all tests not running when using before

[mlaw93]

when I used before not all tests run, only the first IT runs.

Example

describe('some test', () => {
   before(() => {
      cy.login().then(() => {
         cy.get('.someContainer').should('exist')
      })
   })
   it('test1', () => {
      .... test various things ....
   })
   it('test2', () => {
      .... test various things ....
   })
})

when I check by running test in ui, I see that for test2 this is all I get in the steps run....

passed
TEST BODY
1
logMSW is already running.

If I change it to beforeEach, then everything runs as expected (but obviously, testing is slower due to the extra logins)