diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml
index 5bdaecfb78..26802a7427 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,33 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         test: ${{ fromJson(needs.load-e2e-files.outputs.matrix) }}
+
     steps:
+      - name: Free Disk Space (Ubuntu)
+        uses: jlumbroso/free-disk-space@54081f138730dfa15788a46383842cd2f914a1be
+        with:
+          # this might remove tools that are actually needed,
+          # if set to "true" but frees about 6 GB
+          tool-cache: false
+  
+          # all of these default to true, but feel free to set to
+          # "false" if necessary for your workflow
+          android: true
+          dotnet: true
+          haskell: true
+          large-packages: true
+          docker-images: false
+          swap-storage: true
+
+      # we found on 26 Sep that using Chrome 129 mysteriously broke ci at setupMetamask step
+      # with the following error: > Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'waitForTimeout')
+      # so we are reverting to Chrome 128 on ci
+      # https://www.ubuntuupdates.org/package_logs?type=ppas&vals=8
+      - name: Set up Chrome 128
+        run: |
+          wget http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/pool/main/g/google-chrome-stable/google-chrome-stable_128.0.6613.137-1_amd64.deb
+          sudo apt-get install ./google-chrome-stable_128.0.6613.137-1_amd64.deb
+      
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
@@ -78,7 +104,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: cypress-io/github-action@8d3918616d8ac34caa2b49afc8b408b6a872a6f5 # pin@v6.7.1
         with:
           start: yarn start
-          command: "yarn test:e2e${{ (matrix.test.type == 'cctp' && ':cctp') || (matrix.test.type == 'orbit' && ':orbit') || '' }} --browser chromium"
+          command: "yarn test:e2e${{ (matrix.test.type == 'cctp' && ':cctp') || (matrix.test.type == 'orbit' && ':orbit') || '' }} --browser chrome"
           wait-on: http://127.0.0.1:3000
           wait-on-timeout: 120
           spec: ./packages/arb-token-bridge-ui/tests/e2e/specs/*