diff --git a/openvidu-components-angular/e2e/config.ts b/openvidu-components-angular/e2e/config.ts
index 0ab3f493..19c84336 100644
--- a/openvidu-components-angular/e2e/config.ts
+++ b/openvidu-components-angular/e2e/config.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 export const LAUNCH_MODE = process.env.LAUNCH_MODE || 'DEV';
 
-jasmine.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_INTERVAL = 30000;
+jasmine.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_INTERVAL = 60000;
diff --git a/openvidu-components-angular/e2e/panels.test.ts b/openvidu-components-angular/e2e/panels.test.ts
index 95779e5a..cd2e4609 100644
--- a/openvidu-components-angular/e2e/panels.test.ts
+++ b/openvidu-components-angular/e2e/panels.test.ts
@@ -29,35 +29,6 @@ describe('Panels: UI Navigation and Section Switching', () => {
 		await browser.quit();
 	});
 
-	fit('should close BACKGROUND panel on prejoin page when VIDEO is MUTED', async () => {
-		let element;
-		await browser.get(`${url}`);
-		await utils.checkPrejoinIsPresent();
-
-		const backgroundButton = await utils.waitForElement('#background-effects-btn');
-		expect(await utils.isPresent('#background-effects-btn')).toBeTrue();
-		expect(await backgroundButton.isEnabled()).toBeTrue();
-		await backgroundButton.click();
-		await browser.sleep(500);
-
-		await utils.waitForElement('#background-effects-container');
-		expect(await utils.isPresent('#background-effects-container')).toBeTrue();
-
-		element = await utils.waitForElement('#camera-button');
-		expect(await utils.isPresent('#camera-button')).toBeTrue();
-		expect(await element.isEnabled()).toBeTrue();
-		await element.click();
-
-		await browser.sleep(500);
-		element = await utils.waitForElement('#video-poster');
-		expect(await utils.isPresent('#video-poster')).toBeTrue();
-
-		expect(await backgroundButton.isDisplayed()).toBeTrue();
-		expect(await backgroundButton.isEnabled()).toBeFalse();
-
-		expect(await utils.isPresent('#background-effects-container')).toBeFalse();
-	});
-
 	it('should open and close the CHAT panel and verify its content', async () => {
 		await browser.get(`${url}&prejoin=false`);
 		await utils.checkLayoutPresent();