diff --git a/py/conftest.py b/py/conftest.py
index 7874ccc3f7b9c..93011b7785c6b 100644
--- a/py/conftest.py
+++ b/py/conftest.py
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ def driver(request):
     # skip tests if not available on the platform
     _platform = platform.system()
     if driver_class == "Safari" and _platform != "Darwin":
-        pytest.skip("Safari tests can only run on an Apple OS")
-    if (driver_class == "Ie" or driver_class == "Edge") and _platform != "Windows":
+        pytest.skip("Safari tests can only rn on an Apple OS")
+    if (driver_class == "Ie") and _platform != "Windows":
         pytest.skip("IE and EdgeHTML Tests can only run on Windows")
     if "WebKit" in driver_class and _platform != "Linux":
         pytest.skip("Webkit tests can only run on Linux")
diff --git a/py/selenium/webdriver/edge/options.py b/py/selenium/webdriver/edge/options.py
index 774a66ecbb17a..3a617eea81119 100644
--- a/py/selenium/webdriver/edge/options.py
+++ b/py/selenium/webdriver/edge/options.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class Options(ChromiumOptions):
 
     def __init__(self):
         super(Options, self).__init__()
-        self._use_chromium = False
+        self._use_chromium = True
         self._use_webview = False
 
     @property
diff --git a/py/selenium/webdriver/edge/webdriver.py b/py/selenium/webdriver/edge/webdriver.py
index 5241966be3a7b..333f4ac1d5278 100644
--- a/py/selenium/webdriver/edge/webdriver.py
+++ b/py/selenium/webdriver/edge/webdriver.py
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ class WebDriver(ChromiumDriver):
     https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/tools/webdriver/
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, executable_path='MicrosoftWebDriver.exe', port=DEFAULT_PORT,
-                 options: Options = None, service_args=None,
+    def __init__(self, executable_path='msedgedriver', port=DEFAULT_PORT,
+                 options: Options = Options(), service_args=None,
                  capabilities=None, service_log_path=DEFAULT_SERVICE_LOG_PATH,
                  service: Service = None, keep_alive=False, verbose=False):
         """
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ def __init__(self, executable_path='MicrosoftWebDriver.exe', port=DEFAULT_PORT,
          - keep_alive - Whether to configure EdgeRemoteConnection to use HTTP keep-alive.
          - verbose - whether to set verbose logging in the service.
          """
-        if executable_path != 'MicrosoftWebDriver.exe':
+        if executable_path != 'msedgedriver':
             warnings.warn('executable_path has been deprecated, please pass in a Service object',
                           DeprecationWarning, stacklevel=2)