diff --git a/.github/workflows/ui-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/ui-tests.yml
index 6aeec5b425..4aa6ed0393 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ui-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ui-tests.yml
@@ -127,7 +127,10 @@ jobs:
         run: cd ~/frappe-bench/ && bench build --apps frappe
 
       - name: Site Setup
-        run: cd ~/frappe-bench/ && bench --site test_site execute frappe.utils.install.complete_setup_wizard
+        run: |
+          cd ~/frappe-bench/
+          bench --site test_site execute frappe.utils.install.complete_setup_wizard
+          bench --site test_site execute frappe.tests.ui_test_helpers.create_test_user
 
       - name: UI Tests
         run: cd ~/frappe-bench/ && bench --site test_site run-ui-tests frappe --with-coverage --headless --parallel --ci-build-id $GITHUB_RUN_ID-$GITHUB_RUN_ATTEMPT
diff --git a/cypress.config.js b/cypress.config.js
index f86354a06d..bfd0bc0025 100644
--- a/cypress.config.js
+++ b/cypress.config.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ const { defineConfig } = require("cypress");
 module.exports = defineConfig({
 	projectId: "92odwv",
 	adminPassword: "admin",
+	testUser: "frappe@example.com",
 	defaultCommandTimeout: 20000,
 	pageLoadTimeout: 15000,
 	video: true,
diff --git a/cypress/integration/login.js b/cypress/integration/login.js
index 2db4b1fdcd..912f34c508 100644
--- a/cypress/integration/login.js
+++ b/cypress/integration/login.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ context("Login", () => {
 
 	it("logs in using correct credentials", () => {
 		cy.get("#login_email").type("Administrator");
-		cy.get("#login_password").type(Cypress.config("adminPassword"));
+		cy.get("#login_password").type(Cypress.env("adminPassword"));
 
 		cy.findByRole("button", { name: "Login" }).click();
 		cy.location("pathname").should("eq", "/app");
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ context("Login", () => {
 		);
 
 		cy.get("#login_email").type("Administrator");
-		cy.get("#login_password").type(Cypress.config("adminPassword"));
+		cy.get("#login_password").type(Cypress.env("adminPassword"));
 
 		cy.findByRole("button", { name: "Login" }).click();
 
diff --git a/cypress/support/commands.js b/cypress/support/commands.js
index 5371f5a29d..a51e1daf17 100644
--- a/cypress/support/commands.js
+++ b/cypress/support/commands.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import "cypress-real-events/support";
 
 Cypress.Commands.add("login", (email, password) => {
 	if (!email) {
-		email = "Administrator";
+		email = Cypress.config("testUser") || "Administrator";
 	}
 	if (!password) {
 		password = Cypress.env("adminPassword");
diff --git a/frappe/tests/ui_test_helpers.py b/frappe/tests/ui_test_helpers.py
index 39a23f0468..f014cf379e 100644
--- a/frappe/tests/ui_test_helpers.py
+++ b/frappe/tests/ui_test_helpers.py
@@ -396,3 +396,27 @@ def create_blog_post():
 	).insert(ignore_if_duplicate=True)
 
 	return doc
+
+
+def create_test_user():
+	username = "frappe@example.com"
+	if frappe.db.exists("User", username):
+		return
+
+	user = frappe.new_doc("User")
+	user.email = username
+	user.first_name = "Frappe"
+	user.new_password = frappe.local.conf.admin_password
+	user.send_welcome_email = 0
+	user.flags.ignore_password_policy = True
+	user.insert(ignore_if_duplicate=True)
+
+	user.reload()
+
+	blocked_roles = {"Administrator", "Guest", "All"}
+	all_roles = set(frappe.get_all("Role", pluck="name"))
+
+	for role in all_roles - blocked_roles:
+		user.append("roles", {"role": role})
+
+	user.save()