diff --git a/test/package-lock.json b/test/package-lock.json
index 34f3d6d2a..5a7cf4fd9 100644
--- a/test/package-lock.json
+++ b/test/package-lock.json
@@ -11824,7 +11824,7 @@
 		},
 		"node_modules/wdio-wikibase": {
 			"version": "6.0.1",
-			"resolved": "git+ssh://git@github.com/RickiJay-WMDE/wdio-wikibase.git#8957a597d56aeb9c45b84f2c54d1f24aabf36145",
+			"resolved": "git+ssh://git@github.com/RickiJay-WMDE/wdio-wikibase.git#79bcbf4deb082f17f846c15ff778522c4aead6fd",
 			"dev": true,
 			"license": "GPL-2.0+",
 			"engines": {
diff --git a/test/wdio.conf.ts b/test/wdio.conf.ts
index 6e18c4600..72e298718 100755
--- a/test/wdio.conf.ts
+++ b/test/wdio.conf.ts
@@ -111,7 +111,11 @@ export const config: WebdriverIO.Config = {
 	 * polls the wikibase docker container for installed extensions
 	 */
 	before: async () => {
-		await WikibaseApi.initialize();
+		await WikibaseApi.initialize(
+			undefined,
+			process.env.MW_ADMIN_NAME,
+			process.env.MW_ADMIN_PASS
+		);
 		defaultFunctionsInit();
 	},