diff --git a/test/e2e/configs/_local.ci.py b/test/e2e/configs/_local.ci.py
index 41a02a9511..cfc60448df 100644
--- a/test/e2e/configs/_local.ci.py
+++ b/test/e2e/configs/_local.ci.py
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ LOG_LEVEL = logging.getLevelName(os.getenv('LOG_LEVEL', 'INFO'))
 UPDATE_VP_ON_FAIL = False
 DEV_BUILD = False
 AUT_PATH = os.getenv('AUT_PATH')
+os.environ['STATUS_RUNTIME_USE_MOCKED_KEYCARD'] = 'False'
diff --git a/test/e2e/configs/_local.default.py b/test/e2e/configs/_local.default.py
index 9ec058148b..c5d87fafa5 100644
--- a/test/e2e/configs/_local.default.py
+++ b/test/e2e/configs/_local.default.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import logging
+import os
 
 LOG_LEVEL = logging.DEBUG
 DEV_BUILD = False
 AUT_PATH = "path to the application (.app or .AppImage)"
+os.environ['STATUS_RUNTIME_USE_MOCKED_KEYCARD'] = 'False'
 
diff --git a/test/e2e/conftest.py b/test/e2e/conftest.py
index 731579bbef..5eb5aa823e 100644
--- a/test/e2e/conftest.py
+++ b/test/e2e/conftest.py
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ def setup_function_scope(
         caplog,
         generate_test_data,
         check_result,
-        application_logs
+        application_logs,
+        keycard_controller
 ):
     # FIXME: broken due to KeyError: <_pytest.stash.StashKey object at 0x7fd1ba6d78c0>
     # caplog.set_level(configs.LOG_LEVEL)
diff --git a/test/e2e/fixtures/aut.py b/test/e2e/fixtures/aut.py
index 99d7f9336d..d6700d1055 100644
--- a/test/e2e/fixtures/aut.py
+++ b/test/e2e/fixtures/aut.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import allure
+import os
 import pytest
 import logging
 import configs
@@ -18,6 +19,10 @@ def options(request):
         return request.param
     return ''
 
+@pytest.fixture
+def keycard_controller(request):
+    if 'settings_keycard' in str(getattr(request, 'fspath')):
+        os.environ['STATUS_RUNTIME_USE_MOCKED_KEYCARD'] = 'True'
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def application_logs():