diff --git a/.github/workflows/assistant-release-e2e-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/assistant-release-e2e-workflow.yml
index 952fd4cdd..3afca290f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/assistant-release-e2e-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/assistant-release-e2e-workflow.yml
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@ jobs:
     with:
       test-name: dashboards assistant
       test-command: env CYPRESS_DASHBOARDS_ASSISTANT_ENABLED=true yarn cypress:run-with-security --browser chromium --spec 'cypress/integration/plugins/dashboards-assistant/*'
-      osd-serve-args: --assistant.chat.enabled=true --assistant.chat.rootAgentName="Cypress test agent"
+      osd-serve-args: --assistant.chat.enabled=true
diff --git a/cypress/utils/plugins/dashboards-assistant/commands.js b/cypress/utils/plugins/dashboards-assistant/commands.js
index 8197c9d80..9028bd6a0 100644
--- a/cypress/utils/plugins/dashboards-assistant/commands.js
+++ b/cypress/utils/plugins/dashboards-assistant/commands.js
@@ -112,6 +112,16 @@ Cypress.Commands.add('registerRootAgent', () => {
     })
     .then((resp) => {
       agentParameters.rootAgentId = resp.body.agent_id;
+      return cy.request(
+        'POST',
+        `${BACKEND_BASE_PATH}${ML_COMMONS_API.UPDATE_ROOT_AGENT_CONFIG}`,
+        {
+          type: 'os_chat_root_agent',
+          configuration: {
+            agent_id: agentParameters.rootAgentId,
+          },
+        }
+      );
     });
 });
 
diff --git a/cypress/utils/plugins/dashboards-assistant/constants.js b/cypress/utils/plugins/dashboards-assistant/constants.js
index c8340b5ed..2e941cf93 100644
--- a/cypress/utils/plugins/dashboards-assistant/constants.js
+++ b/cypress/utils/plugins/dashboards-assistant/constants.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export const ML_COMMONS_API = {
   CREATE_CONNECTOR: `${ML_COMMONS_API_PREFIX}/connectors/_create`,
   CREATE_MODEL: `${ML_COMMONS_API_PREFIX}/models/_register`,
   CREATE_AGENT: `${ML_COMMONS_API_PREFIX}/agents/_register`,
+  UPDATE_ROOT_AGENT_CONFIG: `.plugins-ml-config/_doc/os_chat`,
 };
 
 export const ASSISTANT_API_BASE = '/api/assistant';