diff --git a/.github/workflows/playwright.yml b/.github/workflows/playwright.yml
index e28c6f0a48..8e25eea8d2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/playwright.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/playwright.yml
@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@ jobs:
             os: ubuntu-24.04-arm
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     name: Standalone E2E tests on ${{ matrix.name }}
+    env:
+      TRILIUM_DOCKER: 1
+      TRILIUM_PORT: 8082
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
@@ -115,6 +118,15 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Playwright browsers
         run: pnpm exec playwright install --with-deps
 
+      - name: Build standalone
+        run: pnpm --filter client-standalone build
+
+      - name: Start standalone preview server
+        run: |
+          cd apps/client-standalone
+          pnpm vite preview --port $TRILIUM_PORT &
+          sleep 5
+
       - name: Standalone end-to-end tests
         run: pnpm --filter client-standalone e2e
 
diff --git a/apps/client-standalone/package.json b/apps/client-standalone/package.json
index c1c3e0023b..e8d335b0a5 100644
--- a/apps/client-standalone/package.json
+++ b/apps/client-standalone/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
     "test": "vitest",
     "start-prod": "pnpm build && pnpm vite preview --port 8888",
     "coverage": "vitest --coverage",
-    "e2e": "pnpm build && playwright test"
+    "e2e": "playwright test",
+    "start-prod-no-dir": "pnpm build && pnpm vite preview --port ${TRILIUM_PORT:-8082}"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@excalidraw/excalidraw": "0.18.0",
diff --git a/apps/client-standalone/playwright.config.ts b/apps/client-standalone/playwright.config.ts
index 448e32d943..196757bfb7 100644
--- a/apps/client-standalone/playwright.config.ts
+++ b/apps/client-standalone/playwright.config.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export default createBaseConfig({
     projectName: "standalone",
     workers: 1,
     webServer: !process.env.TRILIUM_DOCKER ? {
-        command: "pnpm vite preview --port " + port,
+        command: "pnpm start-prod-no-dir",
         url: baseURL,
         reuseExistingServer: !process.env.CI,
         cwd: __dirname,