diff --git a/e2e-test/java/org/alfresco/rest/comments/DeleteCommentsSanityTests.java b/e2e-test/java/org/alfresco/rest/comments/DeleteCommentsSanityTests.java
index 36750bc95..2ab4ae8d5 100644
--- a/e2e-test/java/org/alfresco/rest/comments/DeleteCommentsSanityTests.java
+++ b/e2e-test/java/org/alfresco/rest/comments/DeleteCommentsSanityTests.java
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ public class DeleteCommentsSanityTests extends RestTest
     private RestCommentModel comment;
     private ListUserWithRoles usersWithRoles;
 
-    @BeforeClass
-    public void initTest() throws Exception
+    @BeforeClass(alwaysRun=true)
+    public void dataPreparation() throws Exception
     {
         adminUserModel = dataUser.getAdminUser();
         restClient.authenticateUser(adminUserModel);
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ public class DeleteCommentsSanityTests extends RestTest
         usersWithRoles = dataUser.addUsersWithRolesToSite(siteModel,UserRole.SiteManager, UserRole.SiteCollaborator, UserRole.SiteConsumer, UserRole.SiteContributor);
     }
 
-    @BeforeMethod
-    public void initMethod() throws Exception
+    @BeforeMethod(alwaysRun=true)
+    public void addCommentToDocument() throws Exception
     {
         restClient.authenticateUser(adminUserModel);
         commentsAPI.useRestClient(restClient);
diff --git a/e2e-test/java/org/alfresco/rest/demo/RestDemoTests.java b/e2e-test/java/org/alfresco/rest/demo/RestDemoTests.java
index c68d578fc..abc93e8f2 100644
--- a/e2e-test/java/org/alfresco/rest/demo/RestDemoTests.java
+++ b/e2e-test/java/org/alfresco/rest/demo/RestDemoTests.java
@@ -78,18 +78,18 @@ public class RestDemoTests extends RestTest
         // add new comment
         RestCommentModel commentEntry = commentsAPI.addComment(fileModel, "This is a new comment");
         commentsAPI.getNodeComments(fileModel)
-            .assertThatResponseIsNotEmpty()
-            .assertThatCommentWithIdExists(commentEntry)
-            .assertThatCommentWithContentExists("This is a new comment");
+            .assertResponseIsNotEmpty()
+            .assertCommentWithIdExists(commentEntry);
 
         // update comment
         commentEntry = commentsAPI.updateComment(fileModel, 
                                                     commentEntry, 
                                                     "This is the updated comment");
+
         commentsAPI.getNodeComments(fileModel)
-            .assertThatResponseIsNotEmpty()
-            .assertThatCommentWithIdExists(commentEntry)
-            .assertThatCommentWithContentExists("This is the updated comment");
+            .assertResponseIsNotEmpty()
+            .assertCommentWithIdExists(commentEntry)
+            .assertCommentWithContentExists("This is the updated comment");
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/e2e-test/java/org/alfresco/rest/demo/SampleSitesTests.java b/e2e-test/java/org/alfresco/rest/demo/SampleSitesTests.java
index ebf8a097e..e0210679a 100644
--- a/e2e-test/java/org/alfresco/rest/demo/SampleSitesTests.java
+++ b/e2e-test/java/org/alfresco/rest/demo/SampleSitesTests.java
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public class SampleSitesTests extends RestTest
     public void adminShouldAccessSites() throws JsonToModelConversionException, Exception
     {
         siteAPI.getSites()
-            .assertThatResponseIsNotEmpty();
+            .assertResponseIsNotEmpty();
     }
 
     @TestRail(section={"demo", "sample-section"}, executionType= ExecutionType.SANITY,
diff --git a/e2e-test/java/org/alfresco/rest/people/DeleteSiteMemberSanityTests.java b/e2e-test/java/org/alfresco/rest/people/DeleteSiteMemberSanityTests.java
index dc6e25f8c..7d5a135ec 100644
--- a/e2e-test/java/org/alfresco/rest/people/DeleteSiteMemberSanityTests.java
+++ b/e2e-test/java/org/alfresco/rest/people/DeleteSiteMemberSanityTests.java
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ public class DeleteSiteMemberSanityTests extends RestTest
     private SiteMember siteMember;
     private ListUserWithRoles usersWithRoles;
 
-    @BeforeClass
-    public void initTest() throws DataPreparationException
+    @BeforeClass(alwaysRun=true)
+    public void dataPreparation() throws DataPreparationException
     {
         adminUser = dataUser.getAdminUser();
         siteModel = dataSite.usingUser(adminUser).createPublicRandomSite();
diff --git a/e2e-test/java/org/alfresco/rest/people/GetPeopleTests.java b/e2e-test/java/org/alfresco/rest/people/GetPeopleTests.java
index e0695b06a..36f342cd7 100644
--- a/e2e-test/java/org/alfresco/rest/people/GetPeopleTests.java
+++ b/e2e-test/java/org/alfresco/rest/people/GetPeopleTests.java
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
 import org.testng.annotations.BeforeClass;
 import org.testng.annotations.Test;
 
-@Test(groups = { "rest-api", "people" })
+@Test(groups = { "rest-api", "people", "sanity" })
 public class GetPeopleTests extends RestTest
 {
     @Autowired
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public class GetPeopleTests extends RestTest
     SiteModel siteModel;
     UserModel searchedUser;
 
-    @BeforeClass
+    @BeforeClass(alwaysRun=true)
     public void dataPreparation() throws Exception
     {
         userModel = dataUser.createRandomTestUser();
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ public class GetPeopleTests extends RestTest
         peopleApi.useRestClient(restClient);
     }
 
-    @Test(groups = "sanity")
     @TestRail(section = { "rest-api", "people" }, executionType = ExecutionType.SANITY, description = "Verify manager user gets a person with Rest API and response is successful")
     public void managerUserChecksIfPersonIsPresent() throws Exception
     {
@@ -45,7 +44,6 @@ public class GetPeopleTests extends RestTest
         peopleApi.usingRestWrapper().assertStatusCodeIs(HttpStatus.OK);
     }
 
-    @Test(groups = "sanity")
     @TestRail(section = { "rest-api", "people" }, executionType = ExecutionType.SANITY, description = "Verify collaborator user gets a person with Rest API and response is successful")
     public void collaboratorUserChecksIfPersonIsPresent() throws Exception
     {
@@ -68,8 +66,7 @@ public class GetPeopleTests extends RestTest
         peopleApi.getPerson(searchedUser);
         peopleApi.usingRestWrapper().assertStatusCodeIs(HttpStatus.OK);
     }
-
-    @Test(groups = "sanity")
+   
     @TestRail(section = { "rest-api", "people" }, executionType = ExecutionType.SANITY, description = "Verify consumer user gets a person with Rest API and response is successful")
     public void consumerUserChecksIfPersonIsPresent() throws Exception
     {
@@ -81,7 +78,6 @@ public class GetPeopleTests extends RestTest
         peopleApi.usingRestWrapper().assertStatusCodeIs(HttpStatus.OK);
     }
 
-    @Test(groups = "sanity")
     @TestRail(section = { "rest-api", "people" }, executionType = ExecutionType.SANITY, description = "Verify admin user gets a person with Rest API and response is successful")
     public void adminUserChecksIfPersonIsPresent() throws Exception
     {
@@ -91,8 +87,7 @@ public class GetPeopleTests extends RestTest
         peopleApi.getPerson(searchedUser);
         peopleApi.usingRestWrapper().assertStatusCodeIs(HttpStatus.OK);
     }
-
-    @Test(groups = "sanity")
+    
     @TestRail(section = { "rest-api", "people" }, executionType = ExecutionType.SANITY, description = "Verify manager user gets a non existing person with Rest API and person is not found")
     public void managerUserChecksIfNonExistingPersonIsPresent() throws Exception
     {
diff --git a/e2e-test/java/org/alfresco/rest/sites/AddSiteMembershipRequestSanityTests.java b/e2e-test/java/org/alfresco/rest/sites/AddSiteMembershipRequestSanityTests.java
index 28722398e..6d9aaca6f 100644
--- a/e2e-test/java/org/alfresco/rest/sites/AddSiteMembershipRequestSanityTests.java
+++ b/e2e-test/java/org/alfresco/rest/sites/AddSiteMembershipRequestSanityTests.java
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public class AddSiteMembershipRequestSanityTests extends RestTest
     private UserModel adminUser;
 
     @BeforeClass(alwaysRun=true)
-    public void initTest() throws DataPreparationException
+    public void dataPreparation() throws DataPreparationException
     {
         adminUser = dataUser.getAdminUser();
         siteModel = dataSite.usingUser(adminUser).createPublicRandomSite();
diff --git a/e2e-test/java/org/alfresco/rest/sites/GetSiteContainersSanityTests.java b/e2e-test/java/org/alfresco/rest/sites/GetSiteContainersSanityTests.java
index 81b2e5ed4..b1071dae5 100644
--- a/e2e-test/java/org/alfresco/rest/sites/GetSiteContainersSanityTests.java
+++ b/e2e-test/java/org/alfresco/rest/sites/GetSiteContainersSanityTests.java
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public class GetSiteContainersSanityTests extends RestTest
     private ListUserWithRoles usersWithRoles;
     private UserModel userModel;
 
-    @BeforeClass
+    @BeforeClass(alwaysRun=true)
     public void dataPreparation() throws Exception
     {
         adminUserModel = dataUser.getAdminUser();