diff --git a/tdrs-frontend/cypress/e2e/common-steps/common-steps.js b/tdrs-frontend/cypress/e2e/common-steps/common-steps.js
index e6a735c33..fcc2e74f2 100644
--- a/tdrs-frontend/cypress/e2e/common-steps/common-steps.js
+++ b/tdrs-frontend/cypress/e2e/common-steps/common-steps.js
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 import { When } from '@badeball/cypress-cucumber-preprocessor'
 
 When('{string} visits the home page', (username) => {
+  cy.clearCookie('sessionid')
+  cy.clearCookie('csrftoken')
   cy.intercept('/v1/stts/alpha').as('getSttSearchList')
   cy.visit('/')
   cy.contains('Sign into TANF Data Portal', { timeout: 30000 })
 })
 
 When('The admin logs in', () => {
+  cy.visit('/')
   cy.adminLogin('cypress-admin@teamraft.com')
 })
 
@@ -14,25 +17,28 @@ When('{string} logs in', (username) => {
   cy.login(username)
 })
 
-When('The admin sets the approval status of {string} to {string}', (username, status) => {
-  cy.get('@cypressUser').then((cypressUser) => {
-    let body = {
-      username: username,
-      first_name: '',
-      last_name: '',
-      email: username,
-      stt: '6',
-      groups: '2',
-      account_approval_status: status,
-      access_requested_date_0: '0001-01-01',
-      access_requested_date_1: '00:00:00',
-      _save: 'Save',
-    }
+When(
+  'The admin sets the approval status of {string} to {string}',
+  (username, status) => {
+    cy.get('@cypressUser').then((cypressUser) => {
+      let body = {
+        username: username,
+        first_name: '',
+        last_name: '',
+        email: username,
+        stt: '6',
+        groups: '2',
+        account_approval_status: status,
+        access_requested_date_0: '0001-01-01',
+        access_requested_date_1: '00:00:00',
+        _save: 'Save',
+      }
 
-    cy.adminApiRequest(
-      'POST',
-      `/users/user/${cypressUser.selector.id}/change/`,
-      body
-    )
-  })
-})
+      cy.adminApiRequest(
+        'POST',
+        `/users/user/${cypressUser.selector.id}/change/`,
+        body
+      )
+    })
+  }
+)