diff --git a/cypress/platform/viewer.js b/cypress/platform/viewer.js
index e3ea71da3..ac0c40a7d 100644
--- a/cypress/platform/viewer.js
+++ b/cypress/platform/viewer.js
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ const contentLoadedApi = async function () {
         divs[i] = div;
       }
 
-      const defaultE2eCnf = { theme: 'forest' };
+      const defaultE2eCnf = { theme: 'forest', startOnLoad: false };
 
       const cnf = merge(defaultE2eCnf, graphObj.mermaid);