diff --git a/packages/e2e-test-utils-playwright/src/request-utils/rest.ts b/packages/e2e-test-utils-playwright/src/request-utils/rest.ts
index 667ccc1d9294d9..25f4729ff9eb15 100644
--- a/packages/e2e-test-utils-playwright/src/request-utils/rest.ts
+++ b/packages/e2e-test-utils-playwright/src/request-utils/rest.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  */
 import * as fs from 'fs/promises';
 import { dirname } from 'path';
+import { expect } from '@playwright/test';
 import type { APIRequestContext } from '@playwright/test';
 
 /**
@@ -39,10 +40,29 @@ async function getAPIRootURL( request: APIRequestContext ) {
 }
 
 async function setupRest( this: RequestUtils ): Promise< StorageState > {
-	const [ nonce, rootURL ] = await Promise.all( [
-		this.login(),
-		getAPIRootURL( this.request ),
-	] );
+	let nonce = '';
+	let rootURL = '';
+
+	await expect
+		.poll(
+			async () => {
+				[ nonce, rootURL ] = await Promise.all( [
+					this.login(),
+					getAPIRootURL( this.request ),
+				] );
+
+				if ( ! nonce || ! rootURL ) {
+					return false;
+				}
+
+				return true;
+			},
+			{
+				message: 'Failed to setup REST API.',
+				timeout: 60_000, // 1 minute.
+			}
+		)
+		.toBe( true );
 
 	const { cookies } = await this.request.storageState();