diff --git a/server-ce/test/docker-compose.yml b/server-ce/test/docker-compose.yml
index f4255e241b..029b73fc62 100644
--- a/server-ce/test/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/server-ce/test/docker-compose.yml
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - ./:/e2e
       - /tmp/.X11-unix:/tmp/.X11-unix
+      - ${XAUTHORITY:-/dev/null}:/home/node/.Xauthority
     user: "${DOCKER_USER:-1000:1000}"
     environment:
       CYPRESS_SHARD:
diff --git a/services/web/docker-compose.cypress.yml b/services/web/docker-compose.cypress.yml
index 5c0cb95c1b..9568fef98f 100644
--- a/services/web/docker-compose.cypress.yml
+++ b/services/web/docker-compose.cypress.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - ../../:/overleaf
       - /tmp/.X11-unix:/tmp/.X11-unix
+      - ${XAUTHORITY:-/dev/null}:/home/node/.Xauthority
     working_dir: /overleaf/services/web
     entrypoint: npm
     command: run cypress:open-ct