diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 725faf0b9f..43077c3256 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -105,15 +105,14 @@ jobs:
         retention-days: 30
 
   test:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     needs: build-wheel
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     strategy:
       matrix:
         python-version: ['3.8', '3.12']
         db-backend: [mysql, postgres]
     name: "Test (Python: ${{ matrix.python-version }}, DB: ${{ matrix.db-backend }})"
     steps:
-    - run: ls -R
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
       uses: actions/setup-python@v5
@@ -125,7 +124,6 @@ jobs:
       with:
         name: wheel
         path: dist
-    - run: ls -R
     - name: Install Dependencies
       run: |
         sudo apt update
@@ -164,20 +162,13 @@ jobs:
         flag-name: '${{ matrix.db-backend }}: ${{ matrix.python-version }}'
         parallel: true
     # end-to-end tests
-    - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-      with:
-        node-version: 18
-        cache: npm
-      if: matrix.python-version == '3.12' && matrix.db-backend == 'postgres'
     - name: Install e2e tests dependencies
-      run: |
-        npm install
-        npm run build:prod
-        playwright install chromium
+      run: playwright install chromium
       if: matrix.python-version == '3.12' && matrix.db-backend == 'postgres'
-    - run: mkdir screenshots
     - name: Run end-to-end tests
-      run: pytest -p randomly -p no:cacheprovider --reuse-db --numprocesses=auto --dist=loadscope -m e2e --nomigrations
+      run: |
+        mkdir screenshots
+        pytest -p randomly -p no:cacheprovider --reuse-db --numprocesses=auto --dist=loadscope -m e2e --nomigrations
       if: matrix.python-version == '3.12' && matrix.db-backend == 'postgres'
       env:
         DJANGO_DEBUG: True
@@ -217,6 +208,7 @@ jobs:
 
   dependencies:
     name: Test installation of all dependencies
+    needs: build-wheel
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -229,7 +221,7 @@ jobs:
           sudo apt update
           sudo apt install --yes libldap2-dev libsasl2-dev
       - run: python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-      - run: python -m pip install .[allauth,ci,dev,gunicorn,ldap,mysql,postgres,pytest]
+      - run: python -m pip install "$(ls dist/*.whl)[allauth,ci,dev,gunicorn,ldap,mysql,postgres,pytest]"
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: 18
@@ -265,9 +257,9 @@ jobs:
     if: always()
     needs:
       - lint
+      - build-wheel
       - test
       - coveralls
-      - build-wheel
       - dev-setup
       - dependencies
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04