diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 63d7297c..5e97e14a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@ sanity-test:
 	@echo "Running target: sanity-test"
 	npm run wait-for-yamcs
 
-build-example: #This will run buid example based on the current branch of openmct-yamcs and fallback to master
+build-example: #This will run build example based on the current branch of openmct-yamcs and fallback to master
 	@echo "Running target: build-example"
-	@current_branch=$(shell git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)
-	@echo "Current branch of openmct-yamcs: $$current_branch checking if it exists in openmct repository"
-	@if git ls-remote --exit-code --heads https://github.com/nasa/openmct.git refs/heads/$$current_branch; then \
+	current_branch=$(shell git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD); \
+	echo "Current branch of openmct-yamcs: $$current_branch checking if it exists in openmct repository"; \
+	if git ls-remote --exit-code --heads https://github.com/nasa/openmct.git refs/heads/$$current_branch; then \
 		echo "Branch $$current_branch exists in openmct repository. Running build:example:currentbranch"; \
 		npm run build:example:currentbranch || { echo "Failed to run build:example:currentbranch"; exit 1; }; \
 	else \
@@ -58,5 +58,12 @@ clean:
 	@echo "Running target: clean"
 	npm run clean
 	echo "Ran npm run clean."
-	rm -rf quickstart
-	echo "Removed 'quickstart' directory."
+	@if [ -d "quickstart/docker" ]; then \
+		echo "Directory 'quickstart/docker' exists. Running make clean in quickstart/docker."; \
+		cd quickstart/docker && $(MAKE) clean; \
+		cd ../..; \
+		rm -rf quickstart; \
+		echo "Removed 'quickstart' directory."; \
+	else \
+		echo "Directory 'quickstart/docker' does not exist. Skipping."; \
+	fi
diff --git a/example/index.js b/example/index.js
index 449faf90..a0c47f03 100644
--- a/example/index.js
+++ b/example/index.js
@@ -105,5 +105,6 @@ const openmct = window.openmct;
         );
 
         openmct.install(openmct.plugins.FaultManagement());
+        openmct.install(openmct.plugins.BarChart());
     }
 })();
diff --git a/tests/README.md b/tests/README.md
index 2d1c1041..c180b9cd 100644
--- a/tests/README.md
+++ b/tests/README.md
@@ -4,6 +4,14 @@ This project is using Open MCT's e2e-as-a-dependency model. To learn more, pleas
 
 ## How to Run Locally
 
+** Note: if you are running the tests to match a specific branch of openmct, you will need to run `npm run build:example:currentbranch` **
+
+### Makefile
+
+1. `make test-all`
+
+### Manually
+
 To run the tests, we recommend the following workflow which bridges two separate github repos:
 yamcs/quickstart and openmct-yamcs (this one).
 
@@ -14,5 +22,5 @@ yamcs/quickstart and openmct-yamcs (this one).
 5. `npm install` in openmct-yamcs
 6. Sanity test that yamcs is up with `npm run wait-for-yamcs` in openmct-yamcs
 7. `npm run test:getopensource`
-8. `npm run build:example` or `npm run build:example:master`
-9. `npm run test:e2e:watch`
+8. `npm run build:example` or `npm run build:example:master` or `npm run build:example:currentbranch`
+9. `npm run test:e2e:watch`
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diff --git a/tests/e2e/yamcs/barGraph.e2e.spec.mjs b/tests/e2e/yamcs/barGraph.e2e.spec.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bf2fb12d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e/yamcs/barGraph.e2e.spec.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+/*****************************************************************************
+ * Open MCT, Copyright (c) 2014-2024, United States Government
+ * as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space
+ * Administration. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Open MCT is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+ * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+ * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ *
+ * Open MCT includes source code licensed under additional open source
+ * licenses. See the Open Source Licenses file (LICENSES.md) included with
+ * this source code distribution or the Licensing information page available
+ * at runtime from the About dialog for additional information.
+ *****************************************************************************/
+
+/*
+ * This test suite is dedicated to testing the Bar Graph component.
+ */
+
+import { pluginFixtures, appActions } from 'openmct-e2e';
+import { searchAndLinkTelemetryToObject } from '../yamcsAppActions.mjs';
+const { test, expect } = pluginFixtures;
+const { createDomainObjectWithDefaults } = appActions;
+
+test.describe('Bar Graph @yamcs', () => {
+  let barGraph;
+  let historicalGet;
+
+  test.beforeEach(async ({ page }) => {
+    // Open a browser, navigate to the main page, and wait until all networkevents to resolve
+    await page.goto('./', { waitUntil: 'networkidle' });
+
+    // Create the Bar Graph
+    barGraph = await createDomainObjectWithDefaults(page, { type: 'Graph', name: 'Bar Graph' });
+    // Enter edit mode for the overlay plot
+    await searchAndLinkTelemetryToObject(page, 'Magnetometer', barGraph.name);
+  });
+
+  test('Requests a single historical datum', async ({ page }) => {
+
+    //http://localhost:9000/yamcs-proxy/api/archive/myproject/parameters/myproject/Magnetometer?start=2024-09-25T14%3A08%3A46.244Z&stop=2024-09-25T14%3A38%3A46.245Z&limit=1&order=desc
+    historicalGet = page.waitForRequest(/.*\/api\/.*\/parameters.*limit=1&order=desc$/);
+
+    await page.goto(barGraph.url, { waitUntil: 'networkidle' });
+
+    await historicalGet;
+
+    await expect(page.getByRole('main').getByText(barGraph.name)).toBeVisible();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/tests/e2e/yamcsAppActions.mjs b/tests/e2e/yamcsAppActions.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..436ee182
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e/yamcsAppActions.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/*****************************************************************************
+ * Open MCT, Copyright (c) 2014-2024, United States Government
+ * as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space
+ * Administration. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Open MCT is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+ * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+ * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ *
+ * Open MCT includes source code licensed under additional open source
+ * licenses. See the Open Source Licenses file (LICENSES.md) included with
+ * this source code distribution or the Licensing information page available
+ * at runtime from the About dialog for additional information.
+ *****************************************************************************/
+
+/**
+ * The fixtures in this file are to be used to consolidate common actions performed by the
+ * various test suites. The goal is only to avoid duplication of code across test suites and not to abstract
+ * away the underlying functionality of the application. For more about the App Action pattern, see /e2e/README.md)
+ *
+ * For example, if two functions are nearly identical in
+ * timer.e2e.spec.js and notebook.e2e.spec.js, that function should be generalized and moved into this file.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Search for telemetry and link it to an object. objectName should come from the domainObject.name function.
+ * @param {import('@playwright/test').Page} page 
+ * @param {string} parameterName 
+ * @param {string} objectName 
+ */
+async function searchAndLinkTelemetryToObject(page, parameterName, objectName) {
+    await page.getByRole('searchbox', { name: 'Search Input' }).click();
+    await page.getByRole('searchbox', { name: 'Search Input' }).fill(parameterName);
+    await page.getByLabel(`${parameterName} yamcs.aggregate result`).getByText(parameterName).click();
+    await page.getByLabel('More actions').click();
+    await page.getByLabel('Create Link').click();
+    await page.getByLabel('Modal Overlay').getByLabel('Search Input').click();
+    await page.getByLabel('Modal Overlay').getByLabel('Search Input').fill(objectName);
+    await page.getByLabel('Navigate to Bar Graph').click();
+    await page.getByText('Ok').click();
+}
+
+export {
+  searchAndLinkTelemetryToObject
+};