diff --git a/env_secrets/caprover_vbv-develop.env b/env_secrets/caprover_vbv-develop.env
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diff --git a/server/config/settings/test_cypress_datatrans.py b/server/config/settings/test_cypress_datatrans.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fa5fd0f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/config/settings/test_cypress_datatrans.py
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+# pylint: disable=unused-wildcard-import,wildcard-import,wrong-import-position
+import os
+
+from dotenv import dotenv_values
+
+script_path = os.path.abspath(__file__)
+script_dir = os.path.dirname(script_path)
+
+dev_env = dotenv_values(
+    f"{script_dir}/../../../env_secrets/caprover_vbv-develop.env"
+)
+
+os.environ["IT_APP_ENVIRONMENT"] = "local"
+
+os.environ["AWS_S3_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY"] = dev_env.get("AWS_S3_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY")
+os.environ["DATATRANS_BASIC_AUTH_KEY"] = dev_env.get("DATATRANS_BASIC_AUTH_KEY")
+os.environ["DATATRANS_HMAC_KEY"] = dev_env.get("DATATRANS_HMAC_KEY")
+
+from .base import *  # noqa
+
+# GENERAL
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/settings/#secret-key
+DATABASES["default"]["NAME"] = "vbv_lernwelt_cypress"
+
+# EMAIL
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/settings/#email-backend
+EMAIL_BACKEND = "django.core.mail.backends.locmem.EmailBackend"
+
+CYPRESS_TEST = True
+
+# Your stuff...
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+REST_FRAMEWORK["DEFAULT_THROTTLE_RATES"] = {
+    "anon": "10000/day",
+    "hour-throttle": "40000/hour",
+    "day-throttle": "2000000/day",
+}
+
+RATELIMIT_ENABLE = False
+
+# Select faster password hasher during tests
+PASSWORD_HASHERS = [
+    "django.contrib.auth.hashers.MD5PasswordHasher",
+]
diff --git a/server/vbv_lernwelt/core/constants.py b/server/vbv_lernwelt/core/constants.py
index 9720e557..75f24848 100644
--- a/server/vbv_lernwelt/core/constants.py
+++ b/server/vbv_lernwelt/core/constants.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ TEST_STUDENT3_USER_ID = "bcf94dba-53bc-474b-a22d-e4af39aa042b"
 TEST_MENTOR1_USER_ID = "d1f5f5a9-5b0a-4e1a-9e1a-9e9b5b5e1b1b"
 TEST_STUDENT1_VV_USER_ID = "5ff59857-8de5-415e-a387-4449f9a0337a"
 TEST_STUDENT2_VV_AND_VV_MENTOR_USER_ID = "7e8ebf0b-e6e2-4022-88f4-6e663ba0a9db"
+TEST_USER_EMPTY_ID = "daecbabe-4ab9-4edf-a71f-4119042ccb02"
 
 TEST_COURSE_SESSION_BERN_ID = -1
 TEST_COURSE_SESSION_ZURICH_ID = -2
diff --git a/server/vbv_lernwelt/core/create_default_users.py b/server/vbv_lernwelt/core/create_default_users.py
index e9b8aba8..fbbaba8d 100644
--- a/server/vbv_lernwelt/core/create_default_users.py
+++ b/server/vbv_lernwelt/core/create_default_users.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ from vbv_lernwelt.core.constants import (
     TEST_SUPERVISOR1_USER_ID,
     TEST_TRAINER1_USER_ID,
     TEST_TRAINER2_USER_ID,
+    TEST_USER_EMPTY_ID,
 )
 from vbv_lernwelt.core.models import User
 
@@ -192,6 +193,15 @@ def create_default_users(default_password="test", set_avatar=False):
         password=env("IT_DEFAULT_ADMIN_PASSWORD", default_password),
     )
 
+    _create_user(
+        TEST_USER_EMPTY_ID,
+        "empty@example.com",
+        "Flasche",
+        "Leer",
+        password=default_password,
+        language="de",
+    )
+
     for user_data in default_users:
         _create_student_user(**user_data)