diff --git a/frontend/playwright-ct.config.ts b/frontend/playwright-ct.config.ts
index bfa5c8f..5345b7e 100644
--- a/frontend/playwright-ct.config.ts
+++ b/frontend/playwright-ct.config.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
     /* Fail the build on CI if you accidentally left test.only in the source code. */
     forbidOnly: !!process.env.CI,
     /* Retry on CI only */
-    retries: process.env.CI ? 2 : 0,
+    retries: 2,
     /* Opt out of parallel tests on CI. */
     workers: process.env.CI ? 1 : undefined,
     /* Reporter to use. See https://playwright.dev/docs/test-reporters */
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/convertSatrec.ts b/frontend/src/lib/convertSatrec.ts
index d27a51f..211f22a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/convertSatrec.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/convertSatrec.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import * as satellite from "satellite.js";
 import { SatRec } from "satellite.js";
-import globeData from "@components/homeComponents/files/globe-data.json";
+import globeData from "@/components/homeComponents/files/globe-data.json";
 
 // turf needs ts ignore to work with typescript
 // @ts-ignore
diff --git a/frontend/tests/componentTests/fullblogcard.spec.tsx b/frontend/tests/componentTests/fullblogcard.spec.tsx
index 001e7b7..16b2ebf 100644
--- a/frontend/tests/componentTests/fullblogcard.spec.tsx
+++ b/frontend/tests/componentTests/fullblogcard.spec.tsx
@@ -39,8 +39,11 @@ test("FullBlogCard renders correctly", async ({ mount }) => {
         component.getByText("Mock article content preview text..."),
     ).toBeVisible();
 
-    //Check if the image is visible
-    await expect(component.getByRole("img")).toBeVisible();
+    //Wait for the image to actually have its src attribute set with the real image URL
+    await expect(component.getByRole("img")).toHaveAttribute(
+        "src",
+        /mock-cover-image\.jpg/,
+    );
 
     //Check if datePublished is visible
     await expect(component.getByText("April 13, 2024")).toBeVisible();