diff --git a/e2e/src/ui/mock-network/base-network.ts b/e2e/src/ui/mock-network/base-network.ts
index 6680b83dd1..af8d1dbfef 100644
--- a/e2e/src/ui/mock-network/base-network.ts
+++ b/e2e/src/ui/mock-network/base-network.ts
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ export const setupBaseMockApiRoutes = async (context: BrowserContext, adminUserI
         cast: {
           gCastEnabled: false,
         },
+        recentlyAdded: {
+          sidebarWeb: false,
+        },
       },
     });
   });
diff --git a/e2e/src/ui/specs/asset-viewer/utils.ts b/e2e/src/ui/specs/asset-viewer/utils.ts
index adaace8a34..8cc2ad711a 100644
--- a/e2e/src/ui/specs/asset-viewer/utils.ts
+++ b/e2e/src/ui/specs/asset-viewer/utils.ts
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ export async function enableTagsPreference(context: BrowserContext) {
         download: { archiveSize: 4_294_967_296, includeEmbeddedVideos: false },
         purchase: { showSupportBadge: true, hideBuyButtonUntil: '2100-02-12T00:00:00.000Z' },
         cast: { gCastEnabled: false },
+        recentlyAdded: { sidebarWeb: false },
       },
     });
   });