diff --git a/packages/runtime/test/lib/AdminApiClient.ts b/packages/runtime/test/lib/AdminApiClient.ts
index 56696e7f1..33456e67e 100644
--- a/packages/runtime/test/lib/AdminApiClient.ts
+++ b/packages/runtime/test/lib/AdminApiClient.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,12 @@ export async function getBackboneAdminApiClient(): Promise<Axios> {
 
     const adminAPIBaseUrl = process.env.NMSHD_TEST_BASEURL_ADMIN_API!;
     if (!adminAPIBaseUrl) throw new Error("Missing environment variable NMSHD_TEST_BASEURL_ADMIN_API");
-    const csrf = await axios.get(`${adminAPIBaseUrl}/api/v1/xsrf`);
+    const csrf = await axios.get(`${adminAPIBaseUrl}/api/v1/xsrf`, {
+        headers: {
+            /* eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/naming-convention */
+            "x-api-key": process.env.NMSHD_TEST_ADMIN_API_KEY!
+        }
+    });
     adminClient = axios.create({
         baseURL: adminAPIBaseUrl,
         headers: {
diff --git a/packages/transport/test/testHelpers/AdminApiClient.ts b/packages/transport/test/testHelpers/AdminApiClient.ts
index 4f7a19aac..7048fd794 100644
--- a/packages/transport/test/testHelpers/AdminApiClient.ts
+++ b/packages/transport/test/testHelpers/AdminApiClient.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,13 @@ export class AdminApiClient {
         }
         const adminAPIBaseUrl = process.env.NMSHD_TEST_BASEURL_ADMIN_API;
         if (!adminAPIBaseUrl) throw new Error("Missing environment variable NMSHD_TEST_BASEURL_ADMIN_API");
-        const csrf = await axios.get(`${adminAPIBaseUrl}/api/v1/xsrf`);
+        const csrf = await axios.get(`${adminAPIBaseUrl}/api/v1/xsrf`, {
+            headers: {
+                /* eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/naming-convention */
+                "x-api-key": process.env.NMSHD_TEST_ADMIN_API_KEY!
+            }
+        });
+
         AdminApiClient.adminClient = axios.create({
             baseURL: adminAPIBaseUrl,
             headers: {