diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
index 553774bb46..e24c9a171d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ jobs:
           load: true
 
       - name: Run cypress
-        run: docker run --network host cypress-test test:browser:firefox
+        run: docker run --network host cypress-test test:browser:parallel:firefox
 
       - name: Tear down iota sandbox
         if: always()
diff --git a/bindings/wasm/cypress.config.ts b/bindings/wasm/cypress.config.ts
index f7cb0a6a1a..c59929872a 100644
--- a/bindings/wasm/cypress.config.ts
+++ b/bindings/wasm/cypress.config.ts
@@ -10,14 +10,20 @@ export default defineConfig({
     },
     e2e: {
         supportFile: false,
-        // Fix to make subtle crypto work in cypress firefox
-        // https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/18217
         setupNodeEvents(on, config) {
             on("before:browser:launch", (browser, launchOptions) => {
                 if (browser.family === "firefox") {
+                    // Fix to make subtle crypto work in cypress firefox
+                    // https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/18217
                     launchOptions.preferences[
                         "network.proxy.testing_localhost_is_secure_when_hijacked"
                     ] = true;
+                    // Temporary fix to allow cypress to control Firefox via CDP
+                    // https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/29713
+                    // https://fxdx.dev/deprecating-cdp-support-in-firefox-embracing-the-future-with-webdriver-bidi/
+                    launchOptions.preferences[
+                        "remote.active-protocols"
+                    ] = 3;
                 }
                 return launchOptions;
             });