diff --git a/ci-operator/step-registry/baremetalds/two-node/arbiter/upgrade/baremetalds-two-node-arbiter-upgrade-workflow.yaml b/ci-operator/step-registry/baremetalds/two-node/arbiter/upgrade/baremetalds-two-node-arbiter-upgrade-workflow.yaml
index c2c786646a119..b6f9c75a1cb3e 100644
--- a/ci-operator/step-registry/baremetalds/two-node/arbiter/upgrade/baremetalds-two-node-arbiter-upgrade-workflow.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/step-registry/baremetalds/two-node/arbiter/upgrade/baremetalds-two-node-arbiter-upgrade-workflow.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ workflow:
     pre:
       - chain: baremetalds-ofcir-pre
     test:
+      - ref: wait
+        timeout: 24h0m0s
+        best_effort: true
       - chain: baremetalds-ipi-test
     post:
       - chain: baremetalds-ofcir-post
diff --git a/ci-operator/step-registry/monitoring-plugin/tests/dashboards-ui/monitoring-plugin-tests-dashboards-ui-ref.yaml b/ci-operator/step-registry/monitoring-plugin/tests/dashboards-ui/monitoring-plugin-tests-dashboards-ui-ref.yaml
index 3afbb9c578e04..67427184b51a0 100644
--- a/ci-operator/step-registry/monitoring-plugin/tests/dashboards-ui/monitoring-plugin-tests-dashboards-ui-ref.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/step-registry/monitoring-plugin/tests/dashboards-ui/monitoring-plugin-tests-dashboards-ui-ref.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ ref:
     default: ""
     documentation: "Set the var to skip Cluster Observability and all the required operators installation from the Cypress test run."
   - name: CYPRESS_COO_UI_INSTALL
-    default: "true"
+    default: ""
     documentation: "Set the var to install Cluster Observability from redhat-operators catalog source."
   - name: CYPRESS_KONFLUX_COO_BUNDLE_IMAGE
     default: ""
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ ref:
     default: ""
     documentation: "Set the var to use custom Cluster Observability Operator bundle image."
   - name: CYPRESS_FBC_STAGE_COO_IMAGE
-    default: ""
+    default: "quay.io/redhat-user-workloads/cluster-observabilit-tenant/cluster-observability-operator/coo-fbc-v4-22@sha256:13381815952a6d8b0dd437f05bad258984cd2547ffb701d170aa83ce57d2d3d6"
     documentation: "Set the var to use Cluster Observability Operator FBC image"    
   - name: CYPRESS_MCP_CONSOLE_IMAGE
     default: ""
diff --git a/ci-operator/step-registry/monitoring-plugin/tests/incidents-ui/monitoring-plugin-tests-incidents-ui-ref.yaml b/ci-operator/step-registry/monitoring-plugin/tests/incidents-ui/monitoring-plugin-tests-incidents-ui-ref.yaml
index 31b218910b875..ceae8b9843b30 100644
--- a/ci-operator/step-registry/monitoring-plugin/tests/incidents-ui/monitoring-plugin-tests-incidents-ui-ref.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/step-registry/monitoring-plugin/tests/incidents-ui/monitoring-plugin-tests-incidents-ui-ref.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ ref:
     default: ""
     documentation: "Set the var to skip Cluster Observability and all the required operators installation from the Cypress test run."
   - name: CYPRESS_COO_UI_INSTALL
-    default: "true"
+    default: ""
     documentation: "Set the var to install Cluster Observability from redhat-operators catalog source."
   - name: CYPRESS_KONFLUX_COO_BUNDLE_IMAGE
     default: ""
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ ref:
     default: ""
     documentation: "Set the var to use custom Cluster Observability Operator bundle image."
   - name: CYPRESS_FBC_STAGE_COO_IMAGE
-    default: ""
+    default: "quay.io/redhat-user-workloads/cluster-observabilit-tenant/cluster-observability-operator/coo-fbc-v4-22@sha256:13381815952a6d8b0dd437f05bad258984cd2547ffb701d170aa83ce57d2d3d6"
     documentation: "Set the var to use Cluster Observability Operator FBC image"    
   - name: CYPRESS_MCP_CONSOLE_IMAGE
     default: ""