diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull_request.workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/pull_request.workflow.yml
index 6c8c8bc2c..191b4a790 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull_request.workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull_request.workflow.yml
@@ -39,16 +39,46 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+      - name: Setup Node
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: ${{ env.NODE_VERSION }}
+          cache: 'npm'
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: npm ci
+
+      - name: Build
+        run: npm run build
+
       - name: Start Kuzzle
         run: docker compose up --wait
 
+      - name: Start preview server
+        run: npm run preview &
+        env:
+          PORT: 8080
+
+      - name: Wait for preview server
+        run: |
+          timeout=30
+          while ! nc -z localhost 8080; do
+            if [ $timeout -le 0 ]; then
+              echo "Timeout waiting for preview server"
+              exit 1
+            fi
+            timeout=$((timeout-1))
+            sleep 1
+          done
+
       - name: Cypress run
         uses: cypress-io/github-action@v6
         with:
-          build: npm run build
-          start: npm run preview
           browser: chrome
-          spec: test/e2e/cypress/integration/single-backend/${{ matrix.spec }}
+          spec: e2e/cypress/integration/single-backend/${{ matrix.spec }}
+          install: false # Skip installation as we already did npm ci
+          wait-on: 'http://localhost:8080'
+          wait-on-timeout: 60
 
       - name: Upload screenshots
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4