diff --git a/tests/cypress/e2e/actions_projects_models/markdown_base_pipeline.js b/tests/cypress/e2e/actions_projects_models/markdown_base_pipeline.js
index 51143c318794..639e57ad09f1 100644
--- a/tests/cypress/e2e/actions_projects_models/markdown_base_pipeline.js
+++ b/tests/cypress/e2e/actions_projects_models/markdown_base_pipeline.js
@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@ context('Basic markdown pipeline', () => {
             username: 'md_job_assignee',
             firstName: 'Firstname',
             lastName: 'Lastname',
-            emailAddr: 'md_job_assignee@local.local',
+            email: 'md_job_assignee@local.local',
             password: 'Fv5Df3#f55g',
         },
         taskAssignee: {
             username: 'md_task_assignee',
             firstName: 'Firstname',
             lastName: 'Lastname',
-            emailAddr: 'md_task_assignee@local.local',
+            email: 'md_task_assignee@local.local',
             password: 'UfdU21!dds',
         },
         notAssignee: {
diff --git a/tests/cypress/e2e/actions_users/registration_involved/case_28_review_pipeline_feature.js b/tests/cypress/e2e/actions_users/registration_involved/case_28_review_pipeline_feature.js
index c77e00df3ad1..464464492832 100644
--- a/tests/cypress/e2e/actions_users/registration_involved/case_28_review_pipeline_feature.js
+++ b/tests/cypress/e2e/actions_users/registration_involved/case_28_review_pipeline_feature.js
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@ context('Review pipeline feature', () => {
             username: 'annotator',
             firstName: 'Firstname',
             lastName: 'Lastname',
-            emailAddr: 'annotator@local.local',
+            email: 'annotator@local.local',
             password: 'UfdU21!dds',
         },
         reviewer: {
             username: 'reviewer',
             firstName: 'Firstname',
             lastName: 'Lastname',
-            emailAddr: 'reviewer@local.local',
+            email: 'reviewer@local.local',
             password: 'Fv5Df3#f55g',
         },
     };
diff --git a/tests/cypress/support/commands.js b/tests/cypress/support/commands.js
index 42b7d2772375..a027c260e7b0 100644
--- a/tests/cypress/support/commands.js
+++ b/tests/cypress/support/commands.js
@@ -360,8 +360,12 @@ Cypress.Commands.add('headlessCreateUser', (userSpec) => {
         headers: {
             'Content-type': 'application/json',
         },
+    }).then((response) => {
+        expect(response.status).to.eq(201);
+        expect(response.body.username).to.eq(userSpec.username);
+        expect(response.body.email).to.eq(userSpec.email);
+        return cy.wrap();
     });
-    return cy.wrap();
 });
 
 Cypress.Commands.add('headlessLogout', () => {