diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 13c196d1..1a3e0e33 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           repository: wri/fti_api
-          ref: develop
+          ref: master
           path: otp_api
 
       - name: Save OTP API Commit SHA
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ jobs:
         run: yarn cypress run
 
       - name: Uploading Test Artifacts
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         if: failure()
         with:
           name: e2e-tests-artifacts
diff --git a/src/app/services/auth.service.ts b/src/app/services/auth.service.ts
index dedfb131..fb75113e 100644
--- a/src/app/services/auth.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/services/auth.service.ts
@@ -108,15 +108,18 @@ export class AuthService {
       const response = await this.http.get(`${environment.apiUrl}/users/current-user`).toPromise() as any;
       const relationships = response.data.relationships;
       const userPermissions = (response.included || []).find(i => i.type === 'user-permissions');
-
       this.userId = response.data.id;
       this.userRole = userPermissions && userPermissions.attributes['user-role'];
       this.qc1ObserverIds = (response.data.attributes['qc1-observer-ids'] || []).map((d) => d.toString());
       this.qc2ObserverIds = (response.data.attributes['qc2-observer-ids'] || []).map((d) => d.toString());
       const userObserverId = relationships.observer.data && relationships.observer.data.id;
-      // TODO: remove this we don't need it anymore
-      // const managedObserverIds = (response.data.attributes['managed-observer-ids'] || []).map((d) => d.toString());
       const managedObserverIds = [];
+      if (this.isBackendAdmin()) {
+        await this.observersService.getAll({ sort: 'name' }).then(data => {
+          //set all observers as available
+          managedObserverIds.push(...data.map(o => o.id));
+        });
+      }
       const allManagedOberverIds = uniq([userObserverId, ...managedObserverIds].filter(x => x));
       const availableObserverIds = uniq([...allManagedOberverIds, ...this.qc1ObserverIds, ...this.qc2ObserverIds].filter(x => x));
       const savedUserObserverId = parseInt(localStorage.getItem('userObserverId'), 10);
@@ -127,17 +130,6 @@ export class AuthService {
       } else {
         this.userObserverId = availableObserverIds[0];
       }
-
-      // if user is backend admin and has no observer context saved in localstorage
-      // take the first observer id
-      if (!this.userObserverId && this.isBackendAdmin()) {
-        await this.observersService.getAll({ sort: 'name' }).then(data => {
-          //set all observers as available
-          this.managedObserverIds = data.map(o => o.id);
-          this.availableObserverIds = data.map(o => o.id);
-          this.userObserverId = data[0].id;
-        });
-      }
       this.userCountryId = relationships.country && relationships.country.data && relationships.country.data.id;
 
       await this.setObserverCountriesIds();