diff --git a/.github/workflows/workspace-release-e2e-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/workspace-release-e2e-workflow.yml
index 872b19f17..c6066a2ed 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/workspace-release-e2e-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/workspace-release-e2e-workflow.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ jobs:
           filters: |
             tests:
               - 'cypress/**/workspace-plugin/**'
+              - '.github/workflows/workspace-release-e2e-workflow.yml'
   tests-with-security:
     needs: changes
     if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.tests == 'true' }}
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
     with:
       test-name: dashboards workspace
       test-command: env CYPRESS_WORKSPACE_ENABLED=true CYPRESS_SAVED_OBJECTS_PERMISSION_ENABLED=true yarn cypress:run-with-security --browser chromium --spec 'cypress/integration/core-opensearch-dashboards/opensearch-dashboards/workspace-plugin/*'
-      osd-serve-args: --workspace.enabled=true --savedObjects.permission.enabled=true --opensearch_security.multitenancy.enabled=false
+      osd-serve-args: --workspace.enabled=true --savedObjects.permission.enabled=true --opensearch_security.multitenancy.enabled=false --opensearchDashboards.dashboardAdmin.users='["admin"]'
   tests-without-security:
     needs: changes
     if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.tests == 'true' }}