diff --git a/e2e-tests/cypress/e2e/connect.cy.js b/e2e-tests/cypress/e2e/connect.cy.js
index 4339369d1..556241367 100644
--- a/e2e-tests/cypress/e2e/connect.cy.js
+++ b/e2e-tests/cypress/e2e/connect.cy.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+const path = require('path');
+
 describe('Initialization', () => {
   it('successfully loads', () => {
     cy.visit('http://localhost:3000');
@@ -29,9 +31,9 @@ describe('Initialization', () => {
     cy.visit('http://localhost:3000');
     cy.contains('Connections');
 
-    cy.realPress("F1");
-    cy.realType("Close all");
-    cy.realPress("Enter");
+    cy.realPress('F1');
+    cy.realType('Close all');
+    cy.realPress('Enter');
 
     cy.get('[data-testid=ConnectionList_buttonNewConnection]').click();
     cy.get('[data-testid=ConnectionDriverFields_connectionType]').select('MySQL');
@@ -60,9 +62,9 @@ describe('Initialization', () => {
     cy.visit('http://localhost:3000');
     cy.contains('Connections');
 
-    cy.realPress("F1");
-    cy.realType("Close all");
-    cy.realPress("Enter");
+    cy.realPress('F1');
+    cy.realType('Close all');
+    cy.realPress('Enter');
 
     cy.get('[data-testid=ConnectionList_buttonNewConnection]').click();
     cy.get('[data-testid=ConnectionDriverFields_connectionType]').select('MySQL');
@@ -73,12 +75,16 @@ describe('Initialization', () => {
 
     cy.get('[data-testid=ConnectionTab_tabSshTunnel]').click();
     cy.get('[data-testid=ConnectionSshTunnelFields_useSshTunnel]').check();
-    cy.get('[data-testid=ConnectionSshTunnelFields_sshLogin]').clear().type('root');
-    cy.get('[data-testid=ConnectionSshTunnelFields_sshPassword]').clear().type('root');
+    cy.get('[data-testid=ConnectionSshTunnelFields_sshMode]').select('Key file');
+    cy.get('[data-testid=ConnectionSshTunnelFields_sshLogin]').clear()
+    cy.get('[data-testid=ConnectionSshTunnelFields_sshLogin]').type('root');
+    cy.get('[data-testid=ConnectionSshTunnelFields_sshKeyfile]')
+      .clear()
+      .type(path.join(Cypress.config('fileServerFolder'), 'cypress', 'e2e', 'mykey'));
     if (runOnCI) {
-      cy.get('[data-testid=ConnectionSshTunnelFields_sshHost]').clear().type('mysql-ssh-login');
+      cy.get('[data-testid=ConnectionSshTunnelFields_sshHost]').clear().type('mysql-ssh-keyfile');
     } else {
-      cy.get('[data-testid=ConnectionSshTunnelFields_sshPort]').clear().type('16006');
+      cy.get('[data-testid=ConnectionSshTunnelFields_sshPort]').clear().type('16008');
     }
     cy.get('[data-testid=ConnectionTab_buttonSave]').click();
     cy.get('[data-testid=ConnectionTab_buttonConnect]').click();