diff --git a/backend/routes/projects.js b/backend/routes/projects.js
index d85f70f..f599dc4 100644
--- a/backend/routes/projects.js
+++ b/backend/routes/projects.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const { Op } = require('sequelize');
 const { extractUidFromSlug } = require('../utils/slug-utils');
 const { validateTagName } = require('../services/tagsService');
 const { uid } = require('../utils/uid');
-const { logError } = require("../services/logService");
+const { logError } = require('../services/logService');
 const router = express.Router();
 
 // Helper function to safely format dates
@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@ router.post('/upload/project-image', upload.single('image'), (req, res) => {
 // GET /api/projects
 router.get('/projects', async (req, res) => {
     try {
-
         const { state, active, pin_to_sidebar, area_id, area } = req.query;
 
         let whereClause = { user_id: req.session.userId };
diff --git a/e2e/bin/run-single-test.sh b/e2e/bin/run-single-test.sh
index ae1113b..95936a9 100755
--- a/e2e/bin/run-single-test.sh
+++ b/e2e/bin/run-single-test.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then
 fi
 
 TEST_PATTERN="$1"
-BROWSER="${2:-firefox}"
+BROWSER="${2:-Chromium}"
 
 # Config
 APP_URL_DEFAULT="http://localhost:8080"
diff --git a/e2e/tests/inbox.spec.ts b/e2e/tests/inbox.spec.ts
index 3c5bdee..9d4b543 100644
--- a/e2e/tests/inbox.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/tests/inbox.spec.ts
@@ -176,8 +176,8 @@ test('user can create project from inbox item', async ({ page, baseURL }) => {
   const projectNameInput = page.locator('input[name="name"], input[placeholder*="project" i], input[placeholder*="name" i]').first();
   await expect(projectNameInput).toHaveValue(testContent);
 
-  // Save the project - Find submit button by looking for buttons in form context, force click through backdrop
-  await page.locator('form button[type="submit"], button:has-text("Save"), button:has-text("Create")').first().click({ force: true });
+  // Save the project - Use the specific test ID
+  await page.locator('[data-testid="project-save-button"]').click();
 
   // Wait for success message or modal to close
   await expect(page.locator('input[name="name"], input[placeholder*="project" i], input[placeholder*="name" i]')).not.toBeVisible({ timeout: 10000 });
@@ -191,16 +191,12 @@ test('user can create project from inbox item', async ({ page, baseURL }) => {
   // Navigate to projects page to verify the project was created there
   await page.goto(appUrl + '/projects');
   await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/projects$/);
-  
-  // Wait a moment for the page to load, then check if project exists (more lenient check)
+
+  // Wait a moment for the page to load
   await page.waitForTimeout(2000);
-  const projectExists = await page.locator('*').filter({ hasText: testContent }).count() > 0;
-  if (!projectExists) {
-    // If exact match fails, just verify we're on projects page and there are projects
-    await expect(page.locator('h1, h2, h3').filter({ hasText: /projects/i }).first()).toBeVisible();
-  } else {
-    await expect(page.locator('*').filter({ hasText: testContent })).toBeVisible();
-  }
+
+  // Verify the created project appears - use a more specific selector
+  await expect(page.getByRole('link', { name: new RegExp(testContent) }).first()).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10000 });
 });
 
 test('user can create note from inbox item', async ({ page, baseURL }) => {
diff --git a/frontend/components/Inbox/InboxItems.tsx b/frontend/components/Inbox/InboxItems.tsx
index ce8aa6e..bc47cf1 100644
--- a/frontend/components/Inbox/InboxItems.tsx
+++ b/frontend/components/Inbox/InboxItems.tsx
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ const InboxItems: React.FC = () => {
                 setCurrentConversionItemUid(null);
             }
 
-            setIsProjectModalOpen(false);
+            // Don't set isProjectModalOpen here - the modal handles its own closing via handleClose()
         } catch (error) {
             console.error('Failed to create project:', error);
             showErrorToast(t('project.createError'));
diff --git a/frontend/components/Project/ProjectModal.tsx b/frontend/components/Project/ProjectModal.tsx
index e75b466..e6ece15 100644
--- a/frontend/components/Project/ProjectModal.tsx
+++ b/frontend/components/Project/ProjectModal.tsx
@@ -345,8 +345,8 @@ const ProjectModal: React.FC<ProjectModalProps> = ({
                 tags: tags.map((name) => ({ name })),
             };
 
-            // Save the project
-            onSave(projectData);
+            // Save the project and wait for it to complete
+            await onSave(projectData);
 
             showSuccessToast(
                 project