diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
index ffdd62154c8..0a791a2cf15 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
@@ -62,6 +62,16 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build CLI
         run: yarn build:cli # Needed for CLI tests
 
+      - name: Build E2E test studio
+        env:
+          # Update the SANITY_E2E_SESSION_TOKEN on github to the new value once this is merged to next
+          # Change the below to `secrets.SANITY_E2E_SESSION_TOKEN`
+          # Delete `SANITY_E2E_SESSION_TOKEN_NEW` from github
+          SANITY_E2E_SESSION_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SANITY_E2E_SESSION_TOKEN_NEW }}
+          SANITY_E2E_PROJECT_ID: ${{ secrets.SANITY_E2E_PROJECT_ID }}
+          SANITY_E2E_DATASET: ${{ secrets.SANITY_E2E_DATASET }}
+        run: yarn e2e:build
+
       - name: Run end-to-end tests
         env:
           # Missing in docs but in use
diff --git a/dev/studio-e2e-testing/package.json b/dev/studio-e2e-testing/package.json
index 4cba028513c..5452cd781b0 100644
--- a/dev/studio-e2e-testing/package.json
+++ b/dev/studio-e2e-testing/package.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   "author": "Sanity.io <hello@sanity.io>",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "sanity dev --port 3339",
-    "start": "sanity start",
+    "start": "sanity start --port 3339",
     "build": "sanity build"
   },
   "keywords": [
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 16c50a581e2..21bae3b54c0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@
     "example:example-studio": "yarn --cwd dev/example-studio start",
     "example:movies-studio": "yarn --cwd examples/movies-studio start",
     "e2e:dev": "yarn --cwd dev/studio-e2e-testing dev",
+    "e2e:build": "yarn --cwd dev/studio-e2e-testing build",
+    "e2e:preview": "yarn e2e:build && yarn --cwd dev/studio-e2e-testing start",
+    "e2e:start": "yarn --cwd dev/studio-e2e-testing start",
     "etl": "node -r dotenv-flow/config -r esbuild-register scripts/etl",
     "init": "lerna clean --yes && run-s bootstrap build",
     "lerna:clean": "lerna clean",
diff --git a/playwright.config.ts b/playwright.config.ts
index 557a09c59fa..fa4a1a04d9a 100644
--- a/playwright.config.ts
+++ b/playwright.config.ts
@@ -89,9 +89,14 @@ export default defineConfig({
 
   /* Run your local dev server before starting the tests */
   webServer: {
-    command: 'yarn e2e:dev',
+    /**
+     * If it is running in CI just start the production build assuming that studio is already build
+     * Locally run the dev server
+     */
+    command: CI ? 'yarn e2e:start' : 'yarn e2e:dev',
     port: 3339,
     reuseExistingServer: !CI,
+    stdout: 'pipe',
   },
 })