diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c375c7df4e7e..2c5deb225eae 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 /share/
 /static/
 /db.sqlite3
-/.*env*
 /keys
 /logs
 /profiles
@@ -49,8 +48,8 @@ yarn-error.log*
 
 # Ignore all the installed packages
 node_modules
-venv/
-.venv/
+/*env*/
+/.*env*
 
 # Ignore all js dists
 cvat-data/dist
diff --git a/tests/cypress/e2e/actions_objects2/case_delete_frame.js b/tests/cypress/e2e/actions_objects2/case_delete_frame.js
index 393fbc17b207..c0b3b34a0c99 100644
--- a/tests/cypress/e2e/actions_objects2/case_delete_frame.js
+++ b/tests/cypress/e2e/actions_objects2/case_delete_frame.js
@@ -40,12 +40,8 @@ context('Delete frame from job.', () => {
             cy.checkFrameNum(frame + 1);
         });
 
-        it('Change deleted frame visability.', () => {
-            cy.openSettings();
-            cy.get('.cvat-workspace-settings-show-deleted').within(() => {
-                cy.get('[type="checkbox"]').should('not.be.checked').check();
-            });
-            cy.closeSettings();
+        it('Change deleted frame visibility.', () => {
+            cy.checkDeletedFrameVisibility();
         });
 
         it('Check previous frame available and deleted.', () => {
diff --git a/tests/cypress/e2e/issues_prs2/issue_8785_update_job_metadata.js b/tests/cypress/e2e/issues_prs2/issue_8785_update_job_metadata.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b3398ff97ba2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cypress/e2e/issues_prs2/issue_8785_update_job_metadata.js
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2024 CVAT.ai Corporation
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+/// <reference types="cypress" />
+
+import { taskName } from '../../support/const';
+
+context('The UI remains stable even when the metadata request fails.', () => {
+    const issueId = '8785';
+
+    function clickDeleteFrame() {
+        cy.get('.cvat-player-delete-frame').click();
+        cy.get('.cvat-modal-delete-frame').within(() => {
+            cy.contains('button', 'Delete').click();
+        });
+    }
+    function clickSave() {
+        cy.get('button').contains('Save').click({ force: true });
+        cy.get('button').contains('Save').trigger('mouseout');
+    }
+
+    before(() => {
+        cy.checkDeletedFrameVisibility();
+        cy.openTaskJob(taskName);
+        cy.goToNextFrame(1);
+    });
+
+    describe(`Testing issue ${issueId}`, () => {
+        it('Crash on Save job. Save again.', () => {
+            const badResponse = { statusCode: 502, body: 'A horrible network error' };
+
+            cy.on('uncaught:exception', (err) => {
+                expect(err.code).to.equal(badResponse.statusCode);
+                expect(err.message).to.include(`> ${badResponse.body}`);
+                return false;
+            });
+
+            const routeMatcher = {
+                url: '/api/jobs/**/data/meta**',
+                method: 'PATCH',
+                times: 1, // cancels the intercept without retries
+            };
+
+            cy.intercept(routeMatcher, badResponse).as('patchError');
+
+            clickDeleteFrame();
+            cy.get('.cvat-player-restore-frame').should('be.visible');
+
+            clickSave();
+            cy.wait('@patchError').then((intercept) => {
+                expect(intercept.response.body).to.equal(badResponse.body);
+                expect(intercept.response.statusCode).to.equal(badResponse.statusCode);
+            });
+
+            cy.saveJob('PATCH', 200);
+        });
+    });
+});
diff --git a/tests/cypress/support/commands.js b/tests/cypress/support/commands.js
index 9941a9b0d5c3..42b7d2772375 100644
--- a/tests/cypress/support/commands.js
+++ b/tests/cypress/support/commands.js
@@ -1683,6 +1683,14 @@ Cypress.Commands.add('hideTooltips', () => {
     });
 });
 
+Cypress.Commands.add('checkDeletedFrameVisibility', () => {
+    cy.openSettings();
+    cy.get('.cvat-workspace-settings-show-deleted').within(() => {
+        cy.get('[type="checkbox"]').should('not.be.checked').check();
+    });
+    cy.closeSettings();
+});
+
 Cypress.Commands.overwrite('visit', (orig, url, options) => {
     orig(url, options);
     cy.closeModalUnsupportedPlatform();