diff --git a/cypress/support/api/tenant.js b/cypress/support/api/tenant.js
index 9955074fc3..57f06aaf5b 100644
--- a/cypress/support/api/tenant.js
+++ b/cypress/support/api/tenant.js
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 import { DEFAULT_LOCALE_OBJECT } from '../constants';
 
-const localeConfigName = 'tenantLocaleSettings';
-
 Cypress.Commands.add('getConfigForTenantByName', (configName) => {
   cy.okapiRequest({
     method: 'GET',
@@ -71,11 +69,10 @@ Cypress.Commands.add('getTenantsApi', () => {
 });
 
 Cypress.Commands.add('setDefaultLocaleApi', () => {
-  cy.getConfigForTenantByName(localeConfigName).then((config) => {
-    if (config) {
-      const updatedConfig = { ...config };
-      updatedConfig.value = DEFAULT_LOCALE_OBJECT;
-      cy.updateConfigForTenantById(config.id, updatedConfig);
-    }
+  return cy.okapiRequest({
+    method: 'PUT',
+    path: 'locale',
+    isDefaultSearchParamsRequired: false,
+    body: DEFAULT_LOCALE_OBJECT,
   });
 });
diff --git a/cypress/support/constants.js b/cypress/support/constants.js
index 468a43511f..22dd50c06b 100644
--- a/cypress/support/constants.js
+++ b/cypress/support/constants.js
@@ -1243,8 +1243,14 @@ export const CLASSIFICATION_IDENTIFIER_TYPES = {
   UDC: 'e8662436-75a8-4984-bebc-531e38c774a0',
 };
 
-export const DEFAULT_LOCALE_STRING = '{"locale":"en-US","timezone":"UTC","currency":"USD"}';
-export const DEFAULT_LOCALE_OBJECT = { locale: 'en-US', timezone: 'UTC', currency: 'USD' };
+export const DEFAULT_LOCALE_STRING =
+  '{"locale":"en-US","timezone":"UTC","currency":"USD","numberingSystem":"latn"}';
+export const DEFAULT_LOCALE_OBJECT = {
+  locale: 'en-US',
+  timezone: 'UTC',
+  currency: 'USD',
+  numberingSystem: 'latn',
+};
 
 export const BULK_EDIT_TABLE_COLUMN_HEADERS = {
   INVENTORY_HOLDINGS: {