diff --git a/cypress.config.js b/cypress.config.js
index 80f0c792a..76447bd4a 100644
--- a/cypress.config.js
+++ b/cypress.config.js
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 const { defineConfig } = require("cypress");
-const fs = require("fs");
-const path = require("path");
 
 module.exports = defineConfig({
   e2e: {
@@ -17,16 +15,33 @@ module.exports = defineConfig({
       username: "admin",
       password: "admin",
     },
+    clientCertificates: [
+      {
+        url: "https://localhost:9200/.opendistro-ism*",
+        ca: ["cypress/resources/root-ca.pem"],
+        certs: [
+          {
+            cert: "cypress/resources/kirk.pem",
+            key: "cypress/resources/kirk-key.pem",
+            passphrase: "",
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+      {
+        url: "https://localhost:9200/.opendistro-ism-config/_update_by_query/",
+        ca: ["cypress/resources/root-ca.pem"],
+        certs: [
+          {
+            cert: "cypress/resources/kirk.pem",
+            key: "cypress/resources/kirk-key.pem",
+            passphrase: "",
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+    ],
     setupNodeEvents(on, config) {
-      on("task", {
-        readCertAndKey() {
-          const cert = fs.readFileSync(path.resolve(__dirname, "cypress/resources/kirk.pem"));
-          const key = fs.readFileSync(path.resolve(__dirname, "cypress/resources/kirk-key.pem"));
-          return { cert, key };
-        },
-      });
       // implement node event listeners here
       return config;
     },
   },
-});
+});
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diff --git a/cypress/resources/kirk-key.pem b/cypress/resources/kirk-key.pem
index 1949c2613..fd1728cda 100644
--- a/cypress/resources/kirk-key.pem
+++ b/cypress/resources/kirk-key.pem
@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@ nBY2S57MSM11/MVslrEgGmYNnI4r1K25xlaqV6K6ztEJv6n69327MS4NG8L/gCU5
 mQGwy8vIqMjAdHGLrCS35sVYBXG13knS52LJHvbVee39AbD5/LlWvjJGlQMzCLrw
 F7oILW5kXxhb8S73GWcuMbuQMFVHFONbZAZgn+C9FW4l7XyRdkrbR1MRZ2km8YMs
 /AHmo368d4PSNRMMzLHw8Q==
------END PRIVATE KEY-----
\ No newline at end of file
+-----END PRIVATE KEY-----
diff --git a/cypress/resources/root-ca.pem b/cypress/resources/root-ca.pem
index d33f5f721..854323e6f 100644
--- a/cypress/resources/root-ca.pem
+++ b/cypress/resources/root-ca.pem
@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@ YuXgN4KrIcMXQIuAXCx407c+pIlT/T1FNn+VQXwi56PYzxQKtlpoKUL3oPQE1d0V
 1yVJon6RkUGtqBqKIuLksKwEr//ELnjmXit4LQKSnqKr0FTCB7seIrKJNyb35Qnq
 qy9a/Unhokrmdda1tr6MbqU8l7HmxLuSd/Ky+L0eDNtYv6YfMewtjg0TtAnFyQov
 rdXmeq1dy9HLo3Ds4AFz3Gx9076TxcRS/iI=
------END CERTIFICATE-----
\ No newline at end of file
+-----END CERTIFICATE-----