diff --git a/cypress/integration/plugins/ml-commons-dashboards/overview_spec.js b/cypress/integration/plugins/ml-commons-dashboards/overview_spec.js
index 74136efe1..9210ae37f 100644
--- a/cypress/integration/plugins/ml-commons-dashboards/overview_spec.js
+++ b/cypress/integration/plugins/ml-commons-dashboards/overview_spec.js
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ if (Cypress.env('ML_COMMONS_DASHBOARDS_ENABLED')) {
 
       cy.registerModelGroup({
         name: 'model-group',
-        model_access_mode: 'public',
       })
         .then(({ model_group_id }) =>
           cy.uploadModelByUrl({
diff --git a/cypress/utils/plugins/ml-commons-dashboards/commands.js b/cypress/utils/plugins/ml-commons-dashboards/commands.js
index 0e1c6fcff..a41797712 100644
--- a/cypress/utils/plugins/ml-commons-dashboards/commands.js
+++ b/cypress/utils/plugins/ml-commons-dashboards/commands.js
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ Cypress.Commands.add('registerModelGroup', (body) =>
       method: 'POST',
       url: MLC_API.MODEL_GROUP_REGISTER,
       body,
+      failOnStatusCode: false,
     })
     .then(({ body }) => body)
 );
@@ -98,9 +99,14 @@ Cypress.Commands.add('disableNativeMemoryCircuitBreaker', () => {
 });
 
 Cypress.Commands.add('enableRegisterModelViaURL', () => {
-  cy.request('PUT', `${Cypress.env('openSearchUrl')}/_cluster/settings`, {
-    transient: {
-      'plugins.ml_commons.allow_registering_model_via_url': true,
+  cy.request({
+    method: 'PUT',
+    url: `${Cypress.env('openSearchUrl')}/_cluster/settings`,
+    body: {
+      transient: {
+        'plugins.ml_commons.allow_registering_model_via_url': true,
+      },
     },
+    failOnStatusCode: false,
   });
 });