diff --git a/.circleci/devcluster/react-rbac.devcluster.yaml b/.circleci/devcluster/react-rbac.devcluster.yaml
index 6a2631a6fcc6..af6fb92f9c17 100644
--- a/.circleci/devcluster/react-rbac.devcluster.yaml
+++ b/.circleci/devcluster/react-rbac.devcluster.yaml
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@ stages:
           initial_user_password: $INITIAL_USER_PASSWORD
           authz:
             rbac_ui_enabled: true
-            workspace_creator_assign_role:
-              enabled: true
-              role_id: 1
         port: 8082
         db:
           host: localhost
diff --git a/webui/react/src/e2e/fixtures/auth.fixture.ts b/webui/react/src/e2e/fixtures/auth.fixture.ts
index b85007f3c5c9..b4b1dad28b93 100644
--- a/webui/react/src/e2e/fixtures/auth.fixture.ts
+++ b/webui/react/src/e2e/fixtures/auth.fixture.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { Page } from '@playwright/test';
 import { expect } from 'e2e/fixtures/global-fixtures';
 import { SignIn } from 'e2e/models/pages/SignIn';
 import { password, username } from 'e2e/utils/envVars';
+import { defaultURL } from 'e2e/utils/pages';
 
 export class AuthFixture {
   readonly #page: Page;
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ export class AuthFixture {
   }
 
   async login({
-    expectedURL = /dashboard/,
+    expectedURL = defaultURL,
     username = this.#USERNAME,
     password = this.#PASSWORD,
   }: {
diff --git a/webui/react/src/e2e/fixtures/user.fixture.ts b/webui/react/src/e2e/fixtures/user.fixture.ts
index a941c5013aae..4f5982a334d4 100644
--- a/webui/react/src/e2e/fixtures/user.fixture.ts
+++ b/webui/react/src/e2e/fixtures/user.fixture.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { expect } from 'e2e/fixtures/global-fixtures';
 import { UserManagement } from 'e2e/models/pages/Admin/UserManagement';
 import { safeName } from 'e2e/utils/naming';
 import { repeatWithFallback } from 'e2e/utils/polling';
+import { isRbacEnabled } from 'e2e/utils/rbac';
 import { TestUser } from 'e2e/utils/users';
 
 interface CreateUserFields {
@@ -43,16 +44,18 @@ export class UserFixture {
       );
     }
 
-    const checkedAttribute =
-      await this.userManagementPage.createUserModal.adminToggle.pwLocator.getAttribute(
-        'aria-checked',
-      );
-    if (checkedAttribute === null) {
-      throw new Error('Expected attribute aria-checked to be present.');
-    }
-    const adminState = JSON.parse(checkedAttribute);
-    if (!!formValues.admin !== adminState) {
-      await this.userManagementPage.createUserModal.adminToggle.pwLocator.click();
+    if (!isRbacEnabled()) {
+      const checkedAttribute =
+        await this.userManagementPage.createUserModal.adminToggle.pwLocator.getAttribute(
+          'aria-checked',
+        );
+      if (checkedAttribute === null) {
+        throw new Error('Expected attribute aria-checked to be present.');
+      }
+      const adminState = JSON.parse(checkedAttribute);
+      if (!!formValues.admin !== adminState) {
+        await this.userManagementPage.createUserModal.adminToggle.pwLocator.click();
+      }
     }
 
     // password and username are required to create a user; if these are filled, submit should be enabled
@@ -180,7 +183,9 @@ export class UserFixture {
     } else {
       await row.user.alias.pwLocator.waitFor({ state: 'hidden' });
     }
-    await expect(row.role.pwLocator).toContainText(user.admin ? 'Admin' : 'Member');
+    if (!isRbacEnabled()) {
+      await expect(row.role.pwLocator).toContainText(user.admin ? 'Admin' : 'Member');
+    }
     await expect(row.status.pwLocator).toContainText(user.active ? 'Active' : 'Inactive');
   }
 
diff --git a/webui/react/src/e2e/tests/auth.spec.ts b/webui/react/src/e2e/tests/auth.spec.ts
index 01cbe9012661..add105013afb 100644
--- a/webui/react/src/e2e/tests/auth.spec.ts
+++ b/webui/react/src/e2e/tests/auth.spec.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { expect, test } from 'e2e/fixtures/global-fixtures';
 import { Cluster } from 'e2e/models/pages/Cluster';
 import { SignIn } from 'e2e/models/pages/SignIn';
+import { defaultTitle, defaultURL } from 'e2e/utils/pages';
 
 test.describe('Authentication', () => {
   test.afterEach(async ({ page, auth }) => {
@@ -13,8 +14,8 @@ test.describe('Authentication', () => {
   test('Login and Logout', async ({ page, auth }) => {
     await test.step('Login', async () => {
       await auth.login();
-      await expect(page).toHaveDeterminedTitle('Home');
-      await expect(page).toHaveURL(/dashboard/);
+      await expect(page).toHaveDeterminedTitle(defaultTitle);
+      await expect(page).toHaveURL(defaultURL);
     });
 
     await test.step('Logout', async () => {
diff --git a/webui/react/src/e2e/tests/navigation.spec.ts b/webui/react/src/e2e/tests/navigation.spec.ts
index 23b8b3ebaad2..7217b902e292 100644
--- a/webui/react/src/e2e/tests/navigation.spec.ts
+++ b/webui/react/src/e2e/tests/navigation.spec.ts
@@ -7,9 +7,8 @@ test.describe('Navigation', () => {
     // we need any page to access the sidebar, and i haven't modeled the homepage yet
     const userManagementPage = new UserManagement(authedPage);
 
-    await test.step('Login steps', async () => {
-      await expect(authedPage).toHaveDeterminedTitle('Home');
-      await expect(authedPage).toHaveURL(/dashboard/);
+    await test.step('Load page', async () => {
+      await userManagementPage.goto();
     });
 
     await test.step('Uncategorized', async () => {
diff --git a/webui/react/src/e2e/utils/pages.ts b/webui/react/src/e2e/utils/pages.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..85f8c483fcf1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webui/react/src/e2e/utils/pages.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import { isRbacEnabled } from 'e2e/utils/rbac';
+
+export const defaultURL = isRbacEnabled() ? /workspaces/ : /dashboard/;
+
+export const defaultTitle = isRbacEnabled() ? 'Workspaces' : 'Home';
diff --git a/webui/react/src/e2e/utils/rbac.ts b/webui/react/src/e2e/utils/rbac.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2af45c09ca00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webui/react/src/e2e/utils/rbac.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import { detExecSync } from 'e2e/utils/detCLI';
+
+let rbacEnabled: boolean;
+
+const getRbacEnabled = (): boolean => {
+  const masterInfo = detExecSync('master info');
+  const regexp = /rbacEnabled:\s*(?<enabled>true|false)/;
+
+  const { groups } = regexp.exec(masterInfo) || {};
+
+  return groups?.enabled === 'true';
+};
+
+export const isRbacEnabled = (): boolean => {
+  if (rbacEnabled === undefined) rbacEnabled = getRbacEnabled();
+
+  return rbacEnabled;
+};