diff --git a/test/routing-samples/runner.js b/test/routing-samples/runner.js
index 75129ffb..137e233f 100644
--- a/test/routing-samples/runner.js
+++ b/test/routing-samples/runner.js
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ const runTestsOnApp = (app) => {
       runner.on('exit', function(code) {
         console.log('Test runner exited with code: ' + code);
         returnCode = code;
-        routerApp.stderr.pause();
         routerApp.kill(code);
       });
       runner.on('error', function(err) {
diff --git a/test/routing-samples/wdio.conf.js b/test/routing-samples/wdio.conf.js
index 37ea7877..08fa197e 100644
--- a/test/routing-samples/wdio.conf.js
+++ b/test/routing-samples/wdio.conf.js
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
  */
 
 /* eslint-disable */
+// will load environment vars from testenv file and set on process.env
+require('@okta/env').setEnvironmentVarsFromTestEnv(__dirname);
+
 
 const logLevel = 'warn';
 const browserOptions = {
@@ -95,9 +98,10 @@ exports.config = {
         // maxInstances can get overwritten per capability. So if you have an in-house Selenium
         // grid with only 5 firefox instances available you can make sure that not more than
         // 5 instances get started at a time.
-        maxInstances: 5,
+        maxInstances: 1,
         //
         browserName: 'chrome',
+        'goog:chromeOptions': browserOptions,
         acceptInsecureCerts: true
         // If outputDir is provided WebdriverIO can capture driver session logs
         // it is possible to configure which logTypes to include/exclude.