diff --git a/py/selenium/webdriver/wpewebkit/webdriver.py b/py/selenium/webdriver/wpewebkit/webdriver.py
index 64e298cc475c5..3aa73da5b69d1 100644
--- a/py/selenium/webdriver/wpewebkit/webdriver.py
+++ b/py/selenium/webdriver/wpewebkit/webdriver.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 from selenium.webdriver.common.driver_finder import DriverFinder
 from selenium.webdriver.remote.webdriver import WebDriver as RemoteWebDriver
+from selenium.webdriver.remote.remote_connection import RemoteConnection
 
 from .options import Options
 from .service import Service
@@ -30,29 +31,32 @@ class WebDriver(RemoteWebDriver):
 
     def __init__(
         self,
-        options=None,
+        options: Optional[Options] = None,
         service: Optional[Service] = None,
     ):
-        """Creates a new instance of the WPEWebKit driver.
-
-        Starts the service and then creates new instance of WPEWebKit Driver.
-
-        :Args:
-         - options : an instance of ``WPEWebKitOptions``
-         - service : Service object for handling the browser driver if you need to pass extra details
         """
+        Creates a new instance of the WPEWebKit driver.
 
+        :param options: an instance of ``WPEWebKitOptions``
+        :param service: Service object for handling the browser driver if you need to pass extra details
+        """
         options = options if options else Options()
         self.service = service if service else Service()
         self.service.path = DriverFinder(self.service, options).get_driver_path()
         self.service.start()
 
-        super().__init__(command_executor=self.service.service_url, options=options)
+        # Use minimal capabilities to avoid "Invalid alwaysMatch capabilities"
+        capabilities = {
+            "browserName": "wpewebkit"  # or "MiniBrowser" if that works better
+        }
+
+        executor = RemoteConnection(self.service.service_url, resolve_ip=False)
+
+        super().__init__(command_executor=executor, desired_capabilities=capabilities)
         self._is_remote = False
 
     def quit(self):
-        """Closes the browser and shuts down the WPEWebKitDriver executable
-        that is started when starting the WPEWebKitDriver."""
+        """Closes the browser and shuts down the WPEWebKitDriver executable."""
         try:
             super().quit()
         except http_client.BadStatusLine: