diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index 6568897..156228d 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -309,7 +309,8 @@ if [ "${npm_ci_rc}" -eq 0 ]; then
   npm run lint
   npm run test:unit
   npm run test:component
-  npm run test:e2e
+  npm run build
+  PLAYWRIGHT_REUSE_DIST=1 npm run test:e2e
   frontend_rc=$?
 else
   echo "frontend dependency install failed after retries" >&2
diff --git a/testing/frontend/playwright.config.mjs b/testing/frontend/playwright.config.mjs
index 4e70530..924d46e 100644
--- a/testing/frontend/playwright.config.mjs
+++ b/testing/frontend/playwright.config.mjs
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import { defineConfig } from "../../frontend/node_modules/@playwright/test/index
 
 const testingDir = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
 const frontendRoot = path.resolve(testingDir, "../../frontend");
+const previewCommand = "npm run preview -- --host 127.0.0.1 --port 4173 --strictPort";
+const webServerCommand = process.env.PLAYWRIGHT_REUSE_DIST === "1" ? previewCommand : `npm run build && ${previewCommand}`;
 
 export default defineConfig({
   testDir: path.resolve(testingDir, "e2e"),
@@ -18,11 +20,11 @@ export default defineConfig({
     viewport: { width: 1440, height: 1080 },
   },
   webServer: {
-    command: "npm run build && npm run preview -- --host 127.0.0.1 --port 4173",
+    command: webServerCommand,
     cwd: frontendRoot,
     url: "http://127.0.0.1:4173",
     reuseExistingServer: !process.env.CI,
-    timeout: 120000,
+    timeout: process.env.CI ? 420000 : 120000,
   },
   reporter: [["list"], ["junit", { outputFile: path.resolve(testingDir, "../../build/junit-frontend-e2e.xml") }]],
 });