diff --git a/frontend/webapp/cypress.config.ts b/frontend/webapp/cypress.config.ts
index 5bc18e87c..a15e76143 100644
--- a/frontend/webapp/cypress.config.ts
+++ b/frontend/webapp/cypress.config.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import Cypress from 'cypress';
 
 const config: Cypress.ConfigOptions = {
   e2e: {
-    baseUrl: 'https://example.cypress.io',
+    baseUrl: 'http://localhost:3000',
     setupNodeEvents(on, config) {},
     supportFile: false,
     waitForAnimations: true,
diff --git a/frontend/webapp/cypress/e2e/spec.cy.ts b/frontend/webapp/cypress/e2e/spec.cy.ts
index 173acfca1..97c1ad3d2 100644
--- a/frontend/webapp/cypress/e2e/spec.cy.ts
+++ b/frontend/webapp/cypress/e2e/spec.cy.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-describe('template spec', () => {
-  it('passes', () => {
+describe('Onboarding', () => {
+  it('Visiting the root path fetches a config with GraphQL. A fresh install will result in a redirect to the start of onboarding, confirming Front + Back connections', () => {
     cy.visit('/');
-
-    expect(true).to.equal(true);
+    cy.location('pathname').should('eq', '/choose-sources');
   });
 });