diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-test.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-test.yml
index c52f022f..fe7104a4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-test.yml
@@ -137,3 +137,10 @@ jobs:
           ./lightpanda serve & echo $! > LPD.pid
           node puppeteer/dump.js || exit 1
           kill `cat LPD.pid`
+
+      - name: run playwright connect
+        run: |
+          python3 -m http.server 1234 -d ./public & echo $! > PYTHON.pid
+          ./lightpanda serve & echo $! > LPD.pid
+          node playwright/connect.js || exit 1
+          kill `cat LPD.pid` `cat PYTHON.pid`