diff --git a/.github/workflows/target-test.yml b/.github/workflows/target-test.yml
index a3d87872d..e2a3ff0f3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/target-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/target-test.yml
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ jobs:
             components/esp_websocket_client/examples/build/config/sdkconfig.json
           if-no-files-found: error
 
-  run-target:
+  run-target-websocket:
     name: Run Websocket Example Test on target
     needs: build_websocket
     strategy:
@@ -206,9 +206,6 @@ jobs:
       - ESP32-ETHERNET-KIT
     # Skip running on forks since it won't have access to secrets
     if: github.repository == 'espressif/esp-protocols'
-    container:
-      image: python:3.7-buster
-      options: --privileged # Privileged mode has access to serial ports
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
@@ -225,8 +222,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run Example Test on target
         working-directory: components/esp_websocket_client/examples
         run: |
-          cp sdkconfig.ci sdkconfig.defaults
-          pytest --log-cli-level DEBUG --junit-xml=./examples_results_${{ matrix.idf_target }}_${{ matrix.idf_ver }}.xml --target=${{ matrix.idf_target }}
+          python -m pytest --log-cli-level DEBUG --junit-xml=./examples_results_${{ matrix.idf_target }}_${{ matrix.idf_ver }}.xml --target=${{ matrix.idf_target }}
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
         if: always()
         with:
diff --git a/components/esp_websocket_client/examples/pytest_websocket.py b/components/esp_websocket_client/examples/pytest_websocket.py
index 547677455..a4b3baf7f 100644
--- a/components/esp_websocket_client/examples/pytest_websocket.py
+++ b/components/esp_websocket_client/examples/pytest_websocket.py
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ def test_examples_protocol_websocket(dut):
         data = json.loads(json_string)
 
         match = dut.expect(
-            re.compile(b'Json=([a-zA-Z0-9]*).*')).group(0).decode()[5:]
+            re.compile(b'Json=({[a-zA-Z0-9]*).*}')).group(0).decode()[5:]
         if match == str(data[0]):
             print('Sent message and received message are equal')
         else:
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ def test_examples_protocol_websocket(dut):
             recv_msg = ''
             while len(recv_msg) < msg_len:
                 match = dut.expect(re.compile(
-                    b'Received=([a-zA-Z0-9]*).*')).group(1).decode()
+                    b'Received=([a-zA-Z0-9]*).*\n')).group(1).decode()
                 recv_msg += match
 
             if recv_msg == send_msg:
diff --git a/components/esp_websocket_client/examples/sdkconfig.ci b/components/esp_websocket_client/examples/sdkconfig.ci
index 55d0d2d11..9c2dea374 100644
--- a/components/esp_websocket_client/examples/sdkconfig.ci
+++ b/components/esp_websocket_client/examples/sdkconfig.ci
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-CONFIG_WEBSOCKET_URI_FROM_STDIN=n
-CONFIG_WEBSOCKET_URI_FROM_STRING=y
-CONFIG_WEBSOCKET_URI="ws://echo.websocket.events"
+CONFIG_WEBSOCKET_URI_FROM_STDIN=y
+CONFIG_WEBSOCKET_URI_FROM_STRING=n
 CONFIG_EXAMPLE_CONNECT_ETHERNET=y
 CONFIG_EXAMPLE_CONNECT_WIFI=n
 CONFIG_EXAMPLE_USE_INTERNAL_ETHERNET=y