diff --git a/cypress/integration/loadSite.spec.ts b/cypress/integration/loadSite.spec.ts
index 57e3e397..10b8efa8 100644
--- a/cypress/integration/loadSite.spec.ts
+++ b/cypress/integration/loadSite.spec.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ describe('Site Loads', () => {
 
 	it('should prevent setting the "securityLevel" option via URL', () => {
 		const b64State = toBase64(
-			`{"code":"graph TD\\nA[\\"<img src='https://via.placeholder.com/64' width=64/>\\"]","mermaid":"{\\"securityLevel\\": \\"loose\\", \\"theme\\": \\"forest\\"}","updateEditor":true,"autoSync":true,"updateDiagram":true}`,
+			`{"code":"graph TD\\nA[\\"<img src='https://via.placeholder.com/64' width=64 />\\"]","mermaid":"{\\"securityLevel\\": \\"loose\\", \\"theme\\": \\"forest\\"}","updateEditor":true,"autoSync":true,"updateDiagram":true}`,
 			true
 		);
 		cy.on('window:confirm', () => true);
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ describe('Site Loads', () => {
 		cy.contains('forest');
 		cy.contains('securityLevel').should('not.exist');
 		cy.get('#view').find('img').should('not.exist');
-		cy.get('#view').contains('<img src');
+		cy.get('#view').contains('<img');
+		cy.get('#view').contains('src="https://via.placeholder.com/64"');
 	});
 
 	it('should allow persisting "securityLevel" using confirm dialogue', () => {
diff --git a/cypress/snapshots.js b/cypress/snapshots.js
index 389e0ab8..5422b1e8 100644
--- a/cypress/snapshots.js
+++ b/cypress/snapshots.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ module.exports = {
       "1": "{\"code\":\"graph TD\\n    A[Christmas] -->|Get money| B(Go shopping)\\n    B --> C{Let me think}\\n    C -->|One| D[Laptop]\\n    C -->|Two| E[iPhone]\\n    C -->|Three| F[fa:fa-car Car]\",\"mermaid\":\"{\\n  \\\"theme\\\": \\\"default\\\"\\n}\",\"updateEditor\":false,\"autoSync\":true,\"updateDiagram\":false}"
     }
   },
-  "__version": "8.0.0",
+  "__version": "8.1.0",
   "Auto sync tests": {
     "should dim diagram when code is edited": {
       "1": "{\"code\":\"graph TD\\n    A[Christmas] -->|Get money| B(Go shopping)\\n    B --> C{Let me think}\\n    C -->|One| D[Laptop]\\n    C -->|Two| E[iPhone]\\n    C -->|Three| F[fa:fa-car Car]\\n    C --> Test\",\"mermaid\":\"{\\n  \\\"theme\\\": \\\"default\\\"\\n}\",\"updateEditor\":false,\"autoSync\":false,\"updateDiagram\":false}"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4be1a2af..884712d2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 		"autoprefixer": "^10.3.1",
 		"chai": "^4.3.4",
 		"cssnano": "^5.0.7",
-		"cypress": "8.0.0",
+		"cypress": "8.1.0",
 		"cypress-localstorage-commands": "^1.5.0",
 		"eslint": "^7.30.0",
 		"eslint-config-prettier": "^8.1.0",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 8c210d30..9260fc71 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1745,10 +1745,10 @@ cypress-localstorage-commands@^1.5.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/cypress-localstorage-commands/-/cypress-localstorage-commands-1.5.0.tgz#53d67c1ce491dcbe39794151749b943227e65cd7"
   integrity sha512-gl1uKeviYdyJG4dLcZ9hfoUjLciwkkfbaQ3gvRtmipsPxC612ZBJhSjbunnJcUGwkryaM+82VrY9ij0tLSg7LA==
 
-cypress@8.0.0:
-  version "8.0.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/cypress/-/cypress-8.0.0.tgz#bd68f4cff9ffb0c1176e9dd87d020cbdd0001ab8"
-  integrity sha512-Hhbc7FtbeCSg5Ui2zxXQLynk7IYGIygG8NqTauS4EtCWyp2k6s4g8P4KUZXwRbhuryN/+/dCd1kPtFbhBx8MuQ==
+cypress@8.1.0:
+  version "8.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/cypress/-/cypress-8.1.0.tgz#9aaed7fb2a4d1876528b72d437f97bc824db0735"
+  integrity sha512-GXjlqPjY/6HPbQwAp3AvlA1Mk/NoJTAmqVSUhQsuM/1xDpd/FQHkxVuq5h6O6RrAoCXSgpZPXFsVtdqE+FwEJw==
   dependencies:
     "@cypress/request" "^2.88.5"
     "@cypress/xvfb" "^1.2.4"