diff --git a/.github/workflows/verify.yml b/.github/workflows/verify.yml
index 3b53e360..05646db0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/verify.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/verify.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ on:
   pull_request:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
+concurrency:
+  group: verify-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
 jobs:
   check:
     name: Check
@@ -17,11 +21,18 @@ jobs:
       - name: Clone repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
+      - name: Setup pnpm
+        uses: pnpm/action-setup@v5
+        with:
+          run_install: false
+          version: 10.28.1
+
       - name: Setup Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v6
-
-      - name: Setup pnpm
-        run: corepack enable pnpm
+        with:
+          node-version: 24.12.0
+          cache: pnpm
+          cache-dependency-path: pnpm-lock.yaml
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: pnpm install
@@ -53,6 +64,9 @@ jobs:
   e2e:
     name: E2E Tests (${{ matrix.shard }}/${{ strategy.job-total }})
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container:
+      image: mcr.microsoft.com/playwright:v1.58.0-noble
+      options: --user 1001
     timeout-minutes: 15
     permissions:
       contents: read
@@ -65,45 +79,22 @@ jobs:
       - name: Clone repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
-      - name: Setup Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v6
-
       - name: Setup pnpm
-        run: corepack enable pnpm
-
-      - name: Get pnpm store directory
-        id: pnpm-cache
-        run: echo "dir=$(pnpm store path)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        uses: pnpm/action-setup@v5
+        with:
+          run_install: false
+          version: 10.28.1
 
-      - name: Cache pnpm dependencies
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
+      - name: Setup Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
-          path: ${{ steps.pnpm-cache.outputs.dir }}
-          key: pnpm-${{ runner.os }}-${{ hashFiles('pnpm-lock.yaml') }}
-          restore-keys: pnpm-${{ runner.os }}-
+          node-version: 24.12.0
+          cache: pnpm
+          cache-dependency-path: pnpm-lock.yaml
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: pnpm install
 
-      - name: Get Playwright version
-        id: playwright-version
-        run: echo "version=$(pnpm exec playwright --version | cut -d' ' -f2)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-      - name: Cache Playwright browsers
-        id: playwright-cache
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
-        with:
-          path: ~/.cache/ms-playwright
-          key: playwright-${{ runner.os }}-${{ steps.playwright-version.outputs.version }}
-
-      - name: Install Playwright browsers
-        if: steps.playwright-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-        run: pnpm exec playwright install chromium --with-deps
-
-      - name: Install Playwright system deps
-        if: steps.playwright-cache.outputs.cache-hit == 'true'
-        run: pnpm exec playwright install-deps chromium
-
       - name: Run Playwright tests
         run: pnpm run test:e2e --shard=${{ matrix.shard }}/3
 
diff --git a/playwright.config.ts b/playwright.config.ts
index b9437203..4ef1c164 100644
--- a/playwright.config.ts
+++ b/playwright.config.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,18 @@
 import { defineConfig, devices } from '@playwright/test'
 
+const isCI = !!process.env.CI
+const webServerUrl = isCI ? 'http://localhost:5173' : 'https://localhost:5173'
+
 export default defineConfig({
   testDir: './e2e',
   fullyParallel: true,
-  forbidOnly: !!process.env.CI,
-  retries: process.env.CI ? 1 : 1, // Retry once due to testnet flakiness
-  workers: process.env.CI ? 4 : undefined,
+  forbidOnly: isCI,
+  retries: isCI ? 1 : 1, // Retry once due to testnet flakiness
+  workers: isCI ? 4 : undefined,
   timeout: 180000, // 3 min default timeout for testnet transactions
   reporter: 'html',
   use: {
-    baseURL: 'https://localhost:5173',
+    baseURL: webServerUrl,
     ignoreHTTPSErrors: true,
     trace: 'on-first-retry',
   },
@@ -20,10 +23,10 @@ export default defineConfig({
     },
   ],
   webServer: {
-    command: process.env.CI ? 'VITE_E2E=true pnpm run dev 2>/dev/null' : 'pnpm run dev 2>/dev/null',
-    url: 'https://localhost:5173',
+    command: isCI ? 'VITE_E2E=true VITE_USE_HTTP=true pnpm run dev' : 'pnpm run dev 2>/dev/null',
+    url: webServerUrl,
     ignoreHTTPSErrors: true,
-    reuseExistingServer: !process.env.CI,
+    reuseExistingServer: !isCI,
     stdout: 'ignore',
     stderr: 'ignore',
   },
diff --git a/vite.config.ts b/vite.config.ts
index ddbda55a..08ed63aa 100644
--- a/vite.config.ts
+++ b/vite.config.ts
@@ -12,8 +12,16 @@ export default defineConfig(({ mode }) => {
   for (const key of Object.keys(env)) {
     if (!(key in process.env)) process.env[key] = env[key]
   }
+
+  const useHttp = process.env.CI === 'true' || process.env.VITE_USE_HTTP === 'true'
+
   return {
-    plugins: [syncTips(), vocs(), react(), mkcert(), tempoNode()],
+    plugins: [syncTips(), vocs(), react(), ...(useHttp ? [] : [mkcert()]), tempoNode()],
+    server: useHttp
+      ? {
+          host: 'localhost',
+        }
+      : undefined,
   }
 })