diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 0a3dc5a..847794f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -33,10 +33,16 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install and start SFTP
       run: |
         sudo apt install openssh-server
+        sudo sh -c 'echo "UsePAM yes" >> /etc/ssh/sshd_config'
+        sudo sh -c 'echo "PasswordAuthentication yes" >> /etc/ssh/sshd_config'
         sudo sh -c 'echo "ChallengeResponseAuthentication no" >> /etc/ssh/sshd_config'
-        sudo sh -c 'echo "PasswordAuthentication no" >> /etc/ssh/sshd_config'
+        sudo sh -c 'echo "Match User usr4ssh" >> /etc/ssh/sshd_config'
+        sudo sh -c 'echo -e "\tPasswordAuthentication no" >> /etc/ssh/sshd_config'
+        sudo sh -c 'echo -e "\tPermitEmptyPasswords yes" >> /etc/ssh/sshd_config'
+        sudo sh -c 'echo -e "\tChallengeResponseAuthentication no" >> /etc/ssh/sshd_config'
         sudo systemctl enable ssh
         sudo systemctl start ssh
+        sudo cat /etc/ssh/sshd_config
         
     - name: Create a test user account
       run: |
@@ -45,15 +51,17 @@ jobs:
         echo "adding user to group ${sshGroup}"
         sudo useradd -s /bin/bash -d /home/usr -m -g ${sshGroup} -p $(echo pwd | openssl passwd -1 -stdin) usr
         
+        echo "adding user for test ssh keypair to group ${sshGroup}"
+        sudo useradd -s /bin/bash -d /home/usr4ssh -m -g ${sshGroup} -p $(echo pwd | openssl passwd -1 -stdin) usr4ssh
         ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -N "123456" -f ~/.ssh/sftptest
         chmod -R 700 ~/.ssh/sftptest
         chmod 600 ~/.ssh/sftptest.pub
 
-        sudo -u usr mkdir /home/usr/.ssh/
-        sudo cat ~/.ssh/sftptest.pub >> /home/usr/.ssh/authorized_keys
-        sudo chown -R usr:${sshGroup} /home/usr/.ssh
-        sudo chmod -R 700 /home/usr/.ssh
-        sudo chmod 664 /home/usr/.ssh/authorized_keys
+        sudo -u usr4ssh mkdir /home/usr4ssh/.ssh/
+        sudo cat ~/.ssh/sftptest.pub >> /home/usr4ssh/.ssh/authorized_keys
+        sudo chown -R usr4ssh:${sshGroup} /home/usr4ssh/.ssh
+        sudo chmod -R 700 /home/usr4ssh/.ssh
+        sudo chmod 664 /home/usr4ssh/.ssh/authorized_keys
         cp ~/.ssh/sftptest ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/sftp-connector-test/src_test/com/axonivy/connector/sftp/test/sftptest
         
     - name: Setup Maven
diff --git a/sftp-connector-test/src_test/com/axonivy/connector/sftp/test/SftpProcessSSHTest.java b/sftp-connector-test/src_test/com/axonivy/connector/sftp/test/SftpProcessSSHTest.java
index 698bda2..e94a60e 100644
--- a/sftp-connector-test/src_test/com/axonivy/connector/sftp/test/SftpProcessSSHTest.java
+++ b/sftp-connector-test/src_test/com/axonivy/connector/sftp/test/SftpProcessSSHTest.java
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ public class SftpProcessSSHTest {
 	@BeforeAll
 	public static void init() throws Exception {
 		String prefix = "com_axonivy_connector_sftp_server_";
+		// set-up var for ssh
+		Ivy.var().set(prefix+"username", "usr4ssh");
 		Ivy.var().set(prefix+"auth", "ssh");
 		Ivy.var().set(prefix+"password", "");
 		
diff --git a/sftp-connector-test/src_test/com/axonivy/connector/sftp/test/SftpProcessTest.java b/sftp-connector-test/src_test/com/axonivy/connector/sftp/test/SftpProcessTest.java
index fc93b9b..04a5161 100644
--- a/sftp-connector-test/src_test/com/axonivy/connector/sftp/test/SftpProcessTest.java
+++ b/sftp-connector-test/src_test/com/axonivy/connector/sftp/test/SftpProcessTest.java
@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Paths;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils;
-import org.junit.jupiter.api.Disabled;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeAll;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Order;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
@@ -19,6 +21,7 @@
 import ch.ivyteam.ivy.bpm.engine.client.element.BpmProcess;
 import ch.ivyteam.ivy.bpm.engine.client.sub.SubProcessCallResult;
 import ch.ivyteam.ivy.bpm.exec.client.IvyProcessTest;
+import ch.ivyteam.ivy.environment.Ivy;
 import ch.ivyteam.ivy.scripting.objects.File;
 
 
@@ -36,7 +39,6 @@
  * </p>
  */
 @IvyProcessTest(enableWebServer = true)
-@Disabled
 public class SftpProcessTest {
 
 	private static final BpmProcess TEST_HELPER_PROCESS = BpmProcess.path("Sftp/SftpHelper");
@@ -46,7 +48,18 @@ public class SftpProcessTest {
 	private static final String TEST_FILE_NAME = "market_market_connector_sftp.pdf";
 	private static final long TEST_FILE_SIZE = 207569L;
 	
-
+	@BeforeAll
+	public static void init() throws Exception {
+		String prefix = "com_axonivy_connector_sftp_server_";
+		// set-up var for ssh
+		Ivy.var().set(prefix+"username", "usr");
+		Ivy.var().set(prefix+"auth", "password");
+		Ivy.var().set(prefix+"password", "pwd");
+		
+		Ivy.var().set(prefix+"secret_sshkey", "");
+		Ivy.var().set(prefix+"secret_sshpassphrase", "");
+	}
+	
 	@Test
 	@Order(1)
 	public void callOpenConnection(BpmClient bpmClient) {