diff --git a/.env b/.env
index 0b7186a6d865cf0ed1f5182a1533da7c9f97b644..772f58b620c367521076aeff03114c2a67811aea 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ REACT_APP_API_SERVER_URL=http://127.0.0.1:80
 # related to proxy-setting in package.json
 DANGEROUSLY_DISABLE_HOST_CHECK=true
 
-SELENIUM_HOST = selenium__standalone-chrome
\ No newline at end of file
+APP_TESTS_REMOTE_WEB_DRIVER_URL = selenium__standalone-chrome
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 1f3863cea04dce5bfe7540b898c5f315c90d7ad3..466780f3129c263722bbc92c4ac248e2c1fcf343 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ build_test_frontend:
       alias: chrome
 
   variables:
-    SELENIUM_HOST: chrome
+    APP_TESTS_REMOTE_WEB_DRIVER_URL: "http://chrome:4444"
 
   script: 
     - echo "install npm"
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ build_test_frontend:
     - echo "docker commands success"
     - npm start &
     - echo "start test"
-    - npm test --host=selenium__standalone-chrome
+    - npm test --host=$SELENIUM_HOST
     - echo "Testing finshed"
 
   tags: 
diff --git a/src/test/LoginTest.test.ts b/src/test/LoginTest.test.ts
index 7eb410d9fca15dbc748ca7c8abe83a3bdde9be71..0c46511774a7116fe64faf8e180016662b9c52c6 100644
--- a/src/test/LoginTest.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/LoginTest.test.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ describe("Login Test", function () {
   let driver:WebDriver;
 
   beforeEach(async function () {
-    driver = await new Builder().forBrowser("chrome").usingServer(`http://${process.env.SELENIUM_HOST}:4444`).setChromeOptions(new chrome.Options().headless().windowSize({width: 1920, height: 1080})).build();
+    driver = await new Builder().forBrowser("chrome").usingServer(`${process.env.APP_TESTS_REMOTE_WEB_DRIVER_URL}`).setChromeOptions(new chrome.Options().headless().windowSize({width: 1920, height: 1080})).build();
     //driver = await new Builder().forBrowser("chrome").setChromeOptions(new chrome.Options().headless()).build();
     //navigate to the application
     await driver.get(`http://localhost:3000`);
diff --git a/src/test/UserManagement.test.ts b/src/test/UserManagement.test.ts
index f9abba081666e954ec8307be6c5bdf62937250f2..7632d40c7aa44c274f0c8f9ec0508e38df48c1a7 100644
--- a/src/test/UserManagement.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/UserManagement.test.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ describe("User Management Test", function () {
   let driver: WebDriver; 
 
   beforeEach(async function () {
-    driver = await new Builder().forBrowser("chrome").usingServer(`http://${process.env.SELENIUM_HOST}:4444`).setChromeOptions(new chrome.Options().headless().windowSize({width: 1920, height: 1080})).build();
+    driver = await new Builder().forBrowser("chrome").usingServer(`${process.env.APP_TESTS_REMOTE_WEB_DRIVER_URL}`).setChromeOptions(new chrome.Options().headless().windowSize({width: 1920, height: 1080})).build();
     await driver.get(`http://localhost:3000`);
     
     //await driver.manage().window().maximize();