diff --git a/e2e/api-mocking/mock-server.js b/e2e/api-mocking/mock-server.js
index 316e9a7f38b..a157f1c0bf7 100644
--- a/e2e/api-mocking/mock-server.js
+++ b/e2e/api-mocking/mock-server.js
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export const startMockServer = async (events, port) => {
       console.log(`Response status: ${responseCode}`);
       console.log('Response:', response);
       if (requestBody) {
-        console.log(`POST request body ${requestBody}`);
+        console.log(`POST request body:`, requestBody);
       }
 
       if (method === 'GET') {
diff --git a/e2e/fixtures/fixture-helper.js b/e2e/fixtures/fixture-helper.js
index 093ae108b41..0990f25338f 100644
--- a/e2e/fixtures/fixture-helper.js
+++ b/e2e/fixtures/fixture-helper.js
@@ -103,12 +103,12 @@ export async function withFixtures(options, testSuite) {
     testSpecificMock,
   } = options;
 
-  const fixtureServer = new FixtureServer();
-
   if (testSpecificMock) {
     await startMockServer(testSpecificMock);
   }
 
+  const fixtureServer = new FixtureServer();
+
   let ganacheServer;
   if (!disableGanache) {
     ganacheServer = new Ganache();