diff --git a/.github/workflows/playwright.yml b/.github/workflows/playwright.yml
index 487f826e..0fee0661 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/playwright.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/playwright.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ jobs:
   test:
     timeout-minutes: 30
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container:
+      # https://mcr.microsoft.com/en-us/artifact/mar/playwright/tags
+      # https://playwright.dev/docs/ci#via-containers
+      image: mcr.microsoft.com/playwright:v1.50.1-noble
+
     steps:
       - name: Check out code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -16,10 +21,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Dependencies
         uses: ./.github/actions/install-dependencies
 
-      - name: Install Playwright
-        run: pnpm run install-playwright
-
-      - name: Build the tool
+      - name: Build the adapter
         run: pnpm build
 
       - name: Build all workers
diff --git a/examples/common/config-e2e.ts b/examples/common/config-e2e.ts
index 5ddb9d44..694c8942 100644
--- a/examples/common/config-e2e.ts
+++ b/examples/common/config-e2e.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export function configurePlaywright(
     if (isCI) {
       // Do not build on CI - there is a preceding build step
       command = `pnpm wrangler dev --port ${port} --inspector-port ${inspectorPort}`;
-      timeout = 100_000;
+      timeout = 500_000;
     } else {
       timeout = 500_000;
       command = `pnpm preview --port ${port} --inspector-port ${inspectorPort}`;