diff --git a/cypress/integration/login.spec.ts b/cypress/integration/login.spec.ts
index be6755f66d..ed2109d88a 100644
--- a/cypress/integration/login.spec.ts
+++ b/cypress/integration/login.spec.ts
@@ -1,24 +1,26 @@
-// describe('Local authentication', () => {
-//   it('Log in with valid creds', () => {
-//     cy.visit('/auth/login');
-//     cy.intercept('POST', '/v3-public/localProviders/local*').as('loginReq');
+describe('Local authentication', () => {
+  it('Log in with valid creds', () => {
+    cy.visit('/auth/login');
+    cy.intercept('POST', '/v3-public/localProviders/local*').as('loginReq');
 
-//     cy.login(Cypress.env('username'), Cypress.env('password'));
+    cy.login(Cypress.env('username'), Cypress.env('password'), false);
 
-//     cy.wait('@loginReq').then((login) => {
-//       expect(login.response?.statusCode).to.equal(200);
-//       cy.url().should('not.equal', `${ Cypress.config().baseUrl }/auth/login`);
-//     });
-//   });
+    cy.wait('@loginReq').then((login) => {
+      expect(login.response?.statusCode).to.equal(200);
+      cy.url().should('not.equal', `${ Cypress.config().baseUrl }/auth/login`);
+    });
+  });
 
-//   it('Cannot login with invalid creds', () => {
-//     cy.intercept('POST', '/v3-public/localProviders/local*').as('loginReq');
+  it('Cannot login with invalid creds', () => {
+    cy.visit('/auth/login');
 
-//     cy.login(Cypress.env('username'), `${ Cypress.env('password') }abc`);
+    cy.intercept('POST', '/v3-public/localProviders/local*').as('loginReq');
 
-//     cy.wait('@loginReq').then((login) => {
-//       expect(login.response?.statusCode).to.not.equal(200);
-//       cy.url().should('equal', `${ Cypress.config().baseUrl }/auth/login`);
-//     });
-//   });
-// });
+    cy.login(Cypress.env('username'), `${ Cypress.env('password') }abc`, false);
+
+    cy.wait('@loginReq').then((login) => {
+      expect(login.response?.statusCode).to.not.equal(200);
+      cy.url().should('equal', `${ Cypress.config().baseUrl }/auth/login`);
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/cypress/support/commands.ts b/cypress/support/commands.ts
index e7f303fbfb..c0a52a4a1c 100644
--- a/cypress/support/commands.ts
+++ b/cypress/support/commands.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-Cypress.Commands.add('login', (username = Cypress.env('username'), password = Cypress.env('password')) => {
-  cy.session([username, password], () => {
+Cypress.Commands.add('login', (username = Cypress.env('username'), password = Cypress.env('password'), cacheSession = true) => {
+  const login = () => {
     cy.intercept('POST', '/v3-public/localProviders/local*').as('loginReq');
     cy.visit('/auth/login');
 
@@ -13,7 +13,13 @@ Cypress.Commands.add('login', (username = Cypress.env('username'), password = Cy
 
     cy.get('button').click();
     cy.wait('@loginReq');
-  });
+  };
+
+  if (cacheSession) {
+    cy.session([username, password], login);
+  } else {
+    login();
+  }
 });
 
 Cypress.Commands.add('byLabel', (label) => {