diff --git a/Makefile.local b/Makefile.local
--- a/Makefile.local
+++ b/Makefile.local
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
 	bash -c "trap 'trap - SIGINT SIGTERM ERR EXIT && \
 	jobs -p | xargs -r kill' SIGINT SIGTERM ERR EXIT; \
 	python3 swh/web/manage.py runserver --nostatic --settings=$(SETTINGS_TEST) & \
-	sleep 10 && $(YARN) run cypress run --config numTestsKeptInMemory=0 && \
+	sleep 10 && $(YARN) run cypress run -b /tmp/chromium-latest-linux/latest/chrome --config numTestsKeptInMemory=0 && \
 	$(YARN) mochawesome && $(YARN) nyc-report"
 
 test-frontend: export CYPRESS_SKIP_SLOW_TESTS=1
diff --git a/cypress/plugins/index.js b/cypress/plugins/index.js
--- a/cypress/plugins/index.js
+++ b/cypress/plugins/index.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 const axios = require('axios');
 const {execFileSync} = require('child_process');
-const fs = require('fs');
+// const fs = require('fs');
 const sqlite3 = require('sqlite3').verbose();
 
 let buildId = process.env.CYPRESS_PARALLEL_BUILD_ID;
@@ -50,17 +50,23 @@
 module.exports = (on, config) => {
   require('@cypress/code-coverage/task')(on, config);
   // produce JSON files prior launching browser in order to dynamically generate tests
-  on('before:browser:launch', function(browser, launchOptions) {
-    return new Promise((resolve) => {
-      const p1 = axios.get(`${config.baseUrl}/tests/data/content/code/extensions/`);
-      const p2 = axios.get(`${config.baseUrl}/tests/data/content/code/filenames/`);
-      Promise.all([p1, p2])
-        .then(function(responses) {
-          fs.writeFileSync('cypress/fixtures/source-file-extensions.json', JSON.stringify(responses[0].data));
-          fs.writeFileSync('cypress/fixtures/source-file-names.json', JSON.stringify(responses[1].data));
-          resolve();
-        });
-    });
+  // on('before:browser:launch', function(browser, launchOptions) {
+  //   return new Promise((resolve) => {
+  //     const p1 = axios.get(`${config.baseUrl}/tests/data/content/code/extensions/`);
+  //     const p2 = axios.get(`${config.baseUrl}/tests/data/content/code/filenames/`);
+  //     Promise.all([p1, p2])
+  //       .then(function(responses) {
+  //         fs.writeFileSync('cypress/fixtures/source-file-extensions.json', JSON.stringify(responses[0].data));
+  //         fs.writeFileSync('cypress/fixtures/source-file-names.json', JSON.stringify(responses[1].data));
+  //         resolve();
+  //       });
+  //   });
+  // });
+  on('before:browser:launch', (browser = {}, launchOptions) => {
+    if (browser.family === 'chromium' && browser.name !== 'electron') {
+      launchOptions.args.push('--disable-gpu');
+    }
+    return launchOptions;
   });
   on('task', {
     getSwhTestsData: async() => {