diff --git a/e2e/tests/api-driven/package.json b/e2e/tests/api-driven/package.json
index 2589c4afd7..b1cdd23859 100644
--- a/e2e/tests/api-driven/package.json
+++ b/e2e/tests/api-driven/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@cucumber/cucumber": "^9.3.0",
     "@opensystemslab/planx-core": "git+https://github.com/theopensystemslab/planx-core#799ce44",
-    "axios": "^1.4.0",
+    "axios": "^1.6.0",
     "dotenv": "^16.3.1",
     "dotenv-expand": "^10.0.0",
     "graphql": "^16.8.1",
diff --git a/e2e/tests/api-driven/pnpm-lock.yaml b/e2e/tests/api-driven/pnpm-lock.yaml
index f4c9574a27..d9bb887eb2 100644
--- a/e2e/tests/api-driven/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/e2e/tests/api-driven/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ dependencies:
     specifier: git+https://github.com/theopensystemslab/planx-core#799ce44
     version: github.com/theopensystemslab/planx-core/799ce44
   axios:
-    specifier: ^1.4.0
-    version: 1.4.0
+    specifier: ^1.6.0
+    version: 1.6.0
   dotenv:
     specifier: ^16.3.1
     version: 16.3.1
@@ -871,8 +871,8 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-Oei9OH4tRh0YqU3GxhX79dM/mwVgvbZJaSNaRk+bshkj0S5cfHcgYakreBjrHwatXKbz+IoIdYLxrKim2MjW0Q==}
     dev: false
 
-  /axios@1.4.0:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-S4XCWMEmzvo64T9GfvQDOXgYRDJ/wsSZc7Jvdgx5u1sd0JwsuPLqb3SYmusag+edF6ziyMensPVqLTSc1PiSEA==}
+  /axios@1.6.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-EZ1DYihju9pwVB+jg67ogm+Tmqc6JmhamRN6I4Zt8DfZu5lbcQGw3ozH9lFejSJgs/ibaef3A9PMXPLeefFGJg==}
     dependencies:
       follow-redirects: 1.15.2
       form-data: 4.0.0
@@ -2719,7 +2719,6 @@ packages:
     resolution: {tarball: https://codeload.github.com/theopensystemslab/planx-core/tar.gz/799ce44}
     name: '@opensystemslab/planx-core'
     version: 1.0.0
-    prepare: true
     requiresBuild: true
     dependencies:
       '@emotion/react': 11.11.1(react@18.2.0)