diff --git a/client/cypress/e2e/frontend/portfolio/project-page.spec.js b/client/cypress/e2e/frontend/portfolio/project-page.spec.js
index bc06f669..c2ced384 100644
--- a/client/cypress/e2e/frontend/portfolio/project-page.spec.js
+++ b/client/cypress/e2e/frontend/portfolio/project-page.spec.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ describe('Project Page', () => {
     student: {
       firstName: 'Rachel',
       lastName: 'Green',
-      id: 'VXNlck5vZGU6NQ==',
+      id: window.btoa('PublicUserNode:1'),
       avatarUrl: '',
     },
     entries,
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ describe('Project Page', () => {
   const operations = {
     MeQuery: {
       me: {
-        id: 'VXNlck5vZGU6NQ==',
+        id: window.btoa('PrivateUserNode:1'),
         permissions: [],
       },
     },
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ describe('Project Page', () => {
         ...operations,
         MeQuery: {
           me: {
-            id: 'not-the-same',
+            id: window.btoa('PrivateUserNode:99'),
             isTeacher: true,
           },
         },