diff --git a/kafka-ui-e2e-checks/.env.example b/kafka-ui-e2e-checks/.env.example
index 3ecc5ae9bf..d796cd58cb 100644
--- a/kafka-ui-e2e-checks/.env.example
+++ b/kafka-ui-e2e-checks/.env.example
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
-USE_LOCAL_BROWSER=false
\ No newline at end of file
+USE_LOCAL_BROWSER=true
+SHOULD_START_SELENOID=false
+TURN_OFF_SCREENSHOTS=true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/kafka-ui-e2e-checks/src/main/java/com/provectus/kafka/ui/base/BaseTest.java b/kafka-ui-e2e-checks/src/main/java/com/provectus/kafka/ui/base/BaseTest.java
index c770041a0b..14f3e0cf82 100644
--- a/kafka-ui-e2e-checks/src/main/java/com/provectus/kafka/ui/base/BaseTest.java
+++ b/kafka-ui-e2e-checks/src/main/java/com/provectus/kafka/ui/base/BaseTest.java
@@ -48,16 +48,10 @@ public class BaseTest {
 
   static {
     Dotenv.load().entries().forEach(env -> System.setProperty(env.getKey(), env.getValue()));
-    if (TestConfiguration.CLEAR_REPORTS_DIR) clearReports();
-    String remote = TestConfiguration.SELENOID_URL;
-    if (TestConfiguration.SHOULD_START_SELENOID) {
-      selenoid.start();
-      remote =
-          "http://%s:%s/wd/hub"
-              .formatted(selenoid.getContainerIpAddress(), selenoid.getMappedPort(4444));
+    if (TestConfiguration.CLEAR_REPORTS_DIR) {
+      clearReports();
     }
-    setupSelenoid(remote);
-    SelenideLogger.addListener("allure", new AllureSelenide().savePageSource(false));
+    setupSelenoid();
   }
 
   @AfterAll
@@ -67,10 +61,19 @@ public class BaseTest {
   }
 
   @SneakyThrows
-  private static void setupSelenoid(String remote) {
+  private static void setupSelenoid() {
+    String remote = TestConfiguration.SELENOID_URL;
+    if (TestConfiguration.SHOULD_START_SELENOID) {
+      selenoid.start();
+      remote =
+          "http://%s:%s/wd/hub"
+              .formatted(selenoid.getContainerIpAddress(), selenoid.getMappedPort(4444));
+    }
+
     Configuration.reportsFolder = TestConfiguration.REPORTS_FOLDER;
     if (!TestConfiguration.USE_LOCAL_BROWSER) {
       Configuration.remote = remote;
+      TestConfiguration.BASE_URL = TestConfiguration.BASE_URL.replace("localhost", "host.docker.internal");
     }
     Configuration.screenshots = TestConfiguration.SCREENSHOTS;
     Configuration.savePageSource = TestConfiguration.SAVE_PAGE_SOURCE;
@@ -81,6 +84,8 @@ public class BaseTest {
     var capabilities = new DesiredCapabilities();
     capabilities.setCapability("enableVNC", TestConfiguration.ENABLE_VNC);
     Configuration.browserCapabilities = capabilities;
+
+    SelenideLogger.addListener("allure", new AllureSelenide().savePageSource(false));
   }
 
   public static void clearReports() {
diff --git a/kafka-ui-e2e-checks/src/main/java/com/provectus/kafka/ui/base/TestConfiguration.java b/kafka-ui-e2e-checks/src/main/java/com/provectus/kafka/ui/base/TestConfiguration.java
index e1a23c8fcd..09c85db1c0 100644
--- a/kafka-ui-e2e-checks/src/main/java/com/provectus/kafka/ui/base/TestConfiguration.java
+++ b/kafka-ui-e2e-checks/src/main/java/com/provectus/kafka/ui/base/TestConfiguration.java
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ public class TestConfiguration {
   public static boolean SHOULD_START_SELENOID =
       Boolean.parseBoolean(System.getProperty("SHOULD_START_SELENOID", "false"));
 
-  public static String BASE_URL = System.getProperty("BASE_URL", "http://192.168.1.2:8080/");
+  public static String BASE_URL = System.getProperty("BASE_URL", "http://localhost:8080/");
 
   public static boolean USE_LOCAL_BROWSER =
       Boolean.parseBoolean(System.getProperty("USE_LOCAL_BROWSER", "true"));