diff --git a/.ibm/pipelines/jobs/main.sh b/.ibm/pipelines/jobs/main.sh
index f37b47e367..e3892bdc35 100644
--- a/.ibm/pipelines/jobs/main.sh
+++ b/.ibm/pipelines/jobs/main.sh
@@ -13,4 +13,15 @@ handle_main() {
   check_and_test "${RELEASE_NAME}" "${NAME_SPACE}" "${url}"
   local rbac_url="https://${RELEASE_NAME_RBAC}-backstage-${NAME_SPACE_RBAC}.${K8S_CLUSTER_ROUTER_BASE}"
   check_and_test "${RELEASE_NAME_RBAC}" "${NAME_SPACE_RBAC}" "${rbac_url}"
+
+  # Deploy `showcase-runtime` to run tests that require configuration changes at runtime
+    configure_namespace "${NAME_SPACE_RUNTIME}"
+    uninstall_helmchart "${NAME_SPACE_RUNTIME}" "${RELEASE_NAME}"
+    oc apply -f "$DIR/resources/redis-cache/redis-deployment.yaml" --namespace="${NAME_SPACE_RUNTIME}"
+
+    local runtime_url="https://${RELEASE_NAME}-backstage-${NAME_SPACE_RUNTIME}.${K8S_CLUSTER_ROUTER_BASE}"
+
+    apply_yaml_files "${DIR}" "${NAME_SPACE_RUNTIME}" "${runtime_url}"
+    helm upgrade -i "${RELEASE_NAME}" -n "${NAME_SPACE_RUNTIME}" "${HELM_REPO_NAME}/${HELM_IMAGE_NAME}" --version "${CHART_VERSION}" -f "${DIR}/value_files/${HELM_CHART_VALUE_FILE_NAME}" --set global.clusterRouterBase="${K8S_CLUSTER_ROUTER_BASE}" --set upstream.backstage.image.repository="${QUAY_REPO}" --set upstream.backstage.image.tag="${TAG_NAME}"
+    check_and_test "${RELEASE_NAME}" "${NAME_SPACE_RUNTIME}" "${runtime_url}"
 }
diff --git a/.ibm/pipelines/jobs/periodic.sh b/.ibm/pipelines/jobs/periodic.sh
index 23fdd7138d..5b10a410f6 100644
--- a/.ibm/pipelines/jobs/periodic.sh
+++ b/.ibm/pipelines/jobs/periodic.sh
@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@ handle_nightly() {
   local rds_url="https://${RELEASE_NAME}-backstage-${NAME_SPACE_RDS}.${K8S_CLUSTER_ROUTER_BASE}"
   check_and_test "${RELEASE_NAME}" "${NAME_SPACE_RDS}" "${rds_url}"
 
-  # Deploy `showcase-runtime` to run tests that require configuration changes at runtime
-  configure_namespace "${NAME_SPACE_RUNTIME}"
-  uninstall_helmchart "${NAME_SPACE_RUNTIME}" "${RELEASE_NAME}"
-  oc apply -f "$DIR/resources/redis-cache/redis-deployment.yaml" --namespace="${NAME_SPACE_RUNTIME}"
-
-  local runtime_url="https://${RELEASE_NAME}-backstage-${NAME_SPACE_RUNTIME}.${K8S_CLUSTER_ROUTER_BASE}"
-
-  apply_yaml_files "${DIR}" "${NAME_SPACE_RUNTIME}" "${runtime_url}"
-  helm upgrade -i "${RELEASE_NAME}" -n "${NAME_SPACE_RUNTIME}" "${HELM_REPO_NAME}/${HELM_IMAGE_NAME}" --version "${CHART_VERSION}" -f "${DIR}/value_files/${HELM_CHART_VALUE_FILE_NAME}" --set global.clusterRouterBase="${K8S_CLUSTER_ROUTER_BASE}" --set upstream.backstage.image.repository="${QUAY_REPO}" --set upstream.backstage.image.tag="${TAG_NAME}"
-  check_and_test "${RELEASE_NAME}" "${NAME_SPACE_RUNTIME}" "${runtime_url}"
+#  # Deploy `showcase-runtime` to run tests that require configuration changes at runtime
+#  configure_namespace "${NAME_SPACE_RUNTIME}"
+#  uninstall_helmchart "${NAME_SPACE_RUNTIME}" "${RELEASE_NAME}"
+#  oc apply -f "$DIR/resources/redis-cache/redis-deployment.yaml" --namespace="${NAME_SPACE_RUNTIME}"
+#
+#  local runtime_url="https://${RELEASE_NAME}-backstage-${NAME_SPACE_RUNTIME}.${K8S_CLUSTER_ROUTER_BASE}"
+#
+#  apply_yaml_files "${DIR}" "${NAME_SPACE_RUNTIME}" "${runtime_url}"
+#  helm upgrade -i "${RELEASE_NAME}" -n "${NAME_SPACE_RUNTIME}" "${HELM_REPO_NAME}/${HELM_IMAGE_NAME}" --version "${CHART_VERSION}" -f "${DIR}/value_files/${HELM_CHART_VALUE_FILE_NAME}" --set global.clusterRouterBase="${K8S_CLUSTER_ROUTER_BASE}" --set upstream.backstage.image.repository="${QUAY_REPO}" --set upstream.backstage.image.tag="${TAG_NAME}"
+#  check_and_test "${RELEASE_NAME}" "${NAME_SPACE_RUNTIME}" "${runtime_url}"
 }
diff --git a/e2e-tests/playwright/e2e/configuration-test/config-map.spec.ts b/e2e-tests/playwright/e2e/configuration-test/config-map.spec.ts
index 58f57654b1..11ce5a5af2 100644
--- a/e2e-tests/playwright/e2e/configuration-test/config-map.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e-tests/playwright/e2e/configuration-test/config-map.spec.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import { test, expect } from "@playwright/test";
 import { KubeClient } from "../../utils/kube-client";
-import { LOGGER } from "../../utils/logger";
 import { Common } from "../../utils/common";
 import { UIhelper } from "../../utils/ui-helper";
+import * as yaml from "js-yaml";
 
 test.describe("Change app-config at e2e test runtime", () => {
   test("Verify title change after ConfigMap modification", async ({ page }) => {
@@ -16,17 +16,28 @@ test.describe("Change app-config at e2e test runtime", () => {
     const dynamicTitle = generateDynamicTitle();
     const uiHelper = new UIhelper(page);
     try {
-      LOGGER.info(`Updating ConfigMap '${configMapName}' with new title.`);
+      console.log(`Updating ConfigMap '${configMapName}' with new title.`);
       await kubeUtils.updateConfigMapTitle(
         configMapName,
         namespace,
         dynamicTitle,
       );
 
-      LOGGER.info(
+      console.log(
         `Restarting deployment '${deploymentName}' to apply ConfigMap changes.`,
       );
-      await kubeUtils.restartDeployment(deploymentName, namespace);
+      // await kubeUtils.restartDeployment(deploymentName, namespace);
+      await kubeUtils.restartDeploymentWithAnnotation(deploymentName, namespace);
+
+      console.log(`Verifying ConfigMap '${configMapName}' contains the new title.`);
+      const updatedConfigMap = await kubeUtils.getConfigMap(configMapName, namespace);
+      const appConfigYaml = updatedConfigMap.body.data[`${configMapName}.yaml`];
+
+      const appConfig = yaml.load(appConfigYaml) as any;
+      const updatedTitle = appConfig?.app?.title;
+
+      console.log(`Updated title in ConfigMap: ${updatedTitle}`);
+      expect(updatedTitle).toBe(dynamicTitle);
 
       const common = new Common(page);
       await page.context().clearCookies();
@@ -37,11 +48,23 @@ test.describe("Change app-config at e2e test runtime", () => {
       await uiHelper.verifyHeading("Welcome back!");
       await uiHelper.verifyText("Quick Access");
       await expect(page.locator("#search-bar-text-field")).toBeVisible();
-      LOGGER.info("Verifying new title in the UI...");
-      expect(await page.title()).toContain(dynamicTitle);
-      LOGGER.info("Title successfully verified in the UI.");
+      console.log("Verifying new title in the UI...");
+
+      const title = await page.evaluate(() => document.title);
+      console.log(title);
+      console.log(page.title());
+      const title2 = await page.locator("title").textContent();
+      console.log(title2);
+
+      expect(title2).toContain(dynamicTitle);
+
+      await expect(page.locator("title")).toHaveText(new RegExp(dynamicTitle), {
+        timeout: 60000,
+      });
+
+      console.log("Title successfully verified in the UI.");
     } catch (error) {
-      LOGGER.error(
+      console.error(
         `Test failed during ConfigMap update or deployment restart:`,
         error,
       );
diff --git a/e2e-tests/playwright/utils/kube-client.ts b/e2e-tests/playwright/utils/kube-client.ts
index 2bac334e24..436d68c7a5 100644
--- a/e2e-tests/playwright/utils/kube-client.ts
+++ b/e2e-tests/playwright/utils/kube-client.ts
@@ -350,6 +350,41 @@ export class KubeClient {
     }
   }
 
+  async restartDeploymentWithAnnotation(deploymentName: string, namespace: string) {
+    try {
+      console.log(`Adding annotation to deployment '${deploymentName}' for redeploy.`);
+
+      const patch = [
+        {
+          op: "add",
+          path: "/spec/template/metadata/annotations/restartTime",
+          value: new Date().toISOString(),
+        },
+      ];
+
+      const options = {
+        headers: { "Content-Type": k8s.PatchUtils.PATCH_FORMAT_JSON_PATCH },
+      };
+
+      await this.appsApi.patchNamespacedDeployment(
+        deploymentName,
+        namespace,
+        patch,
+        undefined,
+        undefined,
+        undefined,
+        undefined,
+        undefined,
+        options,
+      );
+
+      console.log(`Annotation added to deployment '${deploymentName}'.`);
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error(`Error adding annotation to deployment '${deploymentName}':`, error);
+      throw error;
+    }
+  }
+
   async logPodConditions(namespace: string, labelSelector?: string) {
     const selector =
       labelSelector ||