diff --git a/test/test-project/docker-compose.yml b/test/test-project/docker-compose.yml
index c537ae8f0..a73f2e9a6 100644
--- a/test/test-project/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/test/test-project/docker-compose.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ services:
   test-project:
     privileged: true
     image: "node:${NODE_IMAGE_TAG}"
+    extra_hosts:
+     - "host.docker.internal:host-gateway"
     environment:
       - PUPPETEER_SKIP_CHROMIUM_DOWNLOAD=true
     volumes:
diff --git a/test/test-project/package.json b/test/test-project/package.json
index 8ffae277f..5b1252017 100644
--- a/test/test-project/package.json
+++ b/test/test-project/package.json
@@ -9,17 +9,12 @@
     },
     "dependencies": {
         "@asyncapi/generator": "file:../..",
-        "@asyncapi/html-template": "0.16.0"
-
+        "@asyncapi/html-template": "^0.16.0"
     },
     "devDependencies": {
         "fs-extra": "9.1.0",
         "jest": "25.5.0",
-        "rimraf": "3.0.2",
-        "autoprefixer": "^10.2.1",
-        "postcss-cli": "^8.3.1",
-        "puppeteer": "^5.3.1",
-        "tailwindcss": "^2.0.2"
+        "rimraf": "3.0.2"
     },
     "jest": {
         "moduleNameMapper": {
diff --git a/test/test-project/test-registry.test.js b/test/test-project/test-registry.test.js
index 80af37ce9..eb2f8ea5e 100644
--- a/test/test-project/test-registry.test.js
+++ b/test/test-project/test-registry.test.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ describe('Integration testing generateFromFile() to make sure the template can b
     return path.resolve(mainTestResultPath, crypto.randomBytes(4).toString('hex'));
   };
 
-  jest.setTimeout(600000);
+  jest.setTimeout(6000000);
 
   it('generated using private registory', async () => {
     const outputDir = generateFolderName();
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ describe('Integration testing generateFromFile() to make sure the template can b
           singleFile: true 
         },
         registry: {
-          url: 'http://127.0.0.1:4873',  
+          url: 'http://host.docker.internal:4873',  // Replace the host.docker.internal to localhost for testing without docker
           auth: 'YWRtaW46bmltZGE='  // base64 encoded username and password represented as admin:nimda
           
         }
diff --git a/test/test-project/test.sh b/test/test-project/test.sh
index 4b8a47d59..bbd289ea6 100644
--- a/test/test-project/test.sh
+++ b/test/test-project/test.sh
@@ -1,40 +1,17 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-# Function to install and test a specific project
-function test_project {
-
-  npm run test:project
-  # Installing html template globally before global tests
-  PUPPETEER_SKIP_DOWNLOAD=true npm install -g @asyncapi/html-template@0.16.0
-  # Remove previously installed html template to make sure it is not picked up in the test
-  rm -rf node_modules/@asyncapi/html-template
-  rm -rf ../../node_modules/@asyncapi/html-template
-  npm run test:global
-}
-
-# Function to test the registry
-function test_registry {
-  npm run test:registry
-}
-
-# Required by GitHub Actions
+#required by GitHub Actions
 sudo chown -R 1001:121 "/root/.npm"
-
-# Always run these steps
 cd app
-PUPPETEER_SKIP_DOWNLOAD=true npm install
+npm install
 cd test/test-project
-PUPPETEER_SKIP_DOWNLOAD=true npm install
-
-
-# Run the functions based on the provided arguments
-case "$1" in
-  "test-project")
-    test_project
-    test_registry
-    ;;
-  *)
-    echo "Invalid argument. Supported arguments: test-project"
-    exit 1
-    ;;
-esac
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+PUPPETEER_SKIP_DOWNLOAD=true npm install @asyncapi/html-template@0.16.0
+npm install
+npm run test:project
+#installing html template globally before global tests
+PUPPETEER_SKIP_DOWNLOAD=true npm install -g @asyncapi/html-template@0.16.0
+#remove previously installed html template to make sure it is not picked up in the test
+rm -rf node_modules/@asyncapi/html-template
+rm -rf ../../node_modules/@asyncapi/html-template
+npm run test:global
+npm run test:registry
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