diff --git a/.github/workflows/playwright.yml b/.github/workflows/playwright.yml
index e7bd7859..999950f5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/playwright.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/playwright.yml
@@ -16,29 +16,41 @@ jobs:
   test:
     timeout-minutes: 60
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    defaults:
-      run:
-        working-directory: tests/e2e
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: Install Rust toolchain
       uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
 
-    - name: Cache Rust build
+    - name: Cache compiled binary
+      id: binary-cache
+      uses: actions/cache@v4
+      with:
+        path: ${{ github.workspace }}/target/debug/oxicloud
+        key: ${{ runner.os }}-oxicloud-binary-${{ hashFiles('src/**', 'Cargo.toml', 'Cargo.lock') }}
+
+    - name: Cache Rust dependencies
+      if: steps.binary-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
       uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
 
+    - name: Build server
+      if: steps.binary-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+      run: cargo build
+
     - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
       with:
         node-version: lts/*
 
     - name: Install Node dependencies
+      working-directory: tests/e2e
       run: npm ci
 
     - name: Install Playwright browsers
+      working-directory: tests/e2e
       run: npx playwright install --with-deps
 
     - name: Run Playwright tests (spawns DB via pretest hook)
+      working-directory: tests/e2e
       run: npm test
 
     - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
diff --git a/tests/e2e/playwright.config.ts b/tests/e2e/playwright.config.ts
index d841a849..ebb5974c 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/playwright.config.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/playwright.config.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ export default defineConfig({
   use: {
     baseURL: 'http://localhost:8087',
     trace: 'on-first-retry',
+  },
+
+  expect: {
     toHaveScreenshot: { maxDiffPixelRatio: 0.02 },
   },
 
@@ -28,7 +31,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
   ],
 
   webServer: {
-    command: 'cargo run',
+    command: process.env.CI ? `${process.env.GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/target/debug/oxicloud` : 'cargo run',
     url: 'http://localhost:8087',
     timeout: 600_000,
     reuseExistingServer: false,