diff --git a/cypress/support/commands.js b/cypress/support/commands.js
index 66aa756d883..9d1276d7edd 100644
--- a/cypress/support/commands.js
+++ b/cypress/support/commands.js
@@ -44,15 +44,20 @@ Cypress.Commands.overwrite('login', (login, user) => {
 })
 
 Cypress.Commands.add('ocsRequest', (options) => {
-	return cy.request({
-		form: true,
-		auth,
-		headers: {
-			'OCS-ApiRequest': 'true',
-			'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded',
-		},
-		...options,
-	})
+	return cy.request('/csrftoken')
+		.then(({ body }) => body.token)
+		.then(requesttoken => {
+			return cy.request({
+				form: true,
+				auth,
+				headers: {
+					'OCS-ApiRequest': 'true',
+					'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded',
+					requesttoken,
+				},
+				...options,
+			})
+		})
 })
 
 Cypress.Commands.add('uploadFile', (fileName, mimeType, target) => {
@@ -103,26 +108,27 @@ Cypress.Commands.add('downloadFile', (fileName) => {
 })
 
 Cypress.Commands.add('createFile', (target, content, mimeType = 'text/markdown') => {
-	const fileName = target.split('/').pop()
-
 	const blob = new Blob([content], { type: mimeType })
-	const file = new File([blob], fileName, { type: mimeType })
 
-	return cy.window()
-		.then(async win => {
-			const response = await axios.put(`${url}/remote.php/webdav/${target}`, file, {
+	return cy.request('/csrftoken')
+		.then(({ body }) => body.token)
+		.then(requesttoken => {
+			return cy.request({
+				url: `${url}/remote.php/webdav/${target}`,
+				method: 'put',
+				body: blob.size > 0 ? blob : '',
+				auth,
 				headers: {
-					requesttoken: win.OC.requestToken,
 					'Content-Type': mimeType,
+					requesttoken,
 				},
+			}).then((response) => {
+				return cy.log(`Uploaded ${target}`, response.status)
 			})
-
-			return cy.log(`Uploaded ${fileName}`, response.status)
 		})
 })
 
 Cypress.Commands.add('shareFileToUser', (path, targetUser, shareData = {}) => {
-	cy.clearCookies()
 	cy.ocsRequest({
 		method: 'POST',
 		url: `${url}/ocs/v2.php/apps/files_sharing/api/v1/shares`,