diff --git a/esp/src/test-ui/tests/framework/TestRunner.java b/esp/src/test-ui/tests/framework/TestRunner.java
index c96e703f7b6..92983e1c0d2 100644
--- a/esp/src/test-ui/tests/framework/TestRunner.java
+++ b/esp/src/test-ui/tests/framework/TestRunner.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import org.openqa.selenium.remote.RemoteWebDriver;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.net.URI;
 
 public class TestRunner {
 
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException, InterruptedException
         chromeOptions.addArguments("--no-sandbox");
         chromeOptions.addArguments("--log-level=3");
 
-        WebDriver driver = new ChromeDriver(chromeOptions);
+        WebDriver driver = new RemoteWebDriver(URI.create("http://localhost:4444/wd/hub").toURL(), chromeOptions);
 
         Capabilities caps = ((RemoteWebDriver) driver).getCapabilities();