diff --git a/src-ui/cypress/e2e/documents/document-detail.cy.ts b/src-ui/cypress/e2e/documents/document-detail.cy.ts
index 8faf2412c..cc269655a 100644
--- a/src-ui/cypress/e2e/documents/document-detail.cy.ts
+++ b/src-ui/cypress/e2e/documents/document-detail.cy.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 describe('document-detail', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
+    // also uses global fixtures from cypress/support/e2e.ts
+
     this.modifiedDocuments = []
 
-    cy.intercept('http://localhost:8000/api/ui_settings/', {
-      fixture: 'ui_settings/settings.json',
-    })
     cy.fixture('documents/documents.json').then((documentsJson) => {
       cy.intercept('GET', 'http://localhost:8000/api/documents/1/', (req) => {
         let response = { ...documentsJson }
@@ -18,30 +17,6 @@ describe('document-detail', () => {
       req.reply({ result: 'OK' })
     }).as('saveDoc')
 
-    cy.intercept('http://localhost:8000/api/documents/1/metadata/', {
-      fixture: 'documents/1/metadata.json',
-    })
-
-    cy.intercept('http://localhost:8000/api/documents/1/suggestions/', {
-      fixture: 'documents/1/suggestions.json',
-    })
-
-    cy.intercept('http://localhost:8000/api/saved_views/*', {
-      fixture: 'saved_views/savedviews.json',
-    })
-
-    cy.intercept('http://localhost:8000/api/tags/*', {
-      fixture: 'tags/tags.json',
-    })
-
-    cy.intercept('http://localhost:8000/api/correspondents/*', {
-      fixture: 'correspondents/correspondents.json',
-    })
-
-    cy.intercept('http://localhost:8000/api/document_types/*', {
-      fixture: 'document_types/doctypes.json',
-    })
-
     cy.viewport(1024, 1024)
     cy.visit('/documents/1/')
   })
diff --git a/src-ui/cypress/e2e/documents/documents-list.cy.ts b/src-ui/cypress/e2e/documents/documents-list.cy.ts
index 6429dbc65..2dffe4e24 100644
--- a/src-ui/cypress/e2e/documents/documents-list.cy.ts
+++ b/src-ui/cypress/e2e/documents/documents-list.cy.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 describe('documents-list', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
+    // also uses global fixtures from cypress/support/e2e.ts
+
     this.bulkEdits = {}
 
-    // mock API methods
-    cy.intercept('http://localhost:8000/api/ui_settings/', {
-      fixture: 'ui_settings/settings.json',
-    })
     cy.fixture('documents/documents.json').then((documentsJson) => {
       // bulk edit
       cy.intercept(
@@ -56,22 +54,6 @@ describe('documents-list', () => {
       })
     })
 
-    cy.intercept('http://localhost:8000/api/documents/1/thumb/', {
-      fixture: 'documents/lorem-ipsum.png',
-    })
-
-    cy.intercept('http://localhost:8000/api/tags/*', {
-      fixture: 'tags/tags.json',
-    })
-
-    cy.intercept('http://localhost:8000/api/correspondents/*', {
-      fixture: 'correspondents/correspondents.json',
-    })
-
-    cy.intercept('http://localhost:8000/api/document_types/*', {
-      fixture: 'document_types/doctypes.json',
-    })
-
     cy.viewport(1280, 1024)
     cy.visit('/documents')
   })
diff --git a/src-ui/cypress/e2e/documents/query-params.cy.ts b/src-ui/cypress/e2e/documents/query-params.cy.ts
index b9f6bd30c..a31e43c8a 100644
--- a/src-ui/cypress/e2e/documents/query-params.cy.ts
+++ b/src-ui/cypress/e2e/documents/query-params.cy.ts
@@ -2,27 +2,8 @@ import { PaperlessDocument } from 'src/app/data/paperless-document'
 
 describe('documents query params', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
-    cy.intercept('http://localhost:8000/api/ui_settings/', {
-      fixture: 'ui_settings/settings.json',
-    })
-    cy.intercept('http://localhost:8000/api/remote_version/', {
-      fixture: 'remote_version/remote_version.json',
-    })
-    cy.intercept('http://localhost:8000/api/correspondents/*', {
-      fixture: 'correspondents/correspondents.json',
-    })
-    cy.intercept('http://localhost:8000/api/document_types/*', {
-      fixture: 'document_types/doctypes.json',
-    })
-    cy.intercept('http://localhost:8000/api/saved_views/*', {
-      fixture: 'saved_views/savedviews.json',
-    })
-    cy.intercept('http://localhost:8000/api/storage_paths/*', {
-      fixture: 'storage_paths/storage_paths.json',
-    })
-    cy.intercept('http://localhost:8000/api/tags/*', {
-      fixture: 'tags/tags.json',
-    })
+    // also uses global fixtures from cypress/support/e2e.ts
+
     cy.fixture('documents/documents.json').then((documentsJson) => {
       // mock api filtering
       cy.intercept('GET', 'http://localhost:8000/api/documents/*', (req) => {
diff --git a/src-ui/cypress/e2e/manage/manage.cy.ts b/src-ui/cypress/e2e/manage/manage.cy.ts
index ef7e12723..9e29ac111 100644
--- a/src-ui/cypress/e2e/manage/manage.cy.ts
+++ b/src-ui/cypress/e2e/manage/manage.cy.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,5 @@
 describe('manage', () => {
-  beforeEach(() => {
-    cy.intercept('http://localhost:8000/api/ui_settings/', {
-      fixture: 'ui_settings/settings.json',
-    })
-    cy.intercept('http://localhost:8000/api/correspondents/*', {
-      fixture: 'correspondents/correspondents.json',
-    })
-    cy.intercept('http://localhost:8000/api/tags/*', {
-      fixture: 'tags/tags.json',
-    })
-  })
+  // also uses global fixtures from cypress/support/e2e.ts
 
   it('should show a list of correspondents with bottom pagination as well', () => {
     cy.visit('/correspondents')
diff --git a/src-ui/cypress/e2e/settings/settings.cy.ts b/src-ui/cypress/e2e/settings/settings.cy.ts
index 16e706b63..7433d16f4 100644
--- a/src-ui/cypress/e2e/settings/settings.cy.ts
+++ b/src-ui/cypress/e2e/settings/settings.cy.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 describe('settings', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
+    // also uses global fixtures from cypress/support/e2e.ts
+
     this.modifiedViews = []
 
     // mock API methods
@@ -42,14 +44,6 @@ describe('settings', () => {
           req.reply(response)
         })
       })
-
-      cy.intercept('http://localhost:8000/api/documents/1/metadata/', {
-        fixture: 'documents/1/metadata.json',
-      })
-
-      cy.intercept('http://localhost:8000/api/documents/1/suggestions/', {
-        fixture: 'documents/1/suggestions.json',
-      })
     })
 
     cy.viewport(1024, 1024)
diff --git a/src-ui/cypress/support/e2e.ts b/src-ui/cypress/support/e2e.ts
index ac293b616..4004aa8a0 100644
--- a/src-ui/cypress/support/e2e.ts
+++ b/src-ui/cypress/support/e2e.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,43 @@
-// ***********************************************************
-// This example support/index.js is processed and
-// loaded automatically before your test files.
-//
-// This is a great place to put global configuration and
-// behavior that modifies Cypress.
-//
-// You can change the location of this file or turn off
-// automatically serving support files with the
-// 'supportFile' configuration option.
-//
-// You can read more here:
-// https://on.cypress.io/configuration
-// ***********************************************************
+// mock API methods
 
-// When a command from ./commands is ready to use, import with `import './commands'` syntax
-// import './commands';
+beforeEach(() => {
+  cy.intercept('http://localhost:8000/api/ui_settings/', {
+    fixture: 'ui_settings/settings.json',
+  })
+
+  cy.intercept('http://localhost:8000/api/remote_version/', {
+    fixture: 'remote_version/remote_version.json',
+  })
+
+  cy.intercept('http://localhost:8000/api/saved_views/*', {
+    fixture: 'saved_views/savedviews.json',
+  })
+
+  cy.intercept('http://localhost:8000/api/tags/*', {
+    fixture: 'tags/tags.json',
+  })
+
+  cy.intercept('http://localhost:8000/api/correspondents/*', {
+    fixture: 'correspondents/correspondents.json',
+  })
+
+  cy.intercept('http://localhost:8000/api/document_types/*', {
+    fixture: 'document_types/doctypes.json',
+  })
+
+  cy.intercept('http://localhost:8000/api/storage_paths/*', {
+    fixture: 'storage_paths/storage_paths.json',
+  })
+
+  cy.intercept('http://localhost:8000/api/documents/1/metadata/', {
+    fixture: 'documents/1/metadata.json',
+  })
+
+  cy.intercept('http://localhost:8000/api/documents/1/suggestions/', {
+    fixture: 'documents/1/suggestions.json',
+  })
+
+  cy.intercept('http://localhost:8000/api/documents/1/thumb/', {
+    fixture: 'documents/lorem-ipsum.png',
+  })
+})