diff --git a/cypress/e2e/addContent/addYoutube.cy.ts b/cypress/e2e/addContent/addYoutube.cy.ts
index 799f10913..288569bbf 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/addContent/addYoutube.cy.ts
+++ b/cypress/e2e/addContent/addYoutube.cy.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,18 @@ describe('Add Youtube Content', () => {
     cy.get('[data-testid="skip-location-btn"').click()
     cy.get('[data-testid="check-icon"]').click()
 
-    cy.wait('@addYoutube')
+    cy.wait('@addYoutube').then((interception) => {
+      //check we get a 402 response code, when trying to add content for the first time
+      expect(interception.response.statusCode).to.eq(402)
+    })
+
+    cy.intercept({
+      method: 'POST',
+      url: 'http://localhost:8444/api/add_node*',
+    }).as('addYoutube2')
+
+    cy.wait('@addYoutube2')
+
     cy.get('.Toastify__toast-body').should('have.text', 'Content Added')
     cy.get('#addContent').should('not.exist')
   })