diff --git a/apps/chat-e2e/src/testData/api/baseApiHelper.ts b/apps/chat-e2e/src/testData/api/baseApiHelper.ts
index 91ec20b92..e108e9b6a 100644
--- a/apps/chat-e2e/src/testData/api/baseApiHelper.ts
+++ b/apps/chat-e2e/src/testData/api/baseApiHelper.ts
@@ -18,4 +18,13 @@ export class BaseApiHelper {
     }
     return endpoint;
   }
+
+  //function to override the API host if overlay sandbox is running
+  public getHost(endpoint: string) {
+    const baseUrl = config.use!.baseURL;
+    if (baseUrl === overlayHost) {
+      endpoint = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_OVERLAY_HOST + endpoint;
+    }
+    return endpoint;
+  }
 }