diff --git a/.github/workflows/gradle.yml b/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
index d0bbecb6af..74ba04fe32 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
@@ -267,8 +267,7 @@ jobs:
                                                 -Pvividus.batch-1.resource-include-patterns=ProxyStepsTests.story \
                                                 -Pvividus.selenium.grid.username=${SAUCELABS_USER} \
                                                 -Pvividus.selenium.grid.password=${SAUCELABS_KEY} \
-                                                -Pvividus.saucelabs.sauce-connect.command-line-arguments="--proxy-localhost --no-ssl-bump-domains example.com" \
-                                                -Pvividus.saucelabs.sauce-connect.use-latest-version=false
+                                                -Pvividus.saucelabs.sauce-connect.command-line-arguments="--proxy-localhost --no-ssl-bump-domains example.com"
         else
             echo No SAUCELABS_USER and/or SAUCELABS_KEY, SauceLabs system tests will be skipped
         fi
diff --git a/vividus-tests/src/main/resources/properties/environment/system/saucelabs/environment.properties b/vividus-tests/src/main/resources/properties/environment/system/saucelabs/environment.properties
index 420da82341..e61ecaf50d 100644
--- a/vividus-tests/src/main/resources/properties/environment/system/saucelabs/environment.properties
+++ b/vividus-tests/src/main/resources/properties/environment/system/saucelabs/environment.properties
@@ -1,2 +1,7 @@
 selenium.grid.host=ondemand.eu-central-1.saucelabs.com
 saucelabs.data-center=EU
+
+# SauceLabs released a new version of SauceConnect (4.9.0):
+# https://changelog.saucelabs.com/en/sauce-connect-proxy-release-version-490-aec8wD1P
+# System tests has started failing. Need to investigate, but temporary disabling latest SC
+saucelabs.sauce-connect.use-latest-version=true