diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 3fe88a58b9..5470b3cc2a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ jobs:
       # Spin up UI on 127.0.0.1 to avoid host resolution issues in e2e tests with Node 18+
       DSPACE_UI_HOST: 127.0.0.1
       DSPACE_UI_PORT: 4000
+      # Ensure all SSR caching is disabled in test environment
+      DSPACE_CACHE_SERVERSIDE_BOTCACHE_MAX: 0
+      DSPACE_CACHE_SERVERSIDE_ANONYMOUSCACHE_MAX: 0
       # Tell Cypress to run e2e tests using the same UI URL
       CYPRESS_BASE_URL: http://127.0.0.1:4000
       # When Chrome version is specified, we pin to a specific version of Chrome