diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
index a014ab4..7ed02a6 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ jobs:
             -e DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL=hello@nohypeai.com \
             -e NEWSLETTER_PROVIDER=buttondown \
             -e PLAYWRIGHT_BROWSERS_PATH=/ms-playwright \
+            -e E2E_MODE=1 \
             "$CI_IMAGE" \
             sh -lc "python manage.py migrate --noinput && python manage.py seed_e2e_content && python manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000"
           for i in $(seq 1 40); do
@@ -188,6 +189,7 @@ jobs:
             -e DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL=hello@nohypeai.com \
             -e NEWSLETTER_PROVIDER=buttondown \
             -e PLAYWRIGHT_BROWSERS_PATH=/ms-playwright \
+            -e E2E_MODE=1 \
             "$CI_IMAGE" \
             sh -lc "python manage.py migrate --noinput && python manage.py seed_e2e_content && python manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000"
           for i in $(seq 1 40); do