diff --git a/cypress/e2e/pages/create_wallet.pages.js b/cypress/e2e/pages/create_wallet.pages.js
index c060f35682..4545f8dc29 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/pages/create_wallet.pages.js
+++ b/cypress/e2e/pages/create_wallet.pages.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ const thresholdInput = 'input[name="threshold"]'
 export const removeOwnerBtn = 'button[aria-label="Remove owner"]'
 const connectingContainer = 'div[class*="connecting-container"]'
 const createNewSafeBtn = 'span[data-track="create-safe: Continue to creation"]'
+const connectWalletBtn = 'Connect wallet'
 
 const changeNetworkWarningStr = 'Change your wallet network'
 const safeAccountSetupStr = 'Safe Account setup'
@@ -49,6 +50,10 @@ export function clickOnCreateNewSafeBtn() {
   cy.get(createNewSafeBtn).click().wait(1000)
 }
 
+export function clickOnConnectWalletAndCreateBtn() {
+  cy.contains('[data-testid="welcome-login"]', connectWalletBtn).click().wait(1000)
+}
+
 export function typeWalletName(name) {
   cy.get(nameInput).type(name).should('have.value', name)
 }
diff --git a/cypress/e2e/smoke/create_safe_simple.cy.js b/cypress/e2e/smoke/create_safe_simple.cy.js
index e38c2796eb..7f602b3c8a 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/smoke/create_safe_simple.cy.js
+++ b/cypress/e2e/smoke/create_safe_simple.cy.js
@@ -13,15 +13,17 @@ describe('Create Safe tests', () => {
     main.acceptCookies()
   })
 
-  it('C55742: Verify a Wallet can be connected', () => {
-    /** TODO: Update this for the new safe creation flow
-     * e.g. connect and observe being navigated to the create safe page
-     * disconnect and observe being on the welcome page again
-     */
+  it.only('C55742: Verify a Wallet can be connected', () => {
     createwallet.clickOnCreateNewSafeBtn()
+    owner.clickOnWalletExpandMoreIcon()
+    owner.clickOnDisconnectBtn()
+    cy.url().should('include', constants.welcomeUrl)
+    createwallet.clickOnConnectWalletAndCreateBtn()
+    createwallet.connectWallet()
+    cy.url().should('include', constants.createNewSafeSepoliaUrl)
   })
 
-  it('C55743: Verify Next button is disabled until switching to network is done', () => {
+  it.only('C55743: Verify Next button is disabled until switching to network is done', () => {
     owner.waitForConnectionStatus()
     createwallet.selectNetwork(constants.networks.ethereum)
     createwallet.checkNetworkChangeWarningMsg()
@@ -30,12 +32,12 @@ describe('Create Safe tests', () => {
     createwallet.verifyNextBtnIsEnabled()
   })
 
-  it('C32378: Verify that a new Wallet has default name related to the selected network', () => {
+  it.only('C32378: Verify that a new Wallet has default name related to the selected network', () => {
     owner.waitForConnectionStatus()
     createwallet.verifyDefaultWalletName(createwallet.defaltSepoliaPlaceholder)
   })
 
-  it('C4790: Verify error message is displayed if wallet name input exceeds 50 characters', () => {
+  it.only('C4790: Verify error message is displayed if wallet name input exceeds 50 characters', () => {
     owner.waitForConnectionStatus()
     createwallet.typeWalletName(main.generateRandomString(51))
     owner.verifyErrorMsgInvalidAddress(constants.addressBookErrrMsg.exceedChars)
diff --git a/src/components/new-safe/create/__tests__/useSyncSafeCreationStep.test.ts b/src/components/new-safe/create/__tests__/useSyncSafeCreationStep.test.ts
index a3bc08f3da..310b09fbf7 100644
--- a/src/components/new-safe/create/__tests__/useSyncSafeCreationStep.test.ts
+++ b/src/components/new-safe/create/__tests__/useSyncSafeCreationStep.test.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ describe('useSyncSafeCreationStep', () => {
     renderHook(() => useSyncSafeCreationStep(mockSetStep))
 
     expect(mockSetStep).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
-    expect(mockPushRoute).toHaveBeenCalledWith(AppRoutes.welcome)
+    expect(mockPushRoute).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ pathname: AppRoutes.welcome, query: undefined })
   })
 
   it('should go to the fourth step if there is a pending safe', async () => {
diff --git a/src/components/new-safe/create/useSyncSafeCreationStep.ts b/src/components/new-safe/create/useSyncSafeCreationStep.ts
index 3033daf932..9604114671 100644
--- a/src/components/new-safe/create/useSyncSafeCreationStep.ts
+++ b/src/components/new-safe/create/useSyncSafeCreationStep.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ const useSyncSafeCreationStep = (setStep: StepRenderProps<NewSafeFormData>['setS
 
     // Jump to connect wallet step if there is no wallet and no pending Safe
     if (!wallet) {
-      router.push(AppRoutes.welcome)
+      router.push({ pathname: AppRoutes.welcome, query: router.query })
     }
 
     // Jump to choose name and network step if the wallet is connected to the wrong chain and there is no pending Safe
diff --git a/src/components/welcome/WelcomeLogin/index.tsx b/src/components/welcome/WelcomeLogin/index.tsx
index 24fc232d7d..998d660307 100644
--- a/src/components/welcome/WelcomeLogin/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/welcome/WelcomeLogin/index.tsx
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ const WelcomeLogin = () => {
 
   const continueToCreation = () => {
     trackEvent(CREATE_SAFE_EVENTS.OPEN_SAFE_CREATION)
-    router.push(AppRoutes.newSafe.create)
+    router.push({ pathname: AppRoutes.newSafe.create, query: router.query })
   }
 
   return (
-    <Paper className={css.loginCard}>
+    <Paper className={css.loginCard} data-testid="welcome-login">
       <Box className={css.loginContent}>
         <SvgIcon component={SafeLogo} inheritViewBox sx={{ height: '24px', width: '80px' }} />
         <Typography variant="h6" mt={6} fontWeight={700}>