diff --git a/packages/compass-e2e-tests/helpers/test-runner-context.ts b/packages/compass-e2e-tests/helpers/test-runner-context.ts
index b0ca880726b..e87c6c35ecf 100644
--- a/packages/compass-e2e-tests/helpers/test-runner-context.ts
+++ b/packages/compass-e2e-tests/helpers/test-runner-context.ts
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ process.env.HADRON_DISTRIBUTION ??= context.hadronDistribution;
 process.env.COMPASS_WEB_HTTP_PROXY_CLOUD_CONFIG ??=
   context.atlasCloudSandboxCloudConfig ?? 'dev';
 
-if (isTestingAtlasCloudSandbox(context)) {
+if (isTestingWeb()) {
   process.env.E2E_TEST_CLOUD_WEB_ENABLE_PREFERENCE_SAVING ??= 'true';
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/compass-e2e-tests/tests/data-modeling-tab.test.ts b/packages/compass-e2e-tests/tests/data-modeling-tab.test.ts
index da4361584e0..5789ca11e1e 100644
--- a/packages/compass-e2e-tests/tests/data-modeling-tab.test.ts
+++ b/packages/compass-e2e-tests/tests/data-modeling-tab.test.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import {
   init,
   cleanup,
   screenshotIfFailed,
-  skipForWeb,
   DEFAULT_CONNECTION_NAME_1,
 } from '../helpers/compass';
 import type { Compass } from '../helpers/compass';
@@ -38,12 +37,10 @@ describe('Data Modeling tab', function () {
   let browser: CompassBrowser;
 
   before(async function () {
-    skipForWeb(this, 'data modeling not yet available in compass-web');
-
     compass = await init(this.test?.fullTitle());
     browser = compass.browser;
-    await browser.setFeature('enableDataModeling', true);
     await browser.setupDefaultConnections();
+    await browser.setFeature('enableDataModeling', true);
   });
 
   beforeEach(async function () {
diff --git a/packages/compass-preferences-model/src/compass-web-preferences-access.ts b/packages/compass-preferences-model/src/compass-web-preferences-access.ts
index 3ae73b24e8f..259390ea180 100644
--- a/packages/compass-preferences-model/src/compass-web-preferences-access.ts
+++ b/packages/compass-preferences-model/src/compass-web-preferences-access.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ const editablePreferences: (keyof UserPreferences)[] = [
   'enableGenAISampleDocumentPassingOnAtlasProject',
   'enableGenAIFeaturesAtlasOrg',
   'enableGenAIFeaturesAtlasProject',
+  'enableDataModeling',
 ];
 
 export class CompassWebPreferencesAccess implements PreferencesAccess {