diff --git a/.github/oxid-esales/cypress.sh b/.github/oxid-esales/cypress.sh
index 72b8825..99ae2e2 100755
--- a/.github/oxid-esales/cypress.sh
+++ b/.github/oxid-esales/cypress.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,11 @@ function create_network() {
 
 function start_services() {
   echo "Starting services with Docker Compose..."
-  docker-compose up -d php mysql selenium mailpit
+  docker compose up -d php mysql selenium mailpit
+
+  echo "Stopping and removing any existing Apache container..."
+  docker rm -f telecash-module-apache-1 || echo "No existing Apache container to remove."
+
   echo "Starting Apache with explicit hostname and ServerName..."
   docker run -d --name telecash-module-apache-1 \
     --hostname oxideshop.local \
@@ -18,13 +22,6 @@ function start_services() {
     httpd:latest bash -c 'echo "ServerName oxideshop.local" >> /usr/local/apache2/conf/httpd.conf && httpd-foreground'
 }
 
-function connect_services_to_network() {
-  echo "Connecting services to app-network..."
-  for service in telecash-module-php-1 telecash-module-mysql-1 telecash-module-mailpit-1 telecash-module-selenium-1; do
-    docker network connect app-network $service || echo "Service $service already connected to app-network."
-  done
-}
-
 function start_cypress() {
   echo "Starting Cypress container..."
   docker run -d --name cypress-container \
@@ -35,9 +32,6 @@ function start_cypress() {
     -e CYPRESS_WORKDIR=/var/www \
     -e CYPRESS_CONFIG=/var/www/cypress.config.js \
     cypress/included:latest bash -c "apt-get update && apt-get install -y iputils-ping curl && npx cypress run --config-file /var/www/cypress.config.js"
-
-  docker exec cypress-container ping oxideshop.local
-  docker exec cypress-container curl -I http://oxideshop.local
 }
 
 function test_connectivity() {
@@ -62,7 +56,6 @@ function cleanup() {
 # Main script execution
 create_network
 start_services
-connect_services_to_network
 start_cypress
 test_connectivity
 cleanup