diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/.env.e2e b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/.env.e2e
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8242085ca3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/.env.e2e
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Copy this to .env.local and change what you want to test.
+VITE_UMBRACO_INSTALL_STATUS=running # running or must-install or must-upgrade
+VITE_UMBRACO_USE_MSW=off
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/playwright.config.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/playwright.config.ts
index 1dba685c60..b6758618a3 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/playwright.config.ts
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/playwright.config.ts
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ const config: PlaywrightTestConfig = {
 
 	/* Run your local dev server before starting the tests */
 	webServer: {
-		command: 'npm run dev',
+		command: 'npm run dev -- --mode e2e',
 		port: 5173,
 		reuseExistingServer: !process.env.CI,
 	},
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/vite-env.d.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/vite-env.d.ts
index 23b8b24124..f6224a3614 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/vite-env.d.ts
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/vite-env.d.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 /// <reference types="vite/client" />
+
 interface ImportMetaEnv {
 	VITE_UMBRACO_INSTALL_STATUS: 'running' | 'must-upgrade' | 'must-install';
 	VITE_UMBRACO_INSTALL_PRECONFIGURED: string;