diff --git a/core/src/main/java/dev/streamx/cli/command/dev/BrowserOpener.java b/core/src/main/java/dev/streamx/cli/command/dev/BrowserOpener.java
index 5ad1ad6b..6448571a 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/dev/streamx/cli/command/dev/BrowserOpener.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/dev/streamx/cli/command/dev/BrowserOpener.java
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ public void tryOpenBrowser() {
     try {
       if (Desktop.isDesktopSupported()) {
         Desktop desktop = Desktop.getDesktop();
-        URI meshManagerUri = new URI("http://localhost:" + devConfig.dashboardPort());
+        String entryUrl = "http://localhost:%d/overview".formatted(devConfig.dashboardPort());
+        URI meshManagerUri = new URI(entryUrl);
         desktop.browse(meshManagerUri);
       } else {
         logger.warn("Opening browser is not supported");
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/dev/streamx/cli/command/dev/DashboardRunner.java b/core/src/main/java/dev/streamx/cli/command/dev/DashboardRunner.java
index 33ef5533..f2c2a171 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/dev/streamx/cli/command/dev/DashboardRunner.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/dev/streamx/cli/command/dev/DashboardRunner.java
@@ -34,8 +34,13 @@ public void startStreamxDashboard(String meshPath, String meshDirectory,
         meshPath,
         meshDirectory,
         projectDirectory
-    ).withStartupTimeout(Duration.ofSeconds(CONTAINER_TIMEOUT_IN_SECS))
-        .withNetwork(network);
+    )
+        .withNetwork(network)
+        .waitingFor(Wait.forHttp("/q/health")
+            .forPort(8080)
+        )
+        .withStartupTimeout(Duration.ofSeconds(CONTAINER_TIMEOUT_IN_SECS));
+
     dashboardContainer.start();
 
     print("StreamX Dashboard started on http://localhost:" + devConfig.dashboardPort());
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/dev/streamx/cli/command/dev/DevCommandTest.java b/core/src/test/java/dev/streamx/cli/command/dev/DevCommandTest.java
index 6c79943b..8fd0e9c4 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/dev/streamx/cli/command/dev/DevCommandTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/dev/streamx/cli/command/dev/DevCommandTest.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package dev.streamx.cli.command.dev;
 
+import static dev.streamx.cli.command.util.MeshTestsUtils.cleanUpMesh;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 
 import com.github.dockerjava.api.DockerClient;
@@ -9,8 +10,6 @@
 import dev.streamx.cli.command.dev.event.DevReady;
 import dev.streamx.runner.event.MeshReloadUpdate;
 import dev.streamx.runner.event.MeshStarted;
-import dev.streamx.runner.validation.DockerContainerValidator;
-import dev.streamx.runner.validation.DockerEnvironmentValidator;
 import io.quarkus.arc.properties.IfBuildProperty;
 import io.quarkus.test.junit.QuarkusTestProfile;
 import io.quarkus.test.junit.TestProfile;
@@ -70,8 +69,7 @@ void awaitDockerResourcesAreRemoved() {
             Set<String> cleanedUpContainers =
                 Set.of("pulsar", "pulsar-init", "streamx-dashboard",
                     "rest-ingestion", "relay", "web-delivery-service");
-            DockerClient client = new DockerEnvironmentValidator().validateDockerClient();
-            new DockerContainerValidator().verifyExistingContainers(client, cleanedUpContainers);
+            cleanUpMesh(cleanedUpContainers);
 
             return true;
           } catch (Exception e) {
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/dev/streamx/cli/command/run/RunCommandTest.java b/core/src/test/java/dev/streamx/cli/command/run/RunCommandTest.java
index 0205afb7..bca3d092 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/dev/streamx/cli/command/run/RunCommandTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/dev/streamx/cli/command/run/RunCommandTest.java
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 package dev.streamx.cli.command.run;
 
+import static dev.streamx.cli.command.util.MeshTestsUtils.cleanUpMesh;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 
-import com.github.dockerjava.api.DockerClient;
 import dev.streamx.cli.command.MeshStopper;
 import dev.streamx.cli.command.run.RunCommandTest.RunCommandProfile;
 import dev.streamx.runner.event.MeshStarted;
-import dev.streamx.runner.validation.DockerContainerValidator;
-import dev.streamx.runner.validation.DockerEnvironmentValidator;
 import io.quarkus.arc.properties.IfBuildProperty;
 import io.quarkus.test.junit.QuarkusTestProfile;
 import io.quarkus.test.junit.TestProfile;
@@ -38,8 +36,7 @@ void awaitDockerResourcesAreRemoved() {
             Set<String> cleanedUpContainers =
                 Set.of("pulsar", "pulsar-init",
                     "rest-ingestion", "relay", "web-delivery-service");
-            DockerClient client = new DockerEnvironmentValidator().validateDockerClient();
-            new DockerContainerValidator().verifyExistingContainers(client, cleanedUpContainers);
+            cleanUpMesh(cleanedUpContainers);
 
             return true;
           } catch (Exception e) {
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/dev/streamx/cli/command/util/MeshTestsUtils.java b/core/src/test/java/dev/streamx/cli/command/util/MeshTestsUtils.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..31f844e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/test/java/dev/streamx/cli/command/util/MeshTestsUtils.java
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package dev.streamx.cli.command.util;
+
+import com.github.dockerjava.api.DockerClient;
+import dev.streamx.runner.validation.DockerContainerValidator;
+import dev.streamx.runner.validation.DockerEnvironmentValidator;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+public class MeshTestsUtils {
+  public static void cleanUpMesh(Set<String> cleanedUpContainers) {
+    DockerClient client = new DockerEnvironmentValidator().validateDockerClient();
+    for (String container : cleanedUpContainers) {
+      try {
+        client.removeContainerCmd(container)
+            .withForce(true)
+            .exec();
+      } catch (Exception ignored) {
+        // Ignore
+      }
+    }
+    new DockerContainerValidator().verifyExistingContainers(client, cleanedUpContainers);
+  }
+}