diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 9b5e7a1fd7..7b201f4ac4 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -963,7 +963,7 @@ services:
     hostname: exc1
     <<: *x-logging
     stop_signal: SIGINT
-    image: openruntimes/executor:0.7.22
+    image: openruntimes/executor:0.8.1
     restart: unless-stopped
     networks:
       - appwrite
diff --git a/tests/e2e/Client.php b/tests/e2e/Client.php
index 278d1cd0d5..e411b68454 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/Client.php
+++ b/tests/e2e/Client.php
@@ -216,7 +216,15 @@ class Client
             return $len;
         });
 
-        if ($method != self::METHOD_GET) {
+
+        if ($method === self::METHOD_HEAD) {
+            curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_NOBODY, true); // This is crucial for HEAD requests
+            curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HEADER, false);
+        } else {
+            curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_NOBODY, false);
+        }
+
+        if ($method != self::METHOD_GET && $method != self::METHOD_HEAD) {
             curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $query);
         }
 
@@ -229,7 +237,7 @@ class Client
         $responseType   = $responseHeaders['content-type'] ?? '';
         $responseStatus = curl_getinfo($ch, CURLINFO_HTTP_CODE);
 
-        if ($decode) {
+        if ($decode && $method !== self::METHOD_HEAD) {
             $strpos = strpos($responseType, ';');
             $strpos = \is_bool($strpos) ? \strlen($responseType) : $strpos;
             switch (substr($responseType, 0, $strpos)) {
@@ -255,6 +263,9 @@ class Client
                     $json = null;
                     break;
             }
+        } elseif ($method === self::METHOD_HEAD) {
+            // For HEAD requests, always set body to empty string regardless of decode flag
+            $responseBody = '';
         }
 
         if ((curl_errno($ch)/* || 200 != $responseStatus*/)) {
diff --git a/tests/e2e/Services/Functions/FunctionsCustomClientTest.php b/tests/e2e/Services/Functions/FunctionsCustomClientTest.php
index ccabc2a79e..a60c9e59cf 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/Services/Functions/FunctionsCustomClientTest.php
+++ b/tests/e2e/Services/Functions/FunctionsCustomClientTest.php
@@ -74,6 +74,50 @@ class FunctionsCustomClientTest extends Scope
         $this->cleanupFunction($functionId);
     }
 
+    public function testCreateHeadExecution()
+    {
+        /**
+         * Test for SUCCESS
+         */
+        $functionId = $this->setupFunction([
+            'functionId' => ID::unique(),
+            'name' => 'Test',
+            'execute' => [Role::user($this->getUser()['$id'])->toString()],
+            'runtime' => 'node-22',
+            'entrypoint' => 'index.js',
+            'events' => [
+                'users.*.create',
+                'users.*.delete',
+            ],
+            'timeout' => 10,
+        ]);
+        $this->setupDeployment($functionId, [
+            'code' => $this->packageFunction('basic'),
+            'activate' => true
+        ]);
+
+        // Deny create async execution as guest
+        $execution = $this->client->call(Client::METHOD_POST, '/functions/' . $functionId . '/executions', [
+            'content-type' => 'application/json',
+            'x-appwrite-project' => $this->getProject()['$id'],
+        ], [
+            'async' => true,
+        ]);
+        $this->assertEquals(401, $execution['headers']['status-code']);
+
+        // Allow create async execution as user
+        $execution = $this->client->call(Client::METHOD_HEAD, '/functions/' . $functionId . '/executions', array_merge([
+            'content-type' => 'application/json',
+            'x-appwrite-project' => $this->getProject()['$id'],
+        ], $this->getHeaders()), [
+            'async' => true,
+        ]);
+        $this->assertEquals(200, $execution['headers']['status-code']);
+        $this->assertEmpty($execution['body']);
+
+        $this->cleanupFunction($functionId);
+    }
+
     public function testCreateCustomExecution(): array
     {
         /**