diff --git a/lib/runner/cli/nightwatch.conf.ejs b/lib/runner/cli/nightwatch.conf.ejs
index 7d34062de3..3009290d3c 100644
--- a/lib/runner/cli/nightwatch.conf.ejs
+++ b/lib/runner/cli/nightwatch.conf.ejs
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ module.exports = {
         'goog:chromeOptions' : {
           // More info on Chromedriver: https://sites.google.com/a/chromium.org/chromedriver/
           //
-          // This tells Chromedriver to run using the legacy JSONWire protocol (not required in Chrome 78)
-          w3c: false,
+          // w3c:false tells Chromedriver to run using the legacy JSONWire protocol (not required in Chrome 78)
+          w3c: true,
           args: [
             //'--no-sandbox',
             //'--ignore-certificate-errors',
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ module.exports = {
       desiredCapabilities : {
         browserName : 'MicrosoftEdge',
         'ms:edgeOptions' : {
-          w3c: false,
+          w3c: true,
           // More info on EdgeDriver: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/webdriver-chromium/capabilities-edge-options
           args: [
             //'--headless'
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ module.exports = {
       desiredCapabilities: {
         browserName: 'chrome',
         chromeOptions : {
-          w3c: false
+          w3c: true
         }
       }
     },
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ module.exports = {
       desiredCapabilities: {
         browserName: 'chrome',
         chromeOptions : {
-          w3c: false
+          w3c: true
         }
       }
     },
diff --git a/test/src/cli/testCliRunnerGenerate.js b/test/src/cli/testCliRunnerGenerate.js
index d2b0bbf159..9702b568ac 100644
--- a/test/src/cli/testCliRunnerGenerate.js
+++ b/test/src/cli/testCliRunnerGenerate.js
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ describe('Test CLI Runner Generate', function() {
             browserName: 'chrome',
             'goog:chromeOptions': {
               args: [],
-              w3c: false
+              w3c: true
             }
           },
 
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ describe('Test CLI Runner Generate', function() {
           desiredCapabilities: {
             browserName: 'chrome',
             chromeOptions: {
-              w3c: false
+              w3c: true
             }
           }
         });