diff --git a/e2e/maputnik-driver.ts b/e2e/maputnik-driver.ts
index 0e5f5dc1..4359c53b 100644
--- a/e2e/maputnik-driver.ts
+++ b/e2e/maputnik-driver.ts
@@ -235,13 +235,8 @@ export class MaputnikDriver {
       // Fixtures are read directly from disk in Playwright, no registration needed.
     },
 
-    intercept: async (url: string, alias: string, _method = "GET") => {
+    intercept: async (pattern: RegExp, alias: string, _method = "GET") => {
       this.recordedRequests.set(alias, []);
-      // Convert the Cypress-style glob (which may contain "?" in a query string)
-      // into a regex so query parameters match reliably.
-      const pattern = new RegExp(
-        "^" + url.replace(/[.+^${}()|[\]\\?]/g, "\\$&").replace(/\*/g, ".*") + "$"
-      );
       await this.page.route(pattern, (route) => {
         this.recordedRequests.get(alias)!.push(route.request());
         route.continue();
diff --git a/e2e/modals.spec.ts b/e2e/modals.spec.ts
index f03ef678..300f06c1 100644
--- a/e2e/modals.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/modals.spec.ts
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ test.describe("modals", () => {
       await then(get.inputValue("modal:settings.maputnik:renderer")).shouldEqual("ol");
 
       await given.intercept(
-        "https://api\\.maptiler\\.com/tiles/v3-openmaptiles/tiles\\.json\\?key=*",
+        /https:\/\/api\.maptiler\.com\/tiles\/v3-openmaptiles\/tiles\.json\?key=.*/,
         "tileRequest",
         "GET"
       );