diff --git a/e2e/api.spec.ts b/e2e/api.spec.ts
index a7771eba4..8110942f6 100644
--- a/e2e/api.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/api.spec.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ async function buildSessionCookie(): Promise<string> {
       accessToken: "mock-access-token",
     },
     maxAge: 60 * 60,
+    salt: "next-auth.session-token",
   });
 }
 
@@ -158,4 +159,4 @@ test("[API E2E] /api/metrics/contributions with days param returns valid JSON wh
   expect(status).not.toBe(401);
   expect(status).not.toBe(403);
   expect(typeof body).toBe("object");
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+});