diff --git a/.github/workflows/ui-e2e-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/ui-e2e-tests.yml
index 543857a511..08d4a8244b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ui-e2e-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ui-e2e-tests.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+      - name: Fix API data directory permissions
+        run: docker run --rm -v $(pwd)/_data/api:/data alpine chown -R 1000:1000 /data
       - name: Start API services
         run: |
           # Override docker-compose image tag to use latest instead of stable