diff --git a/.github/workflows/api-manual.yml b/.github/workflows/api-manual.yml
index 7d68603228..4c1cb45671 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/api-manual.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/api-manual.yml
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@ jobs:
     buildAndTest:
         name: Build and Test (Manual)
         runs-on: [self-hosted, Linux, medium, ephemeral]
-        container:
-          image: cypress/browsers:node-20.14.0-chrome-126.0.6478.114-1-ff-127.0.1-edge-126.0.2592.61-1
-          options: --user 1001
         services:
             ipfs-node:
                 image: ipfs/kubo:latest
@@ -131,11 +128,13 @@ jobs:
                   IPFS_PUBLIC_GATEWAY: http://localhost:8080/ipfs/${cid}
 
             - name: Run tests with Cypress
-              run: |
-                  pushd e2e-tests
-                  npm install --force
-                  npx cypress run --browser chrome --headless --env "portApi=3002,operatorId=${{ secrets.CI_HEDERA_ACCOUNT }},operatorKey=${{ secrets.CI_HEDERA_PRIV_KEY }},grepTags=${{ inputs.tags }},grepFilterSpecs=true" --spec cypress/e2e/api-tests/**/*.cy.js            
-                  popd
+              uses: cypress/browsers:node-20.14.0-chrome-126.0.6478.114-1-ff-127.0.1-edge-126.0.2592.61-1
+              with:
+                cmd: pushd e2e-tests
+                build: npm install --force
+                start: npx cypress run --headless --env "portApi=3002,operatorId=${{ secrets.CI_HEDERA_ACCOUNT }},operatorKey=${{ secrets.CI_HEDERA_PRIV_KEY }},grepTags=${{ inputs.tags }},grepFilterSpecs=true" --spec cypress/e2e/api-tests/**/*.cy.js
+                browser: cypress
+                cmd: popd
 
             - name: Publish API Test Results
               uses: EnricoMi/publish-unit-test-result-action@30eadd5010312f995f0d3b3cff7fe2984f69409e # v2.16.1