diff --git a/tools/test_apps/protocols/mqtt/publish_connect_test/app_test.py b/tools/test_apps/protocols/mqtt/publish_connect_test/app_test.py
index 2a0e2b5371..bb4e9dc5d0 100644
--- a/tools/test_apps/protocols/mqtt/publish_connect_test/app_test.py
+++ b/tools/test_apps/protocols/mqtt/publish_connect_test/app_test.py
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ def connection_tests(dut, cases):
     teardown_connection_suite()
 
 
-@ttfw_idf.idf_custom_test(env_tag='Example_WIFI', group='test-apps')
+@ttfw_idf.idf_custom_test(env_tag='Example_EthKitV1', group='test-apps')
 def test_app_protocol_mqtt_publish_connect(env, extra_data):
     """
     steps:
diff --git a/tools/test_apps/protocols/mqtt/publish_connect_test/sdkconfig.ci.default b/tools/test_apps/protocols/mqtt/publish_connect_test/sdkconfig.ci.default
index fbfe696b70..5c3b80a57d 100644
--- a/tools/test_apps/protocols/mqtt/publish_connect_test/sdkconfig.ci.default
+++ b/tools/test_apps/protocols/mqtt/publish_connect_test/sdkconfig.ci.default
@@ -9,3 +9,12 @@ CONFIG_MBEDTLS_SSL_OUT_CONTENT_LEN=16384
 CONFIG_ESP_NETIF_TCPIP_ADAPTER_COMPATIBLE_LAYER=n
 CONFIG_ESP_TLS_INSECURE=y
 CONFIG_ESP_TLS_SKIP_SERVER_CERT_VERIFY=y
+CONFIG_EXAMPLE_CONNECT_ETHERNET=y
+CONFIG_EXAMPLE_CONNECT_WIFI=n
+CONFIG_EXAMPLE_USE_INTERNAL_ETHERNET=y
+CONFIG_EXAMPLE_ETH_PHY_IP101=y
+CONFIG_EXAMPLE_ETH_MDC_GPIO=23
+CONFIG_EXAMPLE_ETH_MDIO_GPIO=18
+CONFIG_EXAMPLE_ETH_PHY_RST_GPIO=5
+CONFIG_EXAMPLE_ETH_PHY_ADDR=1
+CONFIG_EXAMPLE_CONNECT_IPV6=y