diff --git a/packages/pytest-simcore/src/pytest_simcore/helpers/playwright.py b/packages/pytest-simcore/src/pytest_simcore/helpers/playwright.py
index 0225642cc4f..38d016db73f 100644
--- a/packages/pytest-simcore/src/pytest_simcore/helpers/playwright.py
+++ b/packages/pytest-simcore/src/pytest_simcore/helpers/playwright.py
@@ -236,6 +236,14 @@ def __call__(self, message: str) -> bool:
 
         return False
 
+    def is_progress_succesfully_finished(self) -> bool:
+        return all(
+            round(progress, 1) == 1.0 for progress in self._current_progress.values()
+        )
+
+    def get_current_progress(self):
+        return self._current_progress.values()
+
 
 def wait_for_pipeline_state(
     current_state: RunningState,
@@ -327,10 +335,21 @@ def expected_service_running(
     with log_context(logging.INFO, msg="Waiting for node to run") as ctx:
         waiter = SocketIONodeProgressCompleteWaiter(node_id=node_id, logger=ctx.logger)
         service_running = ServiceRunning(iframe_locator=None)
-        with websocket.expect_event("framereceived", waiter, timeout=timeout):
-            if press_start_button:
-                _trigger_service_start(page, node_id)
-            yield service_running
+
+        try:
+            with websocket.expect_event("framereceived", waiter, timeout=timeout):
+                if press_start_button:
+                    _trigger_service_start(page, node_id)
+        except TimeoutError:
+            if waiter.is_progress_succesfully_finished() is False:
+                ctx.logger.warning(
+                    "⚠️ Progress bar didn't receive 100 percent: %s ⚠️",  # https://github.com/ITISFoundation/osparc-simcore/issues/6449
+                    waiter.get_current_progress(),
+                )
+            else:
+                raise
+
+        yield service_running
 
     service_running.iframe_locator = page.frame_locator(
         f'[osparc-test-id="iframe_{node_id}"]'