diff --git a/smoke-test/smoke.sh b/smoke-test/smoke.sh
index 6b0a337485..033fcfd82c 100755
--- a/smoke-test/smoke.sh
+++ b/smoke-test/smoke.sh
@@ -27,4 +27,7 @@ DATAHUB_TELEMETRY_ENABLED=false datahub docker quickstart --standalone_consumers
 
 (cd ..; ./gradlew :smoke-test:yarnInstall)
 
+export CYPRESS_ADMIN_USERNAME=${ADMIN_USERNAME:-datahub}
+export CYPRESS_ADMIN_PASSWORD=${ADMIN_PASSWORD:-datahub}
+
 pytest -rP --durations=20 -vv --continue-on-collection-errors --junit-xml=junit.smoke.xml
diff --git a/smoke-test/tests/cypress/cypress/support/commands.js b/smoke-test/tests/cypress/cypress/support/commands.js
index 9a36f2cb35..87229b5bab 100644
--- a/smoke-test/tests/cypress/cypress/support/commands.js
+++ b/smoke-test/tests/cypress/cypress/support/commands.js
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ Cypress.Commands.add('login', () => {
       method: 'POST',
       url: '/logIn',
       body: {
-        username: 'datahub',
-        password: 'datahub',
+        username: Cypress.env('ADMIN_USERNAME'),
+        password: Cypress.env('ADMIN_PASSWORD'),
       },
       retryOnStatusCodeFailure: true,
     });