diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 17e5c7dbb..b494ece8c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@
     "pack:fast": "node --max_old_space_size=10196 ./node_modules/webpack/bin/webpack.js  --mode development --progress",
     "copyToConsumers": "node copyToConsumers",
     "test": "rimraf coverage && jest",
-    "test:e2e": "jest -c ./jest.config.e2e.js --detectOpenHandles test/notebooks/uploadOpenAndDeleteNotebook.spec.ts",
+    "test:e2e": "jest -c ./jest.config.e2e.js --detectOpenHandles test/notebooks/uploadAndOpenNotebook.spec.ts",
     "watch": "npm run start",
     "wait-for-server": "wait-on -t 240000 -i 5000 -v https-get://0.0.0.0:1234/",
     "build:ase": "gulp build:ase",
diff --git a/test/notebooks/notebookTestUtils.ts b/test/notebooks/notebookTestUtils.ts
index 2e895650a..0a81d6e66 100644
--- a/test/notebooks/notebookTestUtils.ts
+++ b/test/notebooks/notebookTestUtils.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { ElementHandle, Frame } from "puppeteer";
 import { TestExplorerParams } from "./testExplorer/TestExplorerParams";
+import * as path from "path";
 
 export const NOTEBOOK_OPERATION_DELAY = 5000;
 export const RENDER_DELAY = 2500;
@@ -53,9 +54,14 @@ export const getTestExplorerFrame = async (): Promise<Frame> => {
   return testExplorerFrame;
 };
 
-export const uploadNotebook = async (frame: Frame, uploadNotebookPath: string): Promise<void> => {
-  const notebookResourceTree = await frame.waitForSelector(".notebookResourceTree");
+export const uploadNotebookIfNotExist = async (frame: Frame, notebookName: string): Promise<ElementHandle<Element>> => {
+  const notebookNode = await getNotebookNode(frame, notebookName);
+  if (notebookNode) {
+    return notebookNode;
+  }
 
+  const uploadNotebookPath = path.join(__dirname, "testNotebooks", notebookName);
+  const notebookResourceTree = await frame.waitForSelector(".notebookResourceTree");
   const treeNodeHeadersBeforeUpload = await notebookResourceTree.$$(".treeNodeHeader");
 
   const ellipses = await treeNodeHeadersBeforeUpload[2].$("button");
@@ -76,6 +82,7 @@ export const uploadNotebook = async (frame: Frame, uploadNotebookPath: string):
   await submitButton.click();
 
   await frame.waitFor(NOTEBOOK_OPERATION_DELAY);
+  return await getNotebookNode(frame, notebookName);
 };
 
 export const getNotebookNode = async (frame: Frame, uploadNotebookName: string): Promise<ElementHandle<Element>> => {
@@ -92,17 +99,3 @@ export const getNotebookNode = async (frame: Frame, uploadNotebookName: string):
   }
   return undefined;
 };
-
-export const deleteNotebook = async (frame: Frame, notebookNodeToDelete: ElementHandle<Element>): Promise<void> => {
-  const ellipses = await notebookNodeToDelete.$(".treeMenuEllipsis");
-  await ellipses.click();
-
-  await frame.waitFor(RENDER_DELAY);
-
-  const menuItems = await frame.$$(".ms-ContextualMenu-item");
-  await menuItems[1].click();
-
-  const deleteAcceptButton = await frame.waitForSelector(".ms-Dialog-action");
-  await deleteAcceptButton.click();
-  await frame.waitFor(NOTEBOOK_OPERATION_DELAY);
-};
diff --git a/test/notebooks/uploadOpenAndDeleteNotebook.spec.ts b/test/notebooks/uploadAndOpenNotebook.spec.ts
similarity index 58%
rename from test/notebooks/uploadOpenAndDeleteNotebook.spec.ts
rename to test/notebooks/uploadAndOpenNotebook.spec.ts
index 5309f070b..8e539277a 100644
--- a/test/notebooks/uploadOpenAndDeleteNotebook.spec.ts
+++ b/test/notebooks/uploadAndOpenNotebook.spec.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,5 @@
 import "expect-puppeteer";
-import {
-  deleteNotebook,
-  getNotebookNode,
-  getTestExplorerFrame,
-  RENDER_DELAY,
-  uploadNotebook
-} from "./notebookTestUtils";
-import * as path from "path";
+import { getTestExplorerFrame, uploadNotebookIfNotExist } from "./notebookTestUtils";
 import { ElementHandle, Frame } from "puppeteer";
 
 jest.setTimeout(300000);
@@ -19,23 +12,13 @@ describe("Notebook UI tests", () => {
   it("Upload, Open and Delete Notebook", async () => {
     try {
       frame = await getTestExplorerFrame();
-      const uploadNotebookPath = path.join(__dirname, "testNotebooks", notebookName);
-      await uploadNotebook(frame, uploadNotebookPath);
-      uploadedNotebookNode = await getNotebookNode(frame, notebookName);
-
+      uploadedNotebookNode = await uploadNotebookIfNotExist(frame, notebookName);
       await uploadedNotebookNode.click();
       await frame.waitForSelector(".tabNavText");
       const tabTitle = await frame.$eval(".tabNavText", element => element.textContent);
       expect(tabTitle).toEqual(notebookName);
       const closeIcon = await frame.waitForSelector(".close-Icon");
       await closeIcon.click();
-      await frame.waitFor(RENDER_DELAY);
-
-      await deleteNotebook(frame, uploadedNotebookNode);
-      const deletedNotebookNode = await getNotebookNode(frame, notebookName);
-      if (deletedNotebookNode) {
-        throw new Error(`Deletion of notebook ${notebookName} failed`);
-      }
     } catch (error) {
       // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
       const testName = (expect as any).getState().currentTestName;