diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index 442478068b5..3be8ca0e8dc 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@
 /pkg/services/validations/ @grafana/backend-platform
 /pkg/setting/ @grafana/backend-platform
 /pkg/tests/ @grafana/backend-platform
+/pkg/tests/api/correlations/ @grafana/explore-squad
 /pkg/tsdb/grafanads/ @grafana/backend-platform
 /pkg/tsdb/intervalv2/ @grafana/backend-platform
 /pkg/tsdb/legacydata/ @grafana/backend-platform
diff --git a/pkg/tests/api/correlations/common_test.go b/pkg/tests/api/correlations/common_test.go
index 0f90ba1a8ce..c216d16ebfd 100644
--- a/pkg/tests/api/correlations/common_test.go
+++ b/pkg/tests/api/correlations/common_test.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func NewTestEnv(t *testing.T) TestContext {
 }
 
 type User struct {
-	username string
+	User     user.User
 	password string
 }
 
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ func (c TestContext) getURL(url string, user User) string {
 	c.t.Helper()
 
 	baseUrl := fmt.Sprintf("http://%s", c.env.Server.HTTPServer.Listener.Addr())
-	if user.username != "" && user.password != "" {
-		baseUrl = fmt.Sprintf("http://%s:%s@%s", user.username, user.password, c.env.Server.HTTPServer.Listener.Addr())
+	if user.User.Login != "" && user.password != "" {
+		baseUrl = fmt.Sprintf("http://%s:%s@%s", user.User.Login, user.password, c.env.Server.HTTPServer.Listener.Addr())
 	}
 
 	return fmt.Sprintf(
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ func (c TestContext) getURL(url string, user User) string {
 	)
 }
 
-func (c TestContext) createUser(cmd user.CreateUserCommand) {
+func (c TestContext) createUser(cmd user.CreateUserCommand) User {
 	c.t.Helper()
 	store := c.env.SQLStore
 	store.Cfg.AutoAssignOrg = true
@@ -145,8 +145,13 @@ func (c TestContext) createUser(cmd user.CreateUserCommand) {
 	usrSvc, err := userimpl.ProvideService(store, orgService, store.Cfg, nil, nil, quotaService, supportbundlestest.NewFakeBundleService())
 	require.NoError(c.t, err)
 
-	_, err = usrSvc.CreateUserForTests(context.Background(), &cmd)
+	user, err := usrSvc.CreateUserForTests(context.Background(), &cmd)
 	require.NoError(c.t, err)
+
+	return User{
+		User:     *user,
+		password: cmd.Password,
+	}
 }
 
 func (c TestContext) createDs(cmd *datasources.AddDataSourceCommand) *datasources.DataSource {
diff --git a/pkg/tests/api/correlations/correlations_create_test.go b/pkg/tests/api/correlations/correlations_create_test.go
index 3bf809bc3de..000fcca3e6c 100644
--- a/pkg/tests/api/correlations/correlations_create_test.go
+++ b/pkg/tests/api/correlations/correlations_create_test.go
@@ -21,31 +21,24 @@ func TestIntegrationCreateCorrelation(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	ctx := NewTestEnv(t)
 
-	adminUser := User{
-		username: "admin",
-		password: "admin",
-	}
-	editorUser := User{
-		username: "editor",
-		password: "editor",
-	}
-
-	ctx.createUser(user.CreateUserCommand{
-		DefaultOrgRole: string(org.RoleEditor),
-		Password:       editorUser.password,
-		Login:          editorUser.username,
-	})
-	ctx.createUser(user.CreateUserCommand{
+	adminUser := ctx.createUser(user.CreateUserCommand{
 		DefaultOrgRole: string(org.RoleAdmin),
-		Password:       adminUser.password,
-		Login:          adminUser.username,
+		Password:       "admin",
+		Login:          "admin",
+	})
+
+	editorUser := ctx.createUser(user.CreateUserCommand{
+		DefaultOrgRole: string(org.RoleEditor),
+		Password:       "editor",
+		Login:          "editor",
+		OrgID:          adminUser.User.OrgID,
 	})
 
 	createDsCommand := &datasources.AddDataSourceCommand{
 		Name:     "read-only",
 		Type:     "loki",
 		ReadOnly: true,
-		OrgID:    1,
+		OrgID:    adminUser.User.OrgID,
 	}
 	dataSource := ctx.createDs(createDsCommand)
 	readOnlyDS := dataSource.UID
@@ -53,7 +46,7 @@ func TestIntegrationCreateCorrelation(t *testing.T) {
 	createDsCommand = &datasources.AddDataSourceCommand{
 		Name:  "writable",
 		Type:  "loki",
-		OrgID: 1,
+		OrgID: adminUser.User.OrgID,
 	}
 	dataSource = ctx.createDs(createDsCommand)
 	writableDs := dataSource.UID
diff --git a/pkg/tests/api/correlations/correlations_delete_test.go b/pkg/tests/api/correlations/correlations_delete_test.go
index 49989db25e0..c7de47745db 100644
--- a/pkg/tests/api/correlations/correlations_delete_test.go
+++ b/pkg/tests/api/correlations/correlations_delete_test.go
@@ -21,31 +21,24 @@ func TestIntegrationDeleteCorrelation(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	ctx := NewTestEnv(t)
 
-	adminUser := User{
-		username: "admin",
-		password: "admin",
-	}
-	editorUser := User{
-		username: "editor",
-		password: "editor",
-	}
-
-	ctx.createUser(user.CreateUserCommand{
-		DefaultOrgRole: string(org.RoleEditor),
-		Password:       editorUser.password,
-		Login:          editorUser.username,
-	})
-	ctx.createUser(user.CreateUserCommand{
+	adminUser := ctx.createUser(user.CreateUserCommand{
 		DefaultOrgRole: string(org.RoleAdmin),
-		Password:       adminUser.password,
-		Login:          adminUser.username,
+		Password:       "admin",
+		Login:          "admin",
+	})
+
+	editorUser := ctx.createUser(user.CreateUserCommand{
+		DefaultOrgRole: string(org.RoleEditor),
+		Password:       "editor",
+		Login:          "editor",
+		OrgID:          adminUser.User.OrgID,
 	})
 
 	createDsCommand := &datasources.AddDataSourceCommand{
 		Name:     "read-only",
 		Type:     "loki",
 		ReadOnly: true,
-		OrgID:    1,
+		OrgID:    adminUser.User.OrgID,
 	}
 	dataSource := ctx.createDs(createDsCommand)
 	readOnlyDS := dataSource.UID
@@ -53,7 +46,7 @@ func TestIntegrationDeleteCorrelation(t *testing.T) {
 	createDsCommand = &datasources.AddDataSourceCommand{
 		Name:  "writable",
 		Type:  "loki",
-		OrgID: 1,
+		OrgID: adminUser.User.OrgID,
 	}
 	dataSource = ctx.createDs(createDsCommand)
 	writableDs := dataSource.UID
diff --git a/pkg/tests/api/correlations/correlations_read_test.go b/pkg/tests/api/correlations/correlations_read_test.go
index 8505244ac45..6bd6cf97506 100644
--- a/pkg/tests/api/correlations/correlations_read_test.go
+++ b/pkg/tests/api/correlations/correlations_read_test.go
@@ -23,24 +23,17 @@ func TestIntegrationReadCorrelation(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	ctx := NewTestEnv(t)
 
-	adminUser := User{
-		username: "admin",
-		password: "admin",
-	}
-	viewerUser := User{
-		username: "viewer",
-		password: "viewer",
-	}
-
-	ctx.createUser(user.CreateUserCommand{
-		DefaultOrgRole: string(org.RoleViewer),
-		Password:       viewerUser.password,
-		Login:          viewerUser.username,
-	})
-	ctx.createUser(user.CreateUserCommand{
+	adminUser := ctx.createUser(user.CreateUserCommand{
 		DefaultOrgRole: string(org.RoleAdmin),
-		Password:       adminUser.password,
-		Login:          adminUser.username,
+		Password:       "admin",
+		Login:          "admin",
+	})
+
+	viewerUser := ctx.createUser(user.CreateUserCommand{
+		DefaultOrgRole: string(org.RoleViewer),
+		Password:       "viewer",
+		Login:          "viewer",
+		OrgID:          adminUser.User.OrgID,
 	})
 
 	t.Run("Get all correlations", func(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/pkg/tests/api/correlations/correlations_update_test.go b/pkg/tests/api/correlations/correlations_update_test.go
index 41acbfc4f87..4391c2edc29 100644
--- a/pkg/tests/api/correlations/correlations_update_test.go
+++ b/pkg/tests/api/correlations/correlations_update_test.go
@@ -21,31 +21,24 @@ func TestIntegrationUpdateCorrelation(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	ctx := NewTestEnv(t)
 
-	adminUser := User{
-		username: "admin",
-		password: "admin",
-	}
-	editorUser := User{
-		username: "editor",
-		password: "editor",
-	}
-
-	ctx.createUser(user.CreateUserCommand{
-		DefaultOrgRole: string(org.RoleEditor),
-		Password:       editorUser.password,
-		Login:          editorUser.username,
-	})
-	ctx.createUser(user.CreateUserCommand{
+	adminUser := ctx.createUser(user.CreateUserCommand{
 		DefaultOrgRole: string(org.RoleAdmin),
-		Password:       adminUser.password,
-		Login:          adminUser.username,
+		Password:       "admin",
+		Login:          "admin",
+	})
+
+	editorUser := ctx.createUser(user.CreateUserCommand{
+		DefaultOrgRole: string(org.RoleEditor),
+		Password:       "editor",
+		Login:          "editor",
+		OrgID:          adminUser.User.OrgID,
 	})
 
 	createDsCommand := &datasources.AddDataSourceCommand{
 		Name:     "read-only",
 		Type:     "loki",
 		ReadOnly: true,
-		OrgID:    1,
+		OrgID:    adminUser.User.OrgID,
 	}
 	dataSource := ctx.createDs(createDsCommand)
 	readOnlyDS := dataSource.UID
@@ -53,7 +46,7 @@ func TestIntegrationUpdateCorrelation(t *testing.T) {
 	createDsCommand = &datasources.AddDataSourceCommand{
 		Name:  "writable",
 		Type:  "loki",
-		OrgID: 1,
+		OrgID: adminUser.User.OrgID,
 	}
 	dataSource = ctx.createDs(createDsCommand)
 	writableDs := dataSource.UID