diff --git a/cypress/support/commands/login.js b/cypress/support/commands/login.js
index 4ef4c82e802..a7e8043f573 100644
--- a/cypress/support/commands/login.js
+++ b/cypress/support/commands/login.js
@@ -3,10 +3,18 @@
 // user: String of username to log in with, default is admin.
 // password: String of password to log in with, default is smartvm.
 Cypress.Commands.add('login', (user = 'admin', password = 'smartvm') => {
-  cy.visit('/');
+  cy.session([user, password], () => {
+    cy.visit('/dashboard/login');
+    cy.get('#user_name').type(user);
+    cy.get('#user_password').type(password);
+    cy.get('#login').click();
 
-  cy.get('#user_name').type(user);
-  cy.get('#user_password').type(password);
-  return cy.get('#login').click();
+  }, {
+    validate() {
+      cy.request('/api').its('status').should('eq', 200)
+    },
+    cacheAcrossSpecs: true
+  })
+  cy.visit('/utilization')
 });