diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 92e66eb4..45fa4aa1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -13,4 +13,3 @@ jobs:
     with:
       node-version: 26.x
       publish-coverage: true
-      install-playwright: true
diff --git a/vite.config.ts b/vite.config.ts
index aaf34086..d4dbb9d4 100644
--- a/vite.config.ts
+++ b/vite.config.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,10 @@ export default defineConfig({
   test: {
     // Run tests in an actual browser
     browser: {
-      provider: playwright(),
+      provider: playwright({
+        // In CI, this instructs playwright to use a pre-existing Chrome instance
+        launchOptions: process.env.CI ? { channel: 'chrome' } : undefined,
+      }),
       enabled: true,
       headless: true,
       screenshotFailures: false,