diff --git a/src/test/cypress/support/requests/CourseManagementRequests.ts b/src/test/cypress/support/requests/CourseManagementRequests.ts
index e11dd1b6ab74..6f17e64f1162 100644
--- a/src/test/cypress/support/requests/CourseManagementRequests.ts
+++ b/src/test/cypress/support/requests/CourseManagementRequests.ts
@@ -74,10 +74,15 @@ export class CourseManagementRequests {
             course.editorGroupName = Cypress.env('editorGroupName');
             course.instructorGroupName = Cypress.env('instructorGroupName');
         }
+        const formData = new FormData();
+        formData.append('course', Cypress.Blob.createBlob([JSON.stringify(course)], { type: 'application/json' }));
         return cy.request({
             url: BASE_API + 'courses',
             method: POST,
-            body: course,
+            headers: {
+                'content-type': 'multipart/form-data',
+            },
+            body: formData,
         });
     }