diff --git a/src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZones.UITests/DragWindowTests.cs b/src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZones.UITests/DragWindowTests.cs
index 8e277094fc..3fd5921942 100644
--- a/src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZones.UITests/DragWindowTests.cs
+++ b/src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZones.UITests/DragWindowTests.cs
@@ -46,14 +46,11 @@ namespace UITests_FancyZones
         {
         }
 
-        static DragWindowTests()
-        {
-            SettingsConfigHelper.ConfigureGlobalModuleSettings("Hosts");
-        }
-
         [TestInitialize]
         public void TestInitialize()
         {
+            SettingsConfigHelper.ConfigureGlobalModuleSettings("Hosts");
+
             // ClearOpenWindows
             ClearOpenWindows();
 
@@ -257,7 +254,7 @@ namespace UITests_FancyZones
                {
                    // press Shift Key to deactivate zones
                    Session.PressKey(Key.Shift);
-                   Task.Delay(500).Wait();
+                   Task.Delay(1000).Wait();
                },
                releaseAction: () =>
                {
diff --git a/src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZones.UITests/LayoutApplyHotKeyTests.cs b/src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZones.UITests/LayoutApplyHotKeyTests.cs
index 8d1dd10c8c..67d9f00290 100644
--- a/src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZones.UITests/LayoutApplyHotKeyTests.cs
+++ b/src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZones.UITests/LayoutApplyHotKeyTests.cs
@@ -26,11 +26,6 @@ namespace UITests_FancyZones
         {
         }
 
-        static LayoutApplyHotKeyTests()
-        {
-            SettingsConfigHelper.ConfigureGlobalModuleSettings("Hosts");
-        }
-
         private static readonly EditorParameters.ParamsWrapper Parameters = new EditorParameters.ParamsWrapper
         {
             ProcessId = 1,
@@ -222,6 +217,8 @@ namespace UITests_FancyZones
         [TestInitialize]
         public void TestInitialize()
         {
+            SettingsConfigHelper.ConfigureGlobalModuleSettings("Hosts");
+
             FancyZonesEditorHelper.Files.Restore();
             EditorParameters editorParameters = new EditorParameters();
             FancyZonesEditorHelper.Files.ParamsIOHelper.WriteData(editorParameters.Serialize(Parameters));
diff --git a/src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZones.UITests/OneZoneSwitchTests.cs b/src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZones.UITests/OneZoneSwitchTests.cs
index b6b0ea9cab..ede38d86d3 100644
--- a/src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZones.UITests/OneZoneSwitchTests.cs
+++ b/src/modules/fancyzones/FancyZones.UITests/OneZoneSwitchTests.cs
@@ -27,14 +27,11 @@ namespace UITests_FancyZones
         {
         }
 
-        static OneZoneSwitchTests()
-        {
-            SettingsConfigHelper.ConfigureGlobalModuleSettings("Hosts");
-        }
-
         [TestInitialize]
         public void TestInitialize()
         {
+            SettingsConfigHelper.ConfigureGlobalModuleSettings("Hosts");
+
             // kill all processes related to FancyZones Editor to ensure a clean state
             Session.KillAllProcessesByName("PowerToys.FancyZonesEditor");
             AppZoneHistory.DeleteFile();