diff --git a/cypress/e2e/widgets/events.spec.ts b/cypress/e2e/widgets/events.spec.ts
index f5ebf0397e..daf8e449ba 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/widgets/events.spec.ts
+++ b/cypress/e2e/widgets/events.spec.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 import { IWidget } from "matrix-widget-api/src/interfaces/IWidget";
 
 import type { MatrixClient, MatrixEvent, Room } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/matrix";
-import { SynapseInstance } from "../../plugins/synapsedocker";
+import { HomeserverInstance } from "../../plugins/utils/homeserver";
 import { UserCredentials } from "../../support/login";
 
 const DEMO_WIDGET_ID = "demo-widget-id";
@@ -93,19 +93,19 @@ function waitForRoom(win: Cypress.AUTWindow, roomId: string, predicate: (room: R
 }
 
 describe("Widget Events", () => {
-    let synapse: SynapseInstance;
+    let homeserver: HomeserverInstance;
     let user: UserCredentials;
     let bot: MatrixClient;
     let demoWidgetUrl: string;
 
     beforeEach(() => {
-        cy.startSynapse("default").then((data) => {
-            synapse = data;
+        cy.startHomeserver("default").then((data) => {
+            homeserver = data;
 
-            cy.initTestUser(synapse, "Mike").then((_user) => {
+            cy.initTestUser(homeserver, "Mike").then((_user) => {
                 user = _user;
             });
-            cy.getBot(synapse, { displayName: "Bot", autoAcceptInvites: true }).then((_bot) => {
+            cy.getBot(homeserver, { displayName: "Bot", autoAcceptInvites: true }).then((_bot) => {
                 bot = _bot;
             });
         });
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ describe("Widget Events", () => {
     });
 
     afterEach(() => {
-        cy.stopSynapse(synapse);
+        cy.stopHomeserver(homeserver);
         cy.stopWebServers();
     });