diff --git a/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/commands/clickLaunchIcon.ts b/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/commands/clickLaunchIcon.ts
index af1a7dbb55..fff9a61929 100644
--- a/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/commands/clickLaunchIcon.ts
+++ b/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/commands/clickLaunchIcon.ts
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ import EventEmitter from 'events'
 class ClickLaunchIcon extends EventEmitter {
   command (this: NightwatchBrowser, icon: string): NightwatchBrowser {
     this.api
-    .waitForElementVisible('#icon-panel div[plugin="' + icon + '"]')
-    .click('#icon-panel div[plugin="' + icon + '"]')
-    .perform((done) => {
-      done()
-      this.emit('complete')
-    })
+      .waitForElementVisible('#icon-panel div[plugin="' + icon + '"]')
+      .click('#icon-panel div[plugin="' + icon + '"]')
+      .perform((done) => {
+        done()
+        this.emit('complete')
+      })
     return this
   }
 }
diff --git a/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/commands/connectToExternalHttpProvider.ts b/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/commands/connectToExternalHttpProvider.ts
index 8bac04f9fe..5a971c02cb 100644
--- a/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/commands/connectToExternalHttpProvider.ts
+++ b/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/commands/connectToExternalHttpProvider.ts
@@ -2,40 +2,40 @@ import { NightwatchBrowser } from 'nightwatch'
 import EventEmitter from 'events'
 
 class ConnectToExternalHttpProvider extends EventEmitter {
-    command(this: NightwatchBrowser, url: string, identifier: string): NightwatchBrowser {
-        this.api.element('xpath', `//*[@class='udapp_environment' and contains(.,'${identifier}')]`,
-            (result) => {
-                if (result.status as any === -1) {
-                    console.log("No connection to external provider found. Adding one.", url)
-                    browser
-                        .click({
-                            locateStrategy: 'css selector',
-                            selector: '[data-id="basic-http-provider-modal-footer-ok-react"]',
-                            abortOnFailure: false,
-                            suppressNotFoundErrors: true,
-                            timeout: 5000
-                        })
-                        .switchEnvironment('basic-http-provider')
-                        .waitForElementPresent('[data-id="basic-http-provider-modal-footer-ok-react"]')
-                        .execute(() => {
-                            (document.querySelector('*[data-id="basic-http-providerModalDialogContainer-react"] input[data-id="modalDialogCustomPromp"]') as any).focus()
-                        }, [], () => { })
-                        .setValue('[data-id="modalDialogCustomPromp"]', url)
-                        .modalFooterOKClick('basic-http-provider')
-                        .perform((done) => {
-                            done()
-                            this.emit('complete')
-                        })
-                } else {
-                    this.api.perform((done) => {
-                        done()
-                        this.emit('complete')
-                    })
-                }
-            }
-        )
-        return this
-    }
+  command(this: NightwatchBrowser, url: string, identifier: string): NightwatchBrowser {
+    this.api.element('xpath', `//*[@class='udapp_environment' and contains(.,'${identifier}')]`,
+      (result) => {
+        if (result.status as any === -1) {
+          console.log("No connection to external provider found. Adding one.", url)
+          browser
+            .click({
+              locateStrategy: 'css selector',
+              selector: '[data-id="basic-http-provider-modal-footer-ok-react"]',
+              abortOnFailure: false,
+              suppressNotFoundErrors: true,
+              timeout: 5000
+            })
+            .switchEnvironment('basic-http-provider')
+            .waitForElementPresent('[data-id="basic-http-provider-modal-footer-ok-react"]')
+            .execute(() => {
+              (document.querySelector('*[data-id="basic-http-providerModalDialogContainer-react"] input[data-id="modalDialogCustomPromp"]') as any).focus()
+            }, [], () => { })
+            .setValue('[data-id="modalDialogCustomPromp"]', url)
+            .modalFooterOKClick('basic-http-provider')
+            .perform((done) => {
+              done()
+              this.emit('complete')
+            })
+        } else {
+          this.api.perform((done) => {
+            done()
+            this.emit('complete')
+          })
+        }
+      }
+    )
+    return this
+  }
 }
 
 module.exports = ConnectToExternalHttpProvider
diff --git a/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/vyper_api.test.ts b/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/vyper_api.test.ts
index 2533ac60c5..85ae82919c 100644
--- a/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/vyper_api.test.ts
+++ b/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/tests/vyper_api.test.ts
@@ -61,7 +61,12 @@ module.exports = {
   },
 
   'Should copy abi after blind_auction compile #group1': function (browser: NightwatchBrowser) {
-    console.log(browser as any)
+    const chromeBrowser = (browser as any).chrome
+    // const firefoxBrowser = (browser as any).firefox
+    // console.log('chromeBrowser', chromeBrowser)
+    // console.log('firefoxBrowser', firefoxBrowser)
+    chromeBrowser.setPermission('clipboard-read', 'granted')
+    chromeBrowser.setPermission('clipboard-write', 'granted')
     browser//.clickLaunchIcon('vyper')
       .frame(0)
       .click('[data-id="remote-compiler"]')
@@ -77,9 +82,9 @@ module.exports = {
       .execute(() => {
         navigator.clipboard.readText()
           .then((clippedText) => {
-            console.log('clippedText', clippedText)
+            console.log(`clipped text is ${clippedText.length} characters long`)
+            if(clippedText.length === 0) throw new Error('Clipboard is empty')
           })
-
       })
   },
 
diff --git a/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/types/index.d.ts b/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/types/index.d.ts
index ada7b9cca9..665a1cc4f5 100644
--- a/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/types/index.d.ts
+++ b/apps/remix-ide-e2e/src/types/index.d.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ declare module 'nightwatch' {
     verifyContracts(compiledContractNames: string[], opts?: {wait: number; version?: string; runs?: string}): NightwatchBrowser
     selectAccount(account?: string): NightwatchBrowser
     clickFunction(fnFullName: string, expectedInput?: NightwatchClickFunctionExpectedInput): NightwatchBrowser
+    checkClipboard(): NightwatchBrowser
     testFunction(txHash: string, expectedInput: NightwatchTestFunctionExpectedInput): NightwatchBrowser
     goToVMTraceStep(step: number, incr?: number): NightwatchBrowser
     checkVariableDebug(id: string, debugValue: NightwatchCheckVariableDebugValue): NightwatchBrowser