diff --git a/cypress.json b/cypress.json
index 404249f38..27f12495c 100644
--- a/cypress.json
+++ b/cypress.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "baseUrl": "http://localhost:5000",
   "env": {
     "API_URL": "http://localhost:3456/api/v1",
-    "TEST_SECRET": "testingS3cr3et"
+    "TEST_SECRET": "averyLongSecretToSe33dtheDB"
   },
   "video": false,
   "retries": {
diff --git a/cypress/docker-compose.yml b/cypress/docker-compose.yml
index 1c496de49..98a24edd3 100644
--- a/cypress/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/cypress/docker-compose.yml
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@ version: '3'
 
 services:
   api:
-    image: vikunja/api
+    image: vikunja/api:unstable
     environment:
       VIKUNJA_LOG_LEVEL: DEBUG
       VIKUNJA_SERVICE_TESTINGTOKEN: averyLongSecretToSe33dtheDB
+    ports:
+      - 3456:3456
   cypress:
     image: cypress/browsers:node12.18.3-chrome87-ff82
     volumes: