diff --git a/cypress/e2e/pairingTool.cy.js b/cypress/e2e/pairingTool.cy.js
index 700b070..a047d44 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/pairingTool.cy.js
+++ b/cypress/e2e/pairingTool.cy.js
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
-describe('The Pairing Tool', () => {
+describe('The Pairing Tool', { testIsolation: false }, () => {
 
   it('Open the main page', () => {
-    cy.visit(Cypress.env('url'))
+    const pairingToolUrl = Cypress.env('url')
+    cy.visit(pairingToolUrl)
+    cy.contains('Pairing Tool')
   })
 
   it('Upload a workshop CSV file', () => {
-    cy.contains('Pairing Tool')
     cy.get('input[type=file]').attachFile('workshop-csv-file.csv')
   })
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7774a10..a06d535 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     "test": "react-scripts test",
     "test:e2e": "cypress run --env url=http://localhost:3000/pairing-tool/",
     "smoke": "cypress run --env url=https://codebar.github.io/pairing-tool/",
-    "cypress": "cypress open",
+    "cypress": "cypress open --env url=http://localhost:3000/pairing-tool/",
     "clean": "eslint \"src/**/*.js\" --fix",
     "start": "react-scripts start",
     "build": "react-scripts build"
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     "@testing-library/jest-dom": "^5.16.5",
     "@testing-library/react": "^13.4.0",
     "@testing-library/user-event": "^14.4.3",
-    "cypress": "^11.2.0",
+    "cypress": "^12.0.1",
     "cypress-file-upload": "^5.0.8",
     "react-scripts": "5.0.1"
   },
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 5fa8f56..66563ea 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -3994,10 +3994,10 @@ cypress-file-upload@^5.0.8:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/cypress-file-upload/-/cypress-file-upload-5.0.8.tgz#d8824cbeaab798e44be8009769f9a6c9daa1b4a1"
   integrity sha512-+8VzNabRk3zG6x8f8BWArF/xA/W0VK4IZNx3MV0jFWrJS/qKn8eHfa5nU73P9fOQAgwHFJx7zjg4lwOnljMO8g==
 
-cypress@^11.2.0:
-  version "11.2.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/cypress/-/cypress-11.2.0.tgz#63edef8c387b687066c5493f6f0ad7b9ced4b2b7"
-  integrity sha512-u61UGwtu7lpsNWLUma/FKNOsrjcI6wleNmda/TyKHe0dOBcVjbCPlp1N6uwFZ0doXev7f/91YDpU9bqDCFeBLA==
+cypress@^12.0.1:
+  version "12.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/cypress/-/cypress-12.0.1.tgz#3a51a38b2f162256c7226e68e902cfe1750e3d92"
+  integrity sha512-I1Ag5RsPEINfUlQtV6xwkd6ktJuu5QGiKZ3pFa/IXjcyCY6I7CH3gOz0juLOhg/LXOPrQtZH35ulcWDQohyyEA==
   dependencies:
     "@cypress/request" "^2.88.10"
     "@cypress/xvfb" "^1.2.4"