diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index e693e14766b50..5a2db532931cc 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -271,15 +271,13 @@ jobs:
           command: |
             npx playwright install
             sudo npx playwright install-deps
-      - run:
-          working_directory: fixtures/flight
-          command: yarn build
       - run:
           name: Run tests
           working_directory: fixtures/flight
           command: yarn test
           environment:
-          # Otherwise the webserver is a blackbox
+            FAST_REFRESH: 'false'
+            # Otherwise the webserver is a blackbox
             DEBUG: pw:webserver
       - store_artifacts:
           path: fixtures/flight/playwright-report