diff --git a/client/src/utils/ajax.ts b/client/src/utils/ajax.ts
index 088edd5a104..a02ab0b39f4 100644
--- a/client/src/utils/ajax.ts
+++ b/client/src/utils/ajax.ts
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ export function getSessionUser(
   signal?: AbortSignal
 ): Promise<ResponseWithData<User | null>> {
   const responseWithData: Promise<ResponseWithData<ApiUserResponse>> = get(
-    '/user/get-session-user',
+    '/user/session-user',
     signal
   );
   // TODO: Once DB is migrated, no longer need to parse `files` -> `challengeFiles` etc.
diff --git a/e2e/flash.spec.ts b/e2e/flash.spec.ts
index ffb5046a97a..c6426ef09f5 100644
--- a/e2e/flash.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/flash.spec.ts
@@ -42,10 +42,13 @@ test.describe('Flash Message component E2E test', () => {
   });
 
   test('should be visible when a network error occurs', async ({ page }) => {
-    await page.route(
-      '*/**/user/get-session-user',
-      async route => await route.fulfill({ status: 500 })
-    );
+    await page.route('*/**/user/session-user', async route => {
+      await route.fulfill({
+        status: 500,
+        contentType: 'application/json',
+        body: JSON.stringify({ user: {}, result: '' })
+      });
+    });
 
     await page.goto('/');
     await checkFlashMessageVisibility(