diff --git a/internal/cloud/e2e/backend_apply_before_init_test.go b/internal/cloud/e2e/backend_apply_before_init_test.go
index e389e4364066..5419362db915 100644
--- a/internal/cloud/e2e/backend_apply_before_init_test.go
+++ b/internal/cloud/e2e/backend_apply_before_init_test.go
@@ -50,10 +50,8 @@ func Test_backend_apply_before_init(t *testing.T) {
 							expectedCmdOutput: `Successfully configured the backend "local"!`,
 						},
 						{
-							command:           []string{"apply"},
-							expectedCmdOutput: `Do you want to perform these actions?`,
-							userInput:         []string{"yes"},
-							postInputOutput:   []string{`Apply complete!`},
+							command:         []string{"apply", "-auto-approve"},
+							postInputOutput: []string{`Apply complete!`},
 						},
 					},
 				},
diff --git a/internal/cloud/e2e/migrate_state_multi_to_tfc_test.go b/internal/cloud/e2e/migrate_state_multi_to_tfc_test.go
index c511503c4cc3..5ef34ec985eb 100644
--- a/internal/cloud/e2e/migrate_state_multi_to_tfc_test.go
+++ b/internal/cloud/e2e/migrate_state_multi_to_tfc_test.go
@@ -38,20 +38,16 @@ func Test_migrate_multi_to_tfc_cloud_name_strategy(t *testing.T) {
 							expectedCmdOutput: `Successfully configured the backend "local"!`,
 						},
 						{
-							command:           []string{"apply"},
-							expectedCmdOutput: `Do you want to perform these actions?`,
-							userInput:         []string{"yes"},
-							postInputOutput:   []string{`Apply complete!`},
+							command:         []string{"apply", "-auto-approve"},
+							postInputOutput: []string{`Apply complete!`},
 						},
 						{
 							command:           []string{"workspace", "new", "prod"},
 							expectedCmdOutput: `Created and switched to workspace "prod"!`,
 						},
 						{
-							command:           []string{"apply"},
-							expectedCmdOutput: `Do you want to perform these actions`,
-							userInput:         []string{"yes"},
-							postInputOutput:   []string{`Apply complete!`},
+							command:         []string{"apply", "-auto-approve"},
+							postInputOutput: []string{`Apply complete!`},
 						},
 						{
 							command:           []string{"workspace", "select", "default"},
@@ -113,20 +109,16 @@ func Test_migrate_multi_to_tfc_cloud_name_strategy(t *testing.T) {
 							expectedCmdOutput: `Successfully configured the backend "local"!`,
 						},
 						{
-							command:           []string{"apply"},
-							expectedCmdOutput: `Do you want to perform these actions?`,
-							userInput:         []string{"yes"},
-							postInputOutput:   []string{`Apply complete!`},
+							command:         []string{"apply", "-auto-approve"},
+							postInputOutput: []string{`Apply complete!`},
 						},
 						{
 							command:           []string{"workspace", "new", "prod"},
 							expectedCmdOutput: `Created and switched to workspace "prod"!`,
 						},
 						{
-							command:           []string{"apply"},
-							expectedCmdOutput: `Do you want to perform these actions`,
-							userInput:         []string{"yes"},
-							postInputOutput:   []string{`Apply complete!`},
+							command:         []string{"apply", "-auto-approve"},
+							postInputOutput: []string{`Apply complete!`},
 						},
 					},
 				},
@@ -268,20 +260,16 @@ func Test_migrate_multi_to_tfc_cloud_tags_strategy(t *testing.T) {
 							expectedCmdOutput: `Successfully configured the backend "local"!`,
 						},
 						{
-							command:           []string{"apply"},
-							expectedCmdOutput: `Do you want to perform these actions?`,
-							userInput:         []string{"yes"},
-							postInputOutput:   []string{`Apply complete!`},
+							command:         []string{"apply", "-auto-approve"},
+							postInputOutput: []string{`Apply complete!`},
 						},
 						{
 							command:           []string{"workspace", "new", "prod"},
 							expectedCmdOutput: `Created and switched to workspace "prod"!`,
 						},
 						{
-							command:           []string{"apply"},
-							expectedCmdOutput: `Do you want to perform these actions`,
-							userInput:         []string{"yes"},
-							postInputOutput:   []string{`Apply complete!`},
+							command:         []string{"apply", "-auto-approve"},
+							postInputOutput: []string{`Apply complete!`},
 						},
 						{
 							command:           []string{"workspace", "select", "default"},
diff --git a/internal/cloud/e2e/migrate_state_remote_backend_to_tfc_test.go b/internal/cloud/e2e/migrate_state_remote_backend_to_tfc_test.go
index e5c64900dea8..54d8b7bc24cc 100644
--- a/internal/cloud/e2e/migrate_state_remote_backend_to_tfc_test.go
+++ b/internal/cloud/e2e/migrate_state_remote_backend_to_tfc_test.go
@@ -37,10 +37,8 @@ func Test_migrate_remote_backend_name_to_tfc_name(t *testing.T) {
 							expectedCmdOutput: `Successfully configured the backend "remote"!`,
 						},
 						{
-							command:           []string{"apply"},
-							expectedCmdOutput: `Do you want to perform these actions in workspace "remote-workspace"?`,
-							userInput:         []string{"yes"},
-							postInputOutput:   []string{`Apply complete!`},
+							command:         []string{"apply", "-auto-approve"},
+							postInputOutput: []string{`Apply complete!`},
 						},
 					},
 				},
@@ -89,10 +87,8 @@ func Test_migrate_remote_backend_name_to_tfc_name(t *testing.T) {
 							expectedCmdOutput: `Successfully configured the backend "remote"!`,
 						},
 						{
-							command:           []string{"apply"},
-							expectedCmdOutput: `Do you want to perform these actions in workspace "remote-workspace"?`,
-							userInput:         []string{"yes"},
-							postInputOutput:   []string{`Apply complete!`},
+							command:         []string{"apply", "-auto-approve"},
+							postInputOutput: []string{`Apply complete!`},
 						},
 					},
 				},
@@ -223,10 +219,8 @@ func Test_migrate_remote_backend_name_to_tfc_name_different_org(t *testing.T) {
 							expectedCmdOutput: `Successfully configured the backend "remote"!`,
 						},
 						{
-							command:           []string{"apply"},
-							expectedCmdOutput: `Do you want to perform these actions in workspace "remote-workspace"?`,
-							userInput:         []string{"yes"},
-							postInputOutput:   []string{`Apply complete!`},
+							command:         []string{"apply", "-auto-approve"},
+							postInputOutput: []string{`Apply complete!`},
 						},
 					},
 				},
@@ -364,10 +358,8 @@ func Test_migrate_remote_backend_name_to_tfc_tags(t *testing.T) {
 							expectedCmdOutput: `Successfully configured the backend "remote"!`,
 						},
 						{
-							command:           []string{"apply"},
-							expectedCmdOutput: `Do you want to perform these actions in workspace "remote-workspace"?`,
-							userInput:         []string{"yes"},
-							postInputOutput:   []string{`Apply complete!`},
+							command:         []string{"apply", "-auto-approve"},
+							postInputOutput: []string{`Apply complete!`},
 						},
 						{
 							command:           []string{"workspace", "show"},
@@ -512,10 +504,8 @@ func Test_migrate_remote_backend_prefix_to_tfc_name(t *testing.T) {
 							expectedCmdOutput: `Terraform has been successfully initialized!`,
 						},
 						{
-							command:           []string{"apply"},
-							expectedCmdOutput: `Do you want to perform these actions in workspace "app-one"?`,
-							userInput:         []string{"yes"},
-							postInputOutput:   []string{`Apply complete!`},
+							command:         []string{"apply", "-auto-approve"},
+							postInputOutput: []string{`Apply complete!`},
 						},
 					},
 				},
@@ -569,10 +559,8 @@ func Test_migrate_remote_backend_prefix_to_tfc_name(t *testing.T) {
 							postInputOutput:   []string{`Terraform has been successfully initialized!`},
 						},
 						{
-							command:           []string{"apply"},
-							expectedCmdOutput: `Do you want to perform these actions in workspace "app-one"?`,
-							userInput:         []string{"yes"},
-							postInputOutput:   []string{`Apply complete!`},
+							command:         []string{"apply", "-auto-approve"},
+							postInputOutput: []string{`Apply complete!`},
 						},
 						{
 							command:           []string{"workspace", "list"},
diff --git a/internal/cloud/e2e/migrate_state_single_to_tfc_test.go b/internal/cloud/e2e/migrate_state_single_to_tfc_test.go
index 8abb5ae89920..6843107d424d 100644
--- a/internal/cloud/e2e/migrate_state_single_to_tfc_test.go
+++ b/internal/cloud/e2e/migrate_state_single_to_tfc_test.go
@@ -37,10 +37,8 @@ func Test_migrate_single_to_tfc(t *testing.T) {
 							expectedCmdOutput: `Successfully configured the backend "local"!`,
 						},
 						{
-							command:           []string{"apply"},
-							expectedCmdOutput: `Do you want to perform these actions?`,
-							userInput:         []string{"yes"},
-							postInputOutput:   []string{`Apply complete!`},
+							command:         []string{"apply", "-auto-approve"},
+							postInputOutput: []string{`Apply complete!`},
 						},
 					},
 				},
@@ -88,10 +86,8 @@ func Test_migrate_single_to_tfc(t *testing.T) {
 							expectedCmdOutput: `Successfully configured the backend "local"!`,
 						},
 						{
-							command:           []string{"apply"},
-							expectedCmdOutput: `Do you want to perform these actions?`,
-							userInput:         []string{"yes"},
-							postInputOutput:   []string{`Apply complete!`},
+							command:         []string{"apply", "-auto-approve"},
+							postInputOutput: []string{`Apply complete!`},
 						},
 					},
 				},
diff --git a/internal/cloud/e2e/migrate_state_tfc_to_tfc_test.go b/internal/cloud/e2e/migrate_state_tfc_to_tfc_test.go
index 52f2b6259db4..9488bb11dd31 100644
--- a/internal/cloud/e2e/migrate_state_tfc_to_tfc_test.go
+++ b/internal/cloud/e2e/migrate_state_tfc_to_tfc_test.go
@@ -55,10 +55,8 @@ func Test_migrate_tfc_to_tfc_single_workspace(t *testing.T) {
 							expectedCmdOutput: `prod`, // this comes from the `prep` function
 						},
 						{
-							command:           []string{"apply"},
-							expectedCmdOutput: `Do you want to perform these actions in workspace "prod"?`,
-							userInput:         []string{"yes"},
-							postInputOutput:   []string{`Apply complete!`},
+							command:         []string{"apply", "-auto-approve"},
+							postInputOutput: []string{`Apply complete!`},
 						},
 					},
 				},
@@ -119,10 +117,8 @@ func Test_migrate_tfc_to_tfc_single_workspace(t *testing.T) {
 							expectedCmdOutput: `Terraform Cloud has been successfully initialized!`,
 						},
 						{
-							command:           []string{"apply"},
-							expectedCmdOutput: `Do you want to perform these actions in workspace "prod"?`,
-							userInput:         []string{"yes"},
-							postInputOutput:   []string{`Apply complete!`},
+							command:         []string{"apply", "-auto-approve"},
+							postInputOutput: []string{`Apply complete!`},
 						},
 					},
 				},
@@ -183,10 +179,8 @@ func Test_migrate_tfc_to_tfc_single_workspace(t *testing.T) {
 							expectedCmdOutput: `Terraform Cloud has been successfully initialized!`,
 						},
 						{
-							command:           []string{"apply"},
-							expectedCmdOutput: `Do you want to perform these actions in workspace "prod"?`,
-							userInput:         []string{"yes"},
-							postInputOutput:   []string{`Apply complete!`},
+							command:         []string{"apply", "-auto-approve"},
+							postInputOutput: []string{`Apply complete!`},
 						},
 					},
 				},
diff --git a/internal/cloud/e2e/run_variables_test.go b/internal/cloud/e2e/run_variables_test.go
index 46aa53959655..f8ac2efa8890 100644
--- a/internal/cloud/e2e/run_variables_test.go
+++ b/internal/cloud/e2e/run_variables_test.go
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ func Test_cloud_run_variables(t *testing.T) {
 					if tfCmd.expectedCmdOutput != "" {
 						_, err := exp.ExpectString(tfCmd.expectedCmdOutput)
 						if err != nil {
-							t.Fatal(err)
+							t.Fatalf(`Expected command output "%s", but got %v `, tfCmd.expectedCmdOutput, err)
 						}
 					}
 
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ func Test_cloud_run_variables(t *testing.T) {
 								output := tfCmd.postInputOutput[i]
 								_, err := exp.ExpectString(output)
 								if err != nil {
-									t.Fatal(err)
+									t.Fatalf(`Expected command output "%s", but got %v `, tfCmd.expectedCmdOutput, err)
 								}
 							}
 						}