diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull-e2e-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/pull-e2e-tests.yml
index 2c850cbdf6..3bedad29a8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull-e2e-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull-e2e-tests.yml
@@ -51,5 +51,6 @@ jobs:
           INSTALL_LOCK = true
           EOF
       - run: ./gitea web &
+      - run: make playwright
       - run: E2E_URL=http://localhost:3000 make test-e2e
         timeout-minutes: 10
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a01e00f090..cf61bc89a2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -553,9 +553,12 @@ test-mssql\#%: integrations.mssql.test generate-ini-mssql
 .PHONY: test-mssql-migration
 test-mssql-migration: migrations.mssql.test migrations.individual.mssql.test
 
-.PHONY: test-e2e
-test-e2e: deps-frontend
+.PHONY: playwright
+playwright: deps-frontend
 	@$(NODE_VARS) pnpm exec playwright install --with-deps chromium $(PLAYWRIGHT_FLAGS)
+
+.PHONY: test-e2e
+test-e2e: playwright
 	EXECUTABLE=$(EXECUTABLE) ./tools/test-e2e.sh $(E2E_FLAGS)
 
 .PHONY: bench-sqlite