diff --git a/packages/server/lib/modes/interactive-ct.js b/packages/server/lib/modes/interactive-ct.js
index b766608f6384..2f675fb0a713 100644
--- a/packages/server/lib/modes/interactive-ct.js
+++ b/packages/server/lib/modes/interactive-ct.js
@@ -1,13 +1,32 @@
 const serverCt = require('@packages/server-ct')
+const { getBrowsers } = require('../browsers/utils')
 
-const run = (options) => {
-  const { projectRoot } = options
+const browsersForCtInteractive = ['chrome', 'chromium', 'edge', 'electron', 'firefox']
 
-  options.browser = options.browser || 'chrome'
+const returnDefaultBrowser = (browsersByPriority, installedBrowsers) => {
+  const browserMap = installedBrowsers.reduce((acc, curr) => {
+    acc[curr.name] = true
 
-  return serverCt.start(projectRoot, options)
+    return acc
+  }, {})
+
+  for (const browser of browsersByPriority) {
+    if (browserMap[browser]) {
+      return browser
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+const run = async (options) => {
+  const installedBrowsers = await getBrowsers()
+
+  options.browser = options.browser || returnDefaultBrowser(browsersForCtInteractive, installedBrowsers)
+
+  return serverCt.start(options.projectRoot, options)
 }
 
 module.exports = {
   run,
+  returnDefaultBrowser,
+  browsersForCtInteractive,
 }
diff --git a/packages/server/test/unit/modes/interactive-ct_spec.js b/packages/server/test/unit/modes/interactive-ct_spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4e0f3db344ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/server/test/unit/modes/interactive-ct_spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+require('../../spec_helper')
+
+const { browsers } = require('@packages/launcher/lib/browsers')
+const {
+  returnDefaultBrowser,
+  browsersForCtInteractive,
+} = require(`${root}../lib/modes/interactive-ct`)
+
+function filterBrowsers (list) {
+  return browsers.filter((browser) => list.includes(browser.name))
+}
+
+describe('returnDefaultBrowser', () => {
+  it('returns chrome by default is available', async () => {
+    const installedBrowsers = filterBrowsers(['electron', 'chromium', 'chrome'])
+    const actual = await returnDefaultBrowser(browsersForCtInteractive, installedBrowsers)
+
+    expect(actual).to.eq('chrome')
+  })
+
+  it('returns chromium if chrome is not installed', async () => {
+    const installedBrowsers = filterBrowsers(['electron', 'edge', 'chromium'])
+    const actual = await returnDefaultBrowser(browsersForCtInteractive, installedBrowsers)
+
+    expect(actual).to.eq('chromium')
+  })
+
+  it('returns undefined if no browser found', async () => {
+    // error message is handlded further down.
+    const installedBrowsers = filterBrowsers([])
+    const actual = await returnDefaultBrowser(browsersForCtInteractive, installedBrowsers)
+
+    expect(actual).to.eq(undefined)
+  })
+})