diff --git a/ui/snippets/navigation/vertical/NavLinkGroup.tsx b/ui/snippets/navigation/vertical/NavLinkGroup.tsx
index 89d368a96d..a44121df71 100644
--- a/ui/snippets/navigation/vertical/NavLinkGroup.tsx
+++ b/ui/snippets/navigation/vertical/NavLinkGroup.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import {
   Text,
   HStack,
   Box,
-  Link,
   PopoverTrigger,
   PopoverContent,
   PopoverBody,
@@ -38,11 +37,12 @@ const NavLinkGroup = ({ item, isCollapsed }: Props) => {
       <Popover
         trigger="hover"
         placement="right-start"
-        isLazy
+        // should not be lazy to help google indexing pages
+        isLazy={ false }
         gutter={ 8 }
       >
         <PopoverTrigger>
-          <Link
+          <Box
             { ...styleProps.itemProps }
             w={{ lg: isExpanded ? '180px' : '60px', xl: isCollapsed ? '60px' : '180px' }}
             pl={{ lg: isExpanded ? 2 : '15px', xl: isCollapsed ? '15px' : 2 }}
@@ -73,14 +73,14 @@ const NavLinkGroup = ({ item, isCollapsed }: Props) => {
                 transitionTimingFunction="ease"
               />
             </HStack>
-          </Link>
+          </Box>
         </PopoverTrigger>
         <PopoverContent width="252px" top={{ lg: isExpanded ? '-16px' : 0, xl: isCollapsed ? 0 : '-16px' }}>
           <PopoverBody p={ 4 }>
             <Text variant="secondary" fontSize="sm" mb={ 1 } display={{ lg: isExpanded ? 'none' : 'block', xl: isCollapsed ? 'block' : 'none' }}>
               { item.text }
             </Text>
-            <VStack spacing={ 1 } alignItems="start">
+            <VStack spacing={ 1 } alignItems="start" as="ul">
               { item.subItems.map((subItem, index) => Array.isArray(subItem) ? (
                 <Box
                   key={ index }
diff --git a/ui/snippets/navigation/vertical/NavigationDesktop.pw.tsx b/ui/snippets/navigation/vertical/NavigationDesktop.pw.tsx
index c37d840fe6..e89af8e7aa 100644
--- a/ui/snippets/navigation/vertical/NavigationDesktop.pw.tsx
+++ b/ui/snippets/navigation/vertical/NavigationDesktop.pw.tsx
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ test.describe('with submenu', () => {
       </Flex>,
       { hooksConfig },
     );
-    await page.locator('a[aria-label="Blockchain link group"]').hover();
+    await page.locator('div[aria-label="Blockchain link group"]').hover();
   });
 
   test('', async() => {
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ test.describe('with highlighted routes', () => {
   });
 
   test('with submenu', async({ page }) => {
-    await page.locator('a[aria-label="Blockchain link group"]').hover();
+    await page.locator('div[aria-label="Blockchain link group"]').hover();
     await expect(component).toHaveScreenshot();
   });