diff --git a/ui/cypress.config.js b/ui/cypress.config.js
index 85728ff2a..ff9f3024a 100644
--- a/ui/cypress.config.js
+++ b/ui/cypress.config.js
@@ -2,8 +2,12 @@ const { defineConfig } = require('cypress');
 
 module.exports = defineConfig({
   e2e: {
-    baseUrl: 'http://localhost:8888',
+    baseUrl: 'http://127.0.0.1:8888',
     supportFile: 'cypress/support.js',
     screenshotsFolder: 'cypress/debug',
+    setupNodeEvents(on, config) {
+      // bind to the event we care about
+      require('cypress-log-to-output').install(on);
+    },
   },
 });
diff --git a/ui/cypress/support.js b/ui/cypress/support.js
index 8825e2b3a..1c979e071 100644
--- a/ui/cypress/support.js
+++ b/ui/cypress/support.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import '@testing-library/cypress/add-commands';
 
 Cypress.Commands.add('login', (username = 'idtest0', password = '0000') => {
-  cy.visit('/datacollection');
+  cy.visit('http://127.0.0.1:8888');
   cy.findByRole('heading', { name: 'MXCuBE' }).should('be.visible');
   cy.findByLabelText('Login ID').type(username);
   cy.findByLabelText('Password').type(password);
diff --git a/ui/package.json b/ui/package.json
index e1d83a0f5..2b4b83d1f 100644
--- a/ui/package.json
+++ b/ui/package.json
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
     "@testing-library/user-event": "^13.5.0",
     "babel-preset-react-app": "10.0.1",
     "concurrently": "^7.0.0",
-    "cypress": "13.1.0",
+    "cypress": "12.17.4",
     "cypress-log-to-output": "1.1.2",
     "eslint": "8.42.0",
     "eslint-config-galex": "4.5.2",
diff --git a/ui/pnpm-lock.yaml b/ui/pnpm-lock.yaml
index a3ae23dc4..a04b354e8 100644
--- a/ui/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/ui/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ devDependencies:
     version: 5.15.4
   '@testing-library/cypress':
     specifier: 10.0.1
-    version: 10.0.1(cypress@13.1.0)
+    version: 10.0.1(cypress@12.17.4)
   '@testing-library/jest-dom':
     specifier: ^5.16.2
     version: 5.17.0
@@ -185,8 +185,8 @@ devDependencies:
     specifier: ^7.0.0
     version: 7.6.0
   cypress:
-    specifier: 13.1.0
-    version: 13.1.0
+    specifier: 12.17.4
+    version: 12.17.4
   cypress-log-to-output:
     specifier: 1.1.2
     version: 1.1.2
@@ -2014,8 +2014,8 @@ packages:
       postcss-selector-parser: 6.0.13
     dev: true
 
-  /@cypress/request@3.0.1:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-TWivJlJi8ZDx2wGOw1dbLuHJKUYX7bWySw377nlnGOW3hP9/MUKIsEdXT/YngWxVdgNCHRBmFlBipE+5/2ZZlQ==}
+  /@cypress/request@2.88.12:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-tOn+0mDZxASFM+cuAP9szGUGPI1HwWVSvdzm7V4cCsPdFTx6qMj29CwaQmRAMIEhORIUBFBsYROYJcveK4uOjA==}
     engines: {node: '>= 6'}
     dependencies:
       aws-sign2: 0.7.0
@@ -2989,7 +2989,7 @@ packages:
       tslib: 2.6.2
     dev: false
 
-  /@testing-library/cypress@10.0.1(cypress@13.1.0):
+  /@testing-library/cypress@10.0.1(cypress@12.17.4):
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-e8uswjTZIBhaIXjzEcrQQ8nHRWHgZH7XBxKuIWxZ/T7FxfWhCR48nFhUX5nfPizjVOKSThEfOSv67jquc1ASkw==}
     engines: {node: '>=12', npm: '>=6'}
     peerDependencies:
@@ -2997,7 +2997,7 @@ packages:
     dependencies:
       '@babel/runtime': 7.23.1
       '@testing-library/dom': 9.3.3
-      cypress: 13.1.0
+      cypress: 12.17.4
     dev: true
 
   /@testing-library/dom@8.20.1:
@@ -3454,7 +3454,7 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-CHzgNU3qYBnp/O4S3yv2tXPlvMTq0YWSTVg2/JYLqWZGHwwgJGAwd00poay/11asPq8wLFwHzubyInqHIFmmiw==}
     requiresBuild: true
     dependencies:
-      '@types/node': 16.18.54
+      '@types/node': 20.7.1
     dev: true
     optional: true
 
@@ -5903,13 +5903,13 @@ packages:
       - utf-8-validate
     dev: true
 
-  /cypress@13.1.0:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-LUKxCYlB973QBFls1Up4FAE9QIYobT+2I8NvvAwMfQS2YwsWbr6yx7y9hmsk97iqbHkKwZW3MRjoK1RToBFVdQ==}
-    engines: {node: ^16.0.0 || ^18.0.0 || >=20.0.0}
+  /cypress@12.17.4:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-gAN8Pmns9MA5eCDFSDJXWKUpaL3IDd89N9TtIupjYnzLSmlpVr+ZR+vb4U/qaMp+lB6tBvAmt7504c3Z4RU5KQ==}
+    engines: {node: ^14.0.0 || ^16.0.0 || >=18.0.0}
     hasBin: true
     requiresBuild: true
     dependencies:
-      '@cypress/request': 3.0.1
+      '@cypress/request': 2.88.12
       '@cypress/xvfb': 1.2.4(supports-color@8.1.1)
       '@types/node': 16.18.54
       '@types/sinonjs__fake-timers': 8.1.1
@@ -6253,6 +6253,7 @@ packages:
   /delayed-stream@1.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-ZySD7Nf91aLB0RxL4KGrKHBXl7Eds1DAmEdcoVawXnLD7SDhpNgtuII2aAkg7a7QS41jxPSZ17p4VdGnMHk3MQ==}
     engines: {node: '>=0.4.0'}
+    requiresBuild: true
 
   /delegate@3.2.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-IofjkYBZaZivn0V8nnsMJGBr4jVLxHDheKSW88PyxS5QC4Vo9ZbZVvhzlSxY87fVq3STR6r+4cGepyHkcWOQSw==}
@@ -13323,6 +13324,7 @@ packages:
 
   /psl@1.9.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-E/ZsdU4HLs/68gYzgGTkMicWTLPdAftJLfJFlLUAAKZGkStNU72sZjT66SnMDVOfOWY/YAoiD7Jxa9iHvngcag==}
+    requiresBuild: true
 
   /pump@3.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-LwZy+p3SFs1Pytd/jYct4wpv49HiYCqd9Rlc5ZVdk0V+8Yzv6jR5Blk3TRmPL1ft69TxP0IMZGJ+WPFU2BFhww==}
@@ -13362,6 +13364,7 @@ packages:
 
   /querystringify@2.2.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-FIqgj2EUvTa7R50u0rGsyTftzjYmv/a3hO345bZNrqabNqjtgiDMgmo4mkUjd+nzU5oF3dClKqFIPUKybUyqoQ==}
+    requiresBuild: true
 
   /queue-microtask@1.2.3:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-NuaNSa6flKT5JaSYQzJok04JzTL1CA6aGhv5rfLW3PgqA+M2ChpZQnAC8h8i4ZFkBS8X5RqkDBHA7r4hej3K9A==}
@@ -16198,6 +16201,7 @@ packages:
   /universalify@0.2.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-CJ1QgKmNg3CwvAv/kOFmtnEN05f0D/cn9QntgNOQlQF9dgvVTHj3t+8JPdjqawCHk7V/KA+fbUqzZ9XWhcqPUg==}
     engines: {node: '>= 4.0.0'}
+    requiresBuild: true
 
   /universalify@2.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-hAZsKq7Yy11Zu1DE0OzWjw7nnLZmJZYTDZZyEFHZdUhV8FkH5MCfoU1XMaxXovpyW5nq5scPqq0ZDP9Zyl04oQ==}
@@ -16257,6 +16261,7 @@ packages:
 
   /url-parse@1.5.10:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-WypcfiRhfeUP9vvF0j6rw0J3hrWrw6iZv3+22h6iRMJ/8z1Tj6XfLP4DsUix5MhMPnXpiHDoKyoZ/bdCkwBCiQ==}
+    requiresBuild: true
     dependencies:
       querystringify: 2.2.0
       requires-port: 1.0.0