diff --git a/packages/pytest-simcore/src/pytest_simcore/httpbin_service.py b/packages/pytest-simcore/src/pytest_simcore/httpbin_service.py
index ad44de57602..5e764d10923 100644
--- a/packages/pytest-simcore/src/pytest_simcore/httpbin_service.py
+++ b/packages/pytest-simcore/src/pytest_simcore/httpbin_service.py
@@ -8,31 +8,36 @@
 from contextlib import suppress
 from typing import Iterable
 
+import aiohttp.test_utils
 import docker
 import pytest
 import requests
 import requests.exceptions
 from docker.errors import APIError
-from pydantic import HttpUrl
+from pydantic import HttpUrl, parse_obj_as
 from tenacity import retry
 from tenacity.after import after_log
 from tenacity.retry import retry_if_exception_type
 from tenacity.stop import stop_after_delay
 from tenacity.wait import wait_fixed
 
+from .helpers.utils_docker import get_localhost_ip
+
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="session")
 def httpbin_base_url() -> Iterable[HttpUrl]:
-    """Implemented since https://httpbin.org/ is not always available"""
-
-    port = 80
-    base_url = f"http://127.0.0.1:{port}"
+    """
+    Implemented cannot rely on https://httpbin.org/ being always available
+    """
+    ip_address = get_localhost_ip()
+    port = aiohttp.test_utils.unused_port()
+    base_url = f"http://{ip_address}:{port}"
 
     client = docker.from_env()
     container_name = "httpbin-fixture"
     try:
         client.containers.run(
-            "kennethreitz/httpbin",
+            image="kennethreitz/httpbin",
             ports={port: 80},
             name=container_name,
             detach=True,
@@ -45,7 +50,7 @@ def httpbin_base_url() -> Iterable[HttpUrl]:
             after=after_log(logging.getLogger(), logging.DEBUG),
         )
         def _wait_until_httpbin_is_responsive():
-            r = requests.get(f"{base_url}/get")
+            r = requests.get(f"{base_url}/get", timeout=2)
             r.raise_for_status()
 
         _wait_until_httpbin_is_responsive()