diff --git a/cypress.config.ts b/cypress.config.ts
index b6e8fadd462..4da5d989a88 100644
--- a/cypress.config.ts
+++ b/cypress.config.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 import { defineConfig } from "cypress";
 import cypressSplit from "cypress-split";
+import * as dotenv from "dotenv";
 import fs from "fs";
 
+dotenv.config();
+
 export default defineConfig({
   projectId: "wf7d2m",
   defaultCommandTimeout: 10000,
@@ -32,7 +35,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
     requestTimeout: 15000,
   },
   env: {
-    API_URL: process.env.REACT_CARE_API_URL ?? "http://localhost:9000",
+    API_URL: process.env.REACT_CARE_API_URL,
     ENABLE_HCX: process.env.REACT_ENABLE_HCX ?? false,
   },
 });
diff --git a/cypress/e2e/patient_spec/PatientFileUpload.ts b/cypress/e2e/patient_spec/PatientFileUpload.cy.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from cypress/e2e/patient_spec/PatientFileUpload.ts
rename to cypress/e2e/patient_spec/PatientFileUpload.cy.ts
diff --git a/cypress/pageobject/Patient/PatientFileupload.ts b/cypress/pageobject/Patient/PatientFileupload.ts
index 6cde7d78568..c70170a744d 100644
--- a/cypress/pageobject/Patient/PatientFileupload.ts
+++ b/cypress/pageobject/Patient/PatientFileupload.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ export class PatientFileUpload {
 
   recordAudio() {
     cy.get("#record-audio").click();
-    cy.wait(5000);
+    cy.wait(2000);
+    cy.get("#start-recording").click();
+    cy.wait(2000);
     cy.get("#stop-recording").click();
     cy.wait(1000);
     cy.get("#save-recording").click();
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 5c703af8fe1..63af1164ef0 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -20862,4 +20862,4 @@
       }
     }
   }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/components/Files/AudioCaptureDialog.tsx b/src/components/Files/AudioCaptureDialog.tsx
index 4d60f64a135..5512fad9dc6 100644
--- a/src/components/Files/AudioCaptureDialog.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Files/AudioCaptureDialog.tsx
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ export default function AudioCaptureDialog(props: AudioCaptureDialogProps) {
         <div>
           <h2 className="font-bold text-white">{t("audio__record")}</h2>
           <div className="text-secondary-200">{t("audio__record_helper")}</div>
-          <div className="mt-4">
+          <div className="mt-4" id="start-recording">
             <button
               onClick={handleStartRecording}
               className="inline-flex aspect-square w-32 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-white/10 text-6xl text-white hover:bg-white/20"