diff --git a/cypress.json b/cypress.json
index 80358eb6dd..3adf7839c2 100644
--- a/cypress.json
+++ b/cypress.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "screenshotsFolder": "cypress/screenshots",
   "pluginsFile": "cypress/plugins/index.ts",
   "fixturesFolder": "cypress/fixtures",
-  "baseUrl": "http://localhost:4000",
+  "baseUrl": "http://127.0.0.1:4000",
   "retries":  {
     "runMode": 2,
     "openMode": 0
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@
     "DSPACE_TEST_SUBMIT_USER": "dspacedemo+submit@gmail.com",
     "DSPACE_TEST_SUBMIT_USER_PASSWORD": "dspace"
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}