diff --git a/cypress/integration/realm_test.spec.ts b/cypress/integration/realm_test.spec.ts
index b549f96733..fc3d0f57fb 100644
--- a/cypress/integration/realm_test.spec.ts
+++ b/cypress/integration/realm_test.spec.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@ import SidebarPage from "../support/pages/admin_console/SidebarPage";
 import CreateRealmPage from "../support/pages/admin_console/CreateRealmPage";
 import Masthead from "../support/pages/admin_console/Masthead";
 import AdminClient from "../support/util/AdminClient";
-import { keycloakBefore } from "../support/util/keycloak_hooks";
+import {
+  keycloakBefore,
+  keycloakBeforeEach,
+} from "../support/util/keycloak_hooks";
 
 const masthead = new Masthead();
 const loginPage = new LoginPage();
@@ -13,11 +16,15 @@ const createRealmPage = new CreateRealmPage();
 describe("Realms test", () => {
   const testRealmName = "Test realm";
   describe("Realm creation", () => {
-    beforeEach(() => {
+    before(() => {
       keycloakBefore();
       loginPage.logIn();
     });
 
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      keycloakBeforeEach();
+    });
+
     after(async () => {
       const client = new AdminClient();
       [testRealmName, "one", "two"].map(
@@ -45,7 +52,7 @@ describe("Realms test", () => {
       sidebarPage.goToCreateRealm();
       createRealmPage.fillRealmName("one").createRealm();
 
-      const fetchUrl = "/auth/admin/realms";
+      const fetchUrl = "/auth/admin/realms?briefRepresentation=true";
       cy.intercept(fetchUrl).as("fetch");
 
       masthead.checkNotificationMessage("Realm created");
@@ -61,7 +68,7 @@ describe("Realms test", () => {
     });
 
     it("should change to Test realm", () => {
-      sidebarPage.getCurrentRealm().should("eq", "Master");
+      sidebarPage.getCurrentRealm().should("eq", "Two");
 
       sidebarPage
         .goToRealm(testRealmName)
diff --git a/cypress/support/pages/admin_console/CreateRealmPage.ts b/cypress/support/pages/admin_console/CreateRealmPage.ts
index 1329fdf12c..c109de5e52 100644
--- a/cypress/support/pages/admin_console/CreateRealmPage.ts
+++ b/cypress/support/pages/admin_console/CreateRealmPage.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export default class CreateRealmPage {
   }
 
   fillRealmName(realmName: string) {
-    cy.get(this.realmNameInput).type(realmName);
+    cy.get(this.realmNameInput).clear().type(realmName);
 
     return this;
   }
diff --git a/src/components/realm-selector/RealmSelector.tsx b/src/components/realm-selector/RealmSelector.tsx
index 5b947722cd..b73026df9d 100644
--- a/src/components/realm-selector/RealmSelector.tsx
+++ b/src/components/realm-selector/RealmSelector.tsx
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export const RealmSelector = () => {
     })
     .concat(
       realms
-        .filter((r) => !recentUsed.used.includes(r.realm!))
+        .filter((r) => !recentUsed.used.includes(r.realm!) || r.realm === realm)
         .map((r) => {
           return { name: r.realm!, used: false };
         })
@@ -132,9 +132,11 @@ export const RealmSelector = () => {
           onSearchInputChange={(value) => setSearch(value)}
           className="keycloak__realm_selector__context_selector"
           footer={
-            <ContextSelectorItem key="add">
-              <AddRealm />
-            </ContextSelectorItem>
+            whoAmI.canCreateRealm() && (
+              <ContextSelectorItem key="add">
+                <AddRealm />
+              </ContextSelectorItem>
+            )
           }
         >
           {(filteredItems || all).map((item) => (
diff --git a/src/context/RealmsContext.tsx b/src/context/RealmsContext.tsx
index dcf0777e47..8005af7824 100644
--- a/src/context/RealmsContext.tsx
+++ b/src/context/RealmsContext.tsx
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export const RealmsProvider: FunctionComponent = ({ children }) => {
   }
 
   useFetch(
-    () => adminClient.realms.find(),
+    () => adminClient.realms.find({ briefRepresentation: true }),
     (realms) => updateRealms(realms),
     []
   );
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export const RealmsProvider: FunctionComponent = ({ children }) => {
     //this is needed otherwise the realm find function will not return
     //new or renamed realms because of the cached realms in the token (perhaps?)
     await adminClient.keycloak?.updateToken(Number.MAX_VALUE);
-    updateRealms(await adminClient.realms.find());
+    updateRealms(await adminClient.realms.find({ briefRepresentation: true }));
   }, []);
 
   const value = useMemo<RealmsContextProps>(