diff --git a/test/integration/Appium.Net.Integration.Tests.csproj b/test/integration/Appium.Net.Integration.Tests.csproj
index c2cceadc2..56db6f627 100644
--- a/test/integration/Appium.Net.Integration.Tests.csproj
+++ b/test/integration/Appium.Net.Integration.Tests.csproj
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
     </PackageReference>
     <PackageReference Include="NUnit3TestAdapter" Version="4.6.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.3" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Json" Version="8.0.4" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\src\Appium.Net\Appium.Net.csproj" />
diff --git a/test/integration/helpers/Env.cs b/test/integration/helpers/Env.cs
index f9fca01a5..d977b1e9b 100644
--- a/test/integration/helpers/Env.cs
+++ b/test/integration/helpers/Env.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
-using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using System.Text.Json;
 
 namespace Appium.Net.Integration.Tests.helpers
 {
@@ -10,32 +10,45 @@ public class Env
         public static TimeSpan InitTimeoutSec = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(180);
         public static TimeSpan ImplicitTimeoutSec = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10);
 
-        private static Dictionary<string, string> _env;
+        private static Dictionary<string, JsonElement> _env;
         private static bool _initialized;
 
         private static void Init()
         {
+            _env = new Dictionary<string, JsonElement>
+            {
+                { "DEV", JsonDocument.Parse("true").RootElement }, 
+                { "isRemoteAppiumServer", JsonDocument.Parse("false").RootElement }, 
+                { "remoteAppiumServerUri", JsonDocument.Parse("\"http://localhost:4723\"").RootElement }
+            };
+
+            if (_initialized) return;
+
             try
             {
-                if (!_initialized)
+                _initialized = true;
+                var path = AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory;
+                var sr = new StreamReader(path + "env.json");
+                var jsonString = sr.ReadToEnd();
+                _env = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<Dictionary<string, JsonElement>>(jsonString, new JsonSerializerOptions
                 {
-                    _initialized = true;
-                    var path = AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory;
-                    var sr = new StreamReader(path + "env.json");
-                    var jsonString = sr.ReadToEnd();
-                    _env = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<Dictionary<string, string>>(jsonString);
-                }
+                    PropertyNameCaseInsensitive = true
+                });
             }
-            catch
+            catch (JsonException jsonEx)
             {
-                _env = new Dictionary<string, string>();
+                Console.WriteLine($"Error parsing JSON: {jsonEx.Message}");
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                Console.WriteLine($"Error initializing environment: {ex.Message}");
             }
         }
 
-        private static bool IsTrue(string val)
+        private static bool IsTrue(object val)
         {
-            val = val?.ToLower().Trim();
-            return (val == "true") || (val == "1");
+            val = val?.ToString().ToLower().Trim();
+            return val.Equals("true") || val.Equals("1");
         }
 
         public static bool ServerIsRemote()
@@ -47,16 +60,25 @@ public static bool ServerIsRemote()
         public static bool ServerIsLocal()
         {
             Init();
-            return _env.ContainsKey("DEV") && IsTrue(_env["DEV"]) || IsTrue(Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("DEV"));
+            return (_env.ContainsKey("DEV") && IsTrue(_env["DEV"])) || IsTrue(Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("DEV"));
         }
 
         public static string GetEnvVar(string name)
         {
-            if (_env.ContainsKey(name) && (_env[name] != null))
+            if (_env.ContainsKey(name))
             {
-                return _env[name];
+                JsonElement element = _env[name];
+
+                return element.ValueKind switch
+                {
+                    JsonValueKind.String => element.GetString(),
+                    JsonValueKind.Number => element.GetRawText(),
+                    JsonValueKind.True or JsonValueKind.False => element.GetRawText(),
+                    JsonValueKind.Null => null,
+                    _ => element.GetRawText()
+                };
             }
-                return Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable(name);
+            return Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable(name);
         }
     }
 }
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