diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-e2e.yml
index f1616a47..599b3649 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-e2e.yml
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run e2e tests
         env:
           PAPERCLIP_E2E_SKIP_LLM: "true"
-          CI: ""
         run: pnpm run test:e2e
 
       - name: Upload Playwright report
diff --git a/tests/e2e/playwright.config.ts b/tests/e2e/playwright.config.ts
index fd7e8b59..33022502 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/playwright.config.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/playwright.config.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
   webServer: {
     command: `pnpm paperclipai run`,
     url: `${BASE_URL}/api/health`,
-    reuseExistingServer: !!process.env.CI,
+    reuseExistingServer: !process.env.CI,
     timeout: 120_000,
     stdout: "pipe",
     stderr: "pipe",