diff --git a/frontend/packages/integration-tests-cypress/support/index.ts b/frontend/packages/integration-tests-cypress/support/index.ts
index b0e3003f583..929599ae278 100644
--- a/frontend/packages/integration-tests-cypress/support/index.ts
+++ b/frontend/packages/integration-tests-cypress/support/index.ts
@@ -129,6 +129,6 @@ export const create = (obj) => {
     `${obj.metadata.name}.${obj.kind.toLowerCase()}.json`,
   ].join('/');
   cy.writeFile(filename, JSON.stringify(obj));
-  cy.exec(`oc create -f ${filename}`);
+  cy.exec(`oc apply -f ${filename}`);
   cy.exec(`rm ${filename}`);
 };
diff --git a/frontend/packages/operator-lifecycle-manager/integration-tests-cypress/tests/deprecated-operator-warnings.cy.ts b/frontend/packages/operator-lifecycle-manager/integration-tests-cypress/tests/deprecated-operator-warnings.cy.ts
index 5e4c683d8c4..ae8cf5785fa 100644
--- a/frontend/packages/operator-lifecycle-manager/integration-tests-cypress/tests/deprecated-operator-warnings.cy.ts
+++ b/frontend/packages/operator-lifecycle-manager/integration-tests-cypress/tests/deprecated-operator-warnings.cy.ts
@@ -20,34 +20,49 @@ const DEPRECATED_OPERATOR_WARNING_CHANNEL_ID = 'deprecated-operator-warning-chan
 const DEPRECATED_OPERATOR_WARNING_VERSION_ID = 'deprecated-operator-warning-version';
 
 describe('Deprecated operator warnings', () => {
-  before(() => {
-    cy.login();
-    // Make test idempotent for local testing by deleting test resources if they exist
+  const subscriptionName = testDeprecatedSubscription.metadata.name;
+  const subscriptionNamespace = testDeprecatedSubscription.metadata.namespace;
+  const csvName = testDeprecatedSubscription.spec.startingCSV;
+  const catalogSourceName = testDeprecatedCatalogSource.metadata.name;
+  const catalogSourceNamespace = testDeprecatedCatalogSource.metadata.namespace;
+
+  const cleanupOperatorResources = () => {
+    // Delete subscription first to stop operator reconciliation
     cy.exec(
-      `oc delete subscription ${testDeprecatedSubscription.metadata.name} -n ${testDeprecatedSubscription.metadata.namespace}`,
-      { failOnNonZeroExit: false },
+      `oc delete subscription ${subscriptionName} -n ${subscriptionNamespace} --ignore-not-found --wait=false`,
+      { failOnNonZeroExit: false, timeout: 60000 },
     );
+    // Delete CSV to remove the operator
     cy.exec(
-      `oc delete clusterserviceversion ${testDeprecatedSubscription.spec.startingCSV} -n ${testDeprecatedSubscription.metadata.namespace}`,
-      { failOnNonZeroExit: false },
+      `oc delete clusterserviceversion ${csvName} -n ${subscriptionNamespace} --ignore-not-found --wait=false`,
+      { failOnNonZeroExit: false, timeout: 60000 },
     );
-    // eslint-disable-next-line promise/catch-or-return
+    // Delete any InstallPlans related to the operator
     cy.exec(
-      `oc delete ${testDeprecatedCatalogSource.kind} ${testDeprecatedCatalogSource.metadata.name} -n ${testDeprecatedCatalogSource.metadata.namespace}`,
-      { failOnNonZeroExit: false },
-    ).then(({ stderr }) => {
-      if (stderr && !stderr.includes('not found')) {
-        throw new Error(stderr);
-      }
-      return create(testDeprecatedCatalogSource);
-    });
+      `oc delete installplan -n ${subscriptionNamespace} -l operators.coreos.com/${subscriptionName}.${subscriptionNamespace}= --ignore-not-found --wait=false`,
+      { failOnNonZeroExit: false, timeout: 60000 },
+    );
+  };
+
+  before(() => {
+    cy.login();
+    // Clean up any existing resources from previous failed runs
+    cleanupOperatorResources();
+    cy.exec(
+      `oc delete catalogsource ${catalogSourceName} -n ${catalogSourceNamespace} --ignore-not-found --wait=false`,
+      { failOnNonZeroExit: false, timeout: 60000 },
+    );
+    create(testDeprecatedCatalogSource);
   });
 
   after(() => {
     cy.visit('/');
-    operator.uninstall(testOperator.name);
+    // Clean up operator resources
+    cleanupOperatorResources();
+    // Clean up catalog source
     cy.exec(
-      `oc delete ${testDeprecatedCatalogSource.kind} ${testDeprecatedCatalogSource.metadata.name} -n ${testDeprecatedCatalogSource.metadata.namespace}`,
+      `oc delete catalogsource ${catalogSourceName} -n ${catalogSourceNamespace} --ignore-not-found --wait=false`,
+      { failOnNonZeroExit: false, timeout: 60000 },
     );
     checkErrors();
   });