diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-tests-split.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-tests-split.yml
index f4aab083..7f54e397 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-tests-split.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-tests-split.yml
@@ -200,18 +200,17 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm ci
 
-      - name: Install Playwright system dependencies
-        run: npx playwright install-deps chromium
-
       - name: Install Playwright Chromium
         run: |
           echo "📦 Installing Chromium..."
           npx playwright install --with-deps chromium
-          echo "✅ Install command completed (exit code: $?)"
+          EXIT_CODE=$?
+          echo "✅ Install command completed (exit code: $EXIT_CODE)"
           echo "📁 Checking browser cache..."
           ls -lR ~/.cache/ms-playwright/ 2>/dev/null || echo "Cache directory not found"
           echo "🔍 Searching for chromium executable..."
           find ~/.cache/ms-playwright -name "*chromium*" -o -name "*chrome*" 2>/dev/null | head -10 || echo "No chromium files found"
+          exit $EXIT_CODE
 
       - name: Run Chromium tests (Shard ${{ matrix.shard }}/${{ matrix.total-shards }})
         run: |
@@ -366,18 +365,17 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm ci
 
-      - name: Install Playwright system dependencies
-        run: npx playwright install-deps firefox
-
       - name: Install Playwright Firefox
         run: |
           echo "📦 Installing Firefox..."
           npx playwright install --with-deps firefox
-          echo "✅ Install command completed (exit code: $?)"
+          EXIT_CODE=$?
+          echo "✅ Install command completed (exit code: $EXIT_CODE)"
           echo "📁 Checking browser cache..."
           ls -lR ~/.cache/ms-playwright/ 2>/dev/null || echo "Cache directory not found"
           echo "🔍 Searching for firefox executable..."
           find ~/.cache/ms-playwright -name "*firefox*" 2>/dev/null | head -10 || echo "No firefox files found"
+          exit $EXIT_CODE
 
       - name: Run Firefox tests (Shard ${{ matrix.shard }}/${{ matrix.total-shards }})
         run: |
@@ -532,18 +530,17 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm ci
 
-      - name: Install Playwright system dependencies
-        run: npx playwright install-deps webkit
-
       - name: Install Playwright WebKit
         run: |
           echo "📦 Installing WebKit..."
           npx playwright install --with-deps webkit
-          echo "✅ Install command completed (exit code: $?)"
+          EXIT_CODE=$?
+          echo "✅ Install command completed (exit code: $EXIT_CODE)"
           echo "📁 Checking browser cache..."
           ls -lR ~/.cache/ms-playwright/ 2>/dev/null || echo "Cache directory not found"
           echo "🔍 Searching for webkit executable..."
           find ~/.cache/ms-playwright -name "*webkit*" -o -name "*MiniBrowser*" 2>/dev/null | head -10 || echo "No webkit files found"
+          exit $EXIT_CODE
 
       - name: Run WebKit tests (Shard ${{ matrix.shard }}/${{ matrix.total-shards }})
         run: |