diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-brev.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e-brev.yaml
index ff64ced3e..cd158064b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-brev.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-brev.yaml
@@ -164,6 +164,8 @@ jobs:
           umask 077
           printf '{"refresh_token":"%s"}' "$BREV_API_TOKEN" > ~/.brev/credentials.json
           chmod 600 ~/.brev/credentials.json
+          # Skip the first-run onboarding wizard that blocks on stdin (also removed in #1470)
+          printf '{"step":1,"hasRunBrevShell":true,"hasRunBrevOpen":true}' > ~/.brev/onboarding_step.json
           brev ls >/dev/null
 
       - name: Install dependencies