diff --git a/jobs/templates/includes/stage-cypress-tests.groovy.j2 b/jobs/templates/includes/stage-cypress-tests.groovy.j2
--- a/jobs/templates/includes/stage-cypress-tests.groovy.j2
+++ b/jobs/templates/includes/stage-cypress-tests.groovy.j2
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     stage ('Setup cypress environment') {
       steps {
         sh '''
-          python3 -m pip install --user -e .[testing]
+          python3 -m pip install --no-use-pep517 --user -e .[testing]
           yarn install --frozen-lockfile
           NODE_ENV=test yarn run webpack --config ./swh/web/assets/config/webpack.config.development.js --colors
           yarn run cypress install