diff --git a/tests/playwright.config.js b/tests/playwright.config.js
index b51413b..6e481d7 100644
--- a/tests/playwright.config.js
+++ b/tests/playwright.config.js
@@ -29,8 +29,9 @@ module.exports = defineConfig({
     /* Run in headless mode */
     headless: true,
     
-    /* Use system Chrome/Chromium for CachyOS compatibility */
-    channel: 'chromium',
+    /* Use system Chrome/Chromium for CachyOS compatibility (local runs only -
+       CI uses its own Playwright-installed Chromium, see the chromium project below) */
+    ...(process.env.CI ? {} : { channel: 'chromium' }),
 
     /* Extra headers to send with requests */
     extraHTTPHeaders: {
@@ -59,12 +60,16 @@ module.exports = defineConfig({
   projects: [
     {
       name: 'chromium',
-      use: { 
+      use: {
         ...devices['Desktop Chrome'],
-        // Use system Chromium on CachyOS
-        launchOptions: {
-          executablePath: '/snap/bin/chromium'
-        }
+        // Use system Chromium on CachyOS for local runs. CI installs its own
+        // Chromium via `playwright install` and has no /snap/bin/chromium, so
+        // this override must not apply there.
+        ...(process.env.CI ? {} : {
+          launchOptions: {
+            executablePath: '/snap/bin/chromium'
+          }
+        })
       },
     }
   ],