diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 8a29e9184..767cf2694 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -327,6 +327,7 @@ jobs:
           browser: "chrome"
           ci-build-id: "${{ github.sha }}-${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event_name }}"
         env:
+          CYPRESS_REROUTE_TESTNET:  ${{ matrix.spec == 'cypress/e2e/testnet4/*.spec.ts' }}
           COMMIT_INFO_MESSAGE: ${{ github.event.pull_request.title }}
           CYPRESS_RECORD_KEY: ${{ secrets.CYPRESS_RECORD_KEY }}
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/frontend/proxy.conf.staging.js b/frontend/proxy.conf.staging.js
index e6f33698b..eda7d2b9d 100644
--- a/frontend/proxy.conf.staging.js
+++ b/frontend/proxy.conf.staging.js
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ const fs = require('fs');
 let PROXY_CONFIG = require('./proxy.conf');
 
 PROXY_CONFIG.forEach(entry => {
-  entry.target = entry.target.replace("mempool.space", "node201.fmt.mempool.space");
+  const hostname = process.env.CYPRESS_REROUTE_TESTNET ?  'node201.fmt.mempool.space' : 'mempool-staging.fra.mempool.space';
+  entry.target = entry.target.replace("mempool.space", hostname);
   entry.target = entry.target.replace("liquid.network", "liquid-staging.fmt.mempool.space");
 });