlResponse.status()}`,
+        )
+      }
+
+      return htmlResponse.text()
     }
 
     await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 100))
@@ -53,7 +44,3 @@ export async function findLastEmail({
 
   throw new Error(`Timeout while trying to get the latest email for "${query}"`)
 }
-
-export function emailUrl(email: Email) {
-  return `${process.env.MAILPIT_HOST}/view/${email.ID}.html`
-}