diff --git a/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/remixd-dyn.test.ts b/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/remixd-dyn.test.ts
index fb7ae82e51..fd3f637c58 100644
--- a/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/remixd-dyn.test.ts
+++ b/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/remixd-dyn.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 'use strict'
 import { NightwatchBrowser } from 'nightwatch'
 import { writeFileSync } from 'fs'
+import { join } from 'path'
+import { spawn } from 'child_process'
 import init from '../helpers/init'
 import * as hardhatCompilation from '../helpers/hardhat_compilation_14f7eb130f02e4d9abcd68528a373e96.json'
 import * as hardhat_compilation_Lock_dbg from '../helpers/hardhat_compilation_Lock.dbg.json'
@@ -21,12 +23,17 @@ module.exports = {
   },
   
   'Should listen on compilation result from hardhat #group1': function (browser: NightwatchBrowser) {
+    let remixd
     browser.perform((done) => {
+      remixd = spawnRemixd(join(process.cwd(), '/apps/remix-ide', '/contracts/hardhat'))
       console.log('working directory', process.cwd())
-
-      writeFileSync('./apps/remix-ide/contracts/artifacts/contracts/Lock.dbg.json', JSON.stringify(hardhat_compilation_Lock_dbg))
-      writeFileSync('./apps/remix-ide/contracts/artifacts/contracts/Lock.json', JSON.stringify(hardhat_compilation_Lock))
-      writeFileSync('./apps/remix-ide/contracts/artifacts/build-info/14f7eb130f02e4d9abcd68528a373e96.json', JSON.stringify(hardhatCompilation))
+      startRemixd(browser, done)
+    })
+    .perform((done) => {
+      console.log('generating compilation result')
+      writeFileSync('./apps/remix-ide/contracts/hardhat/artifacts/contracts/Lock.dbg.json', JSON.stringify(hardhat_compilation_Lock_dbg))
+      writeFileSync('./apps/remix-ide/contracts/hardhat/artifacts/contracts/Lock.json', JSON.stringify(hardhat_compilation_Lock))
+      writeFileSync('./apps/remix-ide/contracts/hardhat/artifacts/build-info/14f7eb130f02e4d9abcd68528a373e96.json', JSON.stringify(hardhatCompilation))
       done()
     })
     .expect.element('*[data-id="terminalJournal"]').text.to.contain('receiving compilation result from hardhat').before(60000)
@@ -35,23 +42,48 @@ module.exports = {
       .selectContract('Lock')
       .createContract('1')
       .expect.element('*[data-id="terminalJournal"]').text.to.contain('Unlock time should be in the future').before(60000)
+
+    browser.perform(() => {
+      remixd.kill()
+    })
    },
 
    'Should load compilation result from hardhat when remixd connects #group2': function (browser: NightwatchBrowser) {
     // artifacts/build-info/c7062fdd360381a85af23eeef31c98f8.json has already been created
+    let remixd
     browser
+      .perform((done) => {
+        writeFileSync('./apps/remix-ide/contracts/hardhat/artifacts/contracts/Lock.dbg.json', JSON.stringify(hardhat_compilation_Lock_dbg))
+        writeFileSync('./apps/remix-ide/contracts/hardhat/artifacts/contracts/Lock.json', JSON.stringify(hardhat_compilation_Lock))
+        writeFileSync('./apps/remix-ide/contracts/hardhat/artifacts/build-info/14f7eb130f02e4d9abcd68528a373e96.json', JSON.stringify(hardhatCompilation))
+        done()
+      })
+      .perform((done) => {
+        remixd = spawnRemixd(join(process.cwd(), '/apps/remix-ide', '/contracts/hardhat'))
+        console.log('working directory', process.cwd())
+        startRemixd(browser, done)
+      })
       .expect.element('*[data-id="terminalJournal"]').text.to.contain('receiving compilation result from hardhat').before(60000)
       
     browser.clickLaunchIcon('udapp')
       .selectContract('Lock')
       .createContract('1')
       .expect.element('*[data-id="terminalJournal"]').text.to.contain('Unlock time should be in the future').before(60000)
+
+    browser.perform(() => {
+      remixd.kill()
+    })
    },
 
    'Should listen on compilation result from foundry #group3': function (browser: NightwatchBrowser) {
+    let remixd
     browser.perform((done) => {
+      remixd = spawnRemixd(join(process.cwd(), '/apps/remix-ide', '/contracts/foundry'))
       console.log('working directory', process.cwd())
-      writeFileSync('./apps/remix-ide/contracts/out/Counter.sol/Counter.json', JSON.stringify(foundryCompilation))
+      startRemixd(browser, done)
+    })
+    .perform((done) => {
+      writeFileSync('./apps/remix-ide/contracts/foundry/out/Counter.sol/Counter.json', JSON.stringify(foundryCompilation))
       done()
     })
     .expect.element('*[data-id="terminalJournal"]').text.to.contain('receiving compilation result from foundry').before(60000)
@@ -70,13 +102,22 @@ module.exports = {
         browser.testConstantFunction(contractAaddress, 'number - call', null, '0:\nuint256: 1').perform(() => {
           done()
         })
-      })      
+      })
+
+    browser.perform(() => {
+      remixd.kill()
+    }) 
    },
 
    'Should listen on compilation result from truffle #group4': function (browser: NightwatchBrowser) {
+    let remixd
     browser.perform((done) => {
+      remixd = spawnRemixd(join(process.cwd(), '/apps/remix-ide', '/contracts/truffle'))
       console.log('working directory', process.cwd())
-      writeFileSync('./apps/remix-ide/contracts/build/contracts/Migrations.json', JSON.stringify(truffle_compilation))
+      startRemixd(browser, done)      
+    })
+    .perform((done) => {
+      writeFileSync('./apps/remix-ide/contracts/truffle/build/contracts/Migrations.json', JSON.stringify(truffle_compilation))
       done()
     })
     .expect.element('*[data-id="terminalJournal"]').text.to.contain('receiving compilation result from truffle').before(60000)
@@ -87,6 +128,41 @@ module.exports = {
       .testFunction('last',
         {
           status: 'true Transaction mined and execution succeed'
-        })   
+        })
+
+    browser.perform(() => {
+      remixd.kill()
+    }) 
    }
 }
+
+function spawnRemixd (path: string) {
+  const remixd = spawn('yarn run remixd', [`-s ${path}`], { cwd: process.cwd(), shell: true })
+  remixd.stdout.on('data', function(data) {
+    console.log('stdout: ' + data.toString())   
+  })
+  remixd.stderr.on('err', function(data) {
+    console.log('err: ' + data.toString())   
+  })
+  return remixd
+}
+
+function startRemixd (browser: NightwatchBrowser, done: any) {
+  const browserName = browser.options.desiredCapabilities.browserName
+  if (browserName === 'safari' || browserName === 'internet explorer') {
+    console.log('do not run remixd test for ' + browserName + ': sauce labs doesn\'t seems to handle websocket')
+    browser.end()
+    done()
+    return
+  }
+
+  browser
+    .waitForElementVisible('#icon-panel', 2000)
+    .clickLaunchIcon('filePanel')
+    .clickLaunchIcon('pluginManager')
+    .scrollAndClick('#pluginManager *[data-id="pluginManagerComponentActivateButtonremixd"]')
+    .waitForElementVisible('*[data-id="remixdConnect-modal-footer-ok-react"]', 2000)
+    .pause(2000)
+    .click('*[data-id="remixdConnect-modal-footer-ok-react"]')
+    .perform(() => done())
+}