diff --git a/.github/workflows/backend.yml b/.github/workflows/backend.yml
index 735fd6325b..ae5757ce6f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backend.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backend.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set the values
         id: step_one
         run: |
-           cat "./kafka-ui-e2e-checks/.env.example" >> "./kafka-ui-e2e-checks/.env"
+           cat "./kafka-ui-e2e-checks/.env.ci" >> "./kafka-ui-e2e-checks/.env"
       - name: pull docker
         id: step_four
         run: |
diff --git a/kafka-ui-e2e-checks/.env.ci b/kafka-ui-e2e-checks/.env.ci
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cf6cd6d433
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kafka-ui-e2e-checks/.env.ci
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+USE_LOCAL_BROWSER=false
+SHOULD_START_SELENOID=true
+TURN_OFF_SCREENSHOTS=true
diff --git a/kafka-ui-e2e-checks/.env.example b/kafka-ui-e2e-checks/.env.example
index cf6cd6d433..de43f7b2dc 100644
--- a/kafka-ui-e2e-checks/.env.example
+++ b/kafka-ui-e2e-checks/.env.example
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-USE_LOCAL_BROWSER=false
-SHOULD_START_SELENOID=true
+USE_LOCAL_BROWSER=true
+SHOULD_START_SELENOID=false
 TURN_OFF_SCREENSHOTS=true
diff --git a/kafka-ui-e2e-checks/src/test/java/com/provectus/kafka/ui/base/BaseTest.java b/kafka-ui-e2e-checks/src/test/java/com/provectus/kafka/ui/base/BaseTest.java
index f74455b45a..ebf9080788 100644
--- a/kafka-ui-e2e-checks/src/test/java/com/provectus/kafka/ui/base/BaseTest.java
+++ b/kafka-ui-e2e-checks/src/test/java/com/provectus/kafka/ui/base/BaseTest.java
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import io.github.cdimascio.dotenv.Dotenv;
 import io.qameta.allure.selenide.AllureSelenide;
 import lombok.SneakyThrows;
 import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
+import org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterAll;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.DisplayNameGeneration;
 import org.openqa.selenium.remote.DesiredCapabilities;
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ import org.testcontainers.containers.GenericContainer;
 import org.testcontainers.utility.DockerImageName;
 
 import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 
 @Slf4j
@@ -48,9 +50,15 @@ public class BaseTest {
               "-conf", "/etc/selenoid/browsers.json", "-log-output-dir", "/opt/selenoid/logs");
 
   static {
-    if (new File("./.env").exists()) {
-      Dotenv.load().entries().forEach(env -> System.setProperty(env.getKey(), env.getValue()));
+    if (!new File("./.env").exists()) {
+      try {
+        FileUtils.copyFile(new File(".env.example"), new File(".env"));
+      } catch (IOException e) {
+        log.error("couldn't copy .env.example to .env. Please add .env");
+        e.printStackTrace();
+      }
     }
+    Dotenv.load().entries().forEach(env -> System.setProperty(env.getKey(), env.getValue()));
     if (TestConfiguration.CLEAR_REPORTS_DIR) {
       clearReports();
     }
diff --git a/kafka-ui-e2e-checks/src/test/java/com/provectus/kafka/ui/screenshots/Screenshooter.java b/kafka-ui-e2e-checks/src/test/java/com/provectus/kafka/ui/screenshots/Screenshooter.java
index 4b328e0265..ff07c84bef 100644
--- a/kafka-ui-e2e-checks/src/test/java/com/provectus/kafka/ui/screenshots/Screenshooter.java
+++ b/kafka-ui-e2e-checks/src/test/java/com/provectus/kafka/ui/screenshots/Screenshooter.java
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ public class Screenshooter {
       Boolean.parseBoolean(System.getProperty("SHOULD_SAVE_SCREENSHOTS_IF_NOT_EXIST", "true"));
   private static boolean TURN_OFF_SCREENSHOTS =
       Boolean.parseBoolean(System.getProperty("TURN_OFF_SCREENSHOTS", "false"));
+  private static boolean USE_LOCAL_BROWSER =
+          Boolean.parseBoolean(System.getProperty("USE_LOCAL_BROWSER", "false"));
 
   private File newFile(String name) {
     var file = new File(name);
@@ -58,7 +60,9 @@ public class Screenshooter {
 
   @SneakyThrows
   public void compareScreenshots(String name, boolean shouldUpdateScreenshotIfDiffer) {
-    if (TURN_OFF_SCREENSHOTS) {
+    if (TURN_OFF_SCREENSHOTS || USE_LOCAL_BROWSER) {
+      log.warn("compareScreenshots turned off due TURN_OFF_SCREENSHOTS || USE_LOCAL_BROWSER: %b || %b"
+              .formatted(TURN_OFF_SCREENSHOTS,USE_LOCAL_BROWSER));
       return;
     }
     if (!doesScreenshotExist(name)) {
diff --git a/kafka-ui-e2e-checks/src/test/java/com/provectus/kafka/ui/topics/TopicTests.java b/kafka-ui-e2e-checks/src/test/java/com/provectus/kafka/ui/topics/TopicTests.java
index c36d58b440..a6a97299f0 100644
--- a/kafka-ui-e2e-checks/src/test/java/com/provectus/kafka/ui/topics/TopicTests.java
+++ b/kafka-ui-e2e-checks/src/test/java/com/provectus/kafka/ui/topics/TopicTests.java
@@ -4,9 +4,7 @@ import com.provectus.kafka.ui.base.BaseTest;
 import com.provectus.kafka.ui.pages.MainPage;
 import com.provectus.kafka.ui.steps.kafka.KafkaSteps;
 import lombok.SneakyThrows;
-import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterEach;
-import org.junit.jupiter.api.DisplayName;
-import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.*;
 
 public class TopicTests extends BaseTest {