diff --git a/.github/workflows/CI_cypress.yml b/.github/workflows/CI_cypress.yml
index b4cdc9ad..aae8e1b6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CI_cypress.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CI_cypress.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ jobs:
       OCOTILLO_API_URL: http://localhost:8000
       VITE_OCOTILLO_API_URL: http://localhost:8000
       AUTHENTIK_DISABLE_AUTHENTICATION: ${{ secrets.AUTHENTIK_TEST }}
+      SESSION_SECRET_KEY: your_secret_key_here
+      UVICORN_RELOAD: "false"
 
       # --- DATABASE VALUES FOR DOCKER COMPOSE ---
       POSTGRES_HOST: db
@@ -25,11 +27,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout frontend
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Checkout FastAPI backend (NMSampleLocations staging)
+      - name: Checkout FastAPI backend (OcotilloAPI staging)
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          repository: DataIntegrationGroup/NMSampleLocations
-          ref: staging
+          repository: DataIntegrationGroup/OcotilloAPI
+          ref: tam-ci-patch
           path: api-repo
 
       - name: Set up Node.js