diff --git a/tests/protractor.conf.ts b/tests/protractor.conf.ts
index d59668d71..9cd3957a5 100644
--- a/tests/protractor.conf.ts
+++ b/tests/protractor.conf.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ let conf: Config = {
     defaultTimeoutInterval: 60 * 60 * 1000 // 60 mins for spec to run
   },
 
-  directConnect: process.env.DIRECT_CONNECTION === "true",
+  directConnect: process.env.DIRECT_CONNECT === "true",
   useAllAngular2AppRoots: true,
   getPageTimeout: 3 * 60 * 1000, // must load within 3 min
   seleniumAddress: "http://localhost:4444/wd/hub",
diff --git a/tests/run.sh b/tests/run.sh
index d38932917..234093f2c 100755
--- a/tests/run.sh
+++ b/tests/run.sh
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ start_webdriver() {
   # Start selenium server just for this test run
   log.info "Starting Webdriver and Selenium..."
   log.info "Webdriver will log to:$GREEN $log_file"
-  npm run webdriver:update
   npm run webdriver:start >> "$log_file" 2>&1 &
   webdriver_pid=$!
 }
@@ -89,7 +88,6 @@ main() {
   local specs_pattern=${SPECS_PATTERN:-"${temp_dir}/**/*.spec.js"}
   local test_source_path=${TEST_SOURCE_PATH:-"../src/tests"}
   local access_token=${ACCESS_TOKEN:-"{\"access_token\":\"somerandomtoken\",\"expires_in\":1800,\"refresh_expires_in\":1800,\"refresh_token\":\"somerandomtoken\",\"token_type\":\"bearer\"}"}
-  local protractor="$(npm bin)/protractor"
   local typescript="$(npm bin)/tsc"
   local suite=${1:-""}
 
@@ -125,13 +123,14 @@ main() {
     echo "DIRECT_CONNECT is set; using direct connection (faster)"
     echo
   fi
+  # Update webdriver binary
+  npm run webdriver:update
 
   if [[ ${HEADLES_MODE:-false} == true ]]; then
     echo "HEADLESS_MODE is set. Chrome will run in headless mode"
     echo
   fi
-
-  $protractor --baseUrl "${base_url}" --specs "${specs_pattern}" --exclude "node_modules/**/*.spec.js" --params.accessToken "${access_token}" --suite "${suite}" "${temp_dir}/protractor.conf.js"
+  $(npm bin)/protractor --baseUrl "${base_url}" --specs "${specs_pattern}" --exclude "node_modules/**/*.spec.js" --params.accessToken "${access_token}" --suite "${suite}" "${temp_dir}/protractor.conf.js"
 
   TEST_RESULT=$?