diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 10ed4d887..1db7126f1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     "dev-e2e": "tsx -r dotenv/config server/src/index.ts --dev dotenv_config_path=.env.e2e",
     "read-e2e-sms": "tsx scripts/twilio/getLastMessages.ts",
     "test-e2e": "playwright test",
-    "test-e2e-ui": "UI=true playwright test --ui"
+    "test-e2e-ui": "playwright test --ui"
   },
   "workspaces": {
     "packages": [
diff --git a/playwright.config.ts b/playwright.config.ts
index 0c87a008e..c9e5622d9 100644
--- a/playwright.config.ts
+++ b/playwright.config.ts
@@ -69,13 +69,11 @@ export default defineConfig({
     },
   ],
 
-  ...(!env.UI && {
-    webServer: {
-      command: "yarn dev-e2e",
-      url: env.BANKING_URL,
-      reuseExistingServer: false,
-      stderr: "pipe",
-      stdout: "ignore",
-    },
-  }),
+  webServer: {
+    command: "yarn dev-e2e",
+    url: env.BANKING_URL,
+    reuseExistingServer: !env.CI,
+    stderr: "pipe",
+    stdout: "ignore",
+  },
 });
diff --git a/tests/utils/env.ts b/tests/utils/env.ts
index b8c61578e..fe4134ffc 100644
--- a/tests/utils/env.ts
+++ b/tests/utils/env.ts
@@ -17,11 +17,9 @@ export const env = validate({
   env: {
     ...process.env,
     CI: String(process.env.CI === "true"),
-    UI: String(process.env.UI === "true"),
   },
   validators: {
     CI: boolean,
-    UI: boolean,
 
     PARTNER_ADMIN_API_URL: url,