diff --git a/.npmrc b/.npmrc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c9e722c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.npmrc
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 The Manyverse Authors
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Unlicense
+
+PLAYWRIGHT_SKIP_BROWSER_DOWNLOAD=1
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index c35fdd19..5ecfcdd3 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -6846,14 +6846,6 @@
           "optional": true,
           "requires": {
             "follow-redirects": "^1.14.8"
-          },
-          "dependencies": {
-            "follow-redirects": {
-              "version": "1.15.2",
-              "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/follow-redirects/-/follow-redirects-1.15.2.tgz",
-              "integrity": "sha512-VQLG33o04KaQ8uYi2tVNbdrWp1QWxNNea+nmIB4EVM28v0hmP17z7aG1+wAkNzVq4KeXTq3221ye5qTJP91JwA==",
-              "optional": true
-            }
           }
         },
         "babel-runtime": {
@@ -7911,7 +7903,8 @@
         "follow-redirects": {
           "version": "1.14.1",
           "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/follow-redirects/-/follow-redirects-1.14.1.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-HWqDgT7ZEkqRzBvc2s64vSZ/hfOceEol3ac/7tKwzuvEyWx3/4UegXh5oBOIotkGsObyk3xznnSRVADBgWSQVg=="
+          "integrity": "sha512-HWqDgT7ZEkqRzBvc2s64vSZ/hfOceEol3ac/7tKwzuvEyWx3/4UegXh5oBOIotkGsObyk3xznnSRVADBgWSQVg==",
+          "optional": true
         },
         "forever-agent": {
           "version": "0.6.1",
@@ -21510,7 +21503,7 @@
     "node-dir": {
       "version": "0.1.17",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-dir/-/node-dir-0.1.17.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-X1Zl2TNRM1yqvvjxxVRRbPXx5OU=",
+      "integrity": "sha512-tmPX422rYgofd4epzrNoOXiE8XFZYOcCq1vD7MAXCDO+O+zndlA2ztdKKMa+EeuBG5tHETpr4ml4RGgpqDCCAg==",
       "requires": {
         "minimatch": "^3.0.2"
       }
@@ -21699,7 +21692,7 @@
     "normalize-css-color": {
       "version": "1.0.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/normalize-css-color/-/normalize-css-color-1.0.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-jPJ/V7Cp1UytdidsPqviKEElFQJs22hUUgK5BOPHTwOonNCk7/2qOxhhqzEajmFrWJowADFfOFh1V+aWkRfy+w=="
+      "integrity": "sha1-Apkel8zOxmI/5XOvu/Deah8+n40="
     },
     "normalize-package-data": {
       "version": "2.4.0",
@@ -22699,6 +22692,15 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "playwright": {
+      "version": "1.28.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/playwright/-/playwright-1.28.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-92Sz6XBlfHlb9tK5UCDzIFAuIkHHpemA9zwUaqvo+w7sFMSmVMGmvKcbptof/eJObq63PGnMhM75x7qxhTR78Q==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "playwright-core": "1.28.1"
+      }
+    },
     "playwright-core": {
       "version": "1.28.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/playwright-core/-/playwright-core-1.28.1.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ea07725b..3c56df4c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@
     "node-gyp-build": "4.3.0",
     "ora": "^5.4.1",
     "patch-package": "6.4.7",
+    "playwright": "^1.28.1",
     "playwright-core": "1.28.1",
     "prettier": "~2.5.1",
     "pretty-quick": "~3.1.3",
diff --git a/test/e2e/desktop/utils.ts b/test/e2e/desktop/utils.ts
index 7dc6dde4..9ed3cc0d 100644
--- a/test/e2e/desktop/utils.ts
+++ b/test/e2e/desktop/utils.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,10 @@ export default function setup(subtest?: string) {
     const appInfo = parseElectronApp(latestBuild);
     console.log = originalConsoleLog;
     if (!appInfo.arch) appInfo.arch = 'x64';
-    if (!appInfo.executable.endsWith('/manyverse')) {
+    if (
+      appInfo.platform === 'linux' &&
+      !appInfo.executable.endsWith('/manyverse')
+    ) {
       appInfo.executable += '/manyverse';
     }
 
diff --git a/tools/test-e2e-desktop b/tools/test-e2e-desktop
index 5ff00082..d6179a75 100755
--- a/tools/test-e2e-desktop
+++ b/tools/test-e2e-desktop
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 function cleanUp {
   if [ -f "appium-server.pid" ]; then
-    if ps -p $(cat appium-server.pid)> /dev/null; then
+    if ps -p $(cat appium-server.pid) >/dev/null; then
       kill -KILL $(cat appium-server.pid)
     fi
     rm appium-server.pid
@@ -25,14 +25,21 @@ function onFailure() {
   exit 1
 }
 
-FILE=desktop/outputs/linux-unpacked/manyverse
-if [[ -f "$FILE" ]]; then
-    echo "Desktop build already exists"
+if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
+  RELEASE_DESKTOP_SUFFIX="macos"
+  EXECUTABLE_FILE=desktop/outputs/mac/Manyverse.app/Contents/MacOS/Manyverse
 else
-    echo "Desktop build does not exist, building now"
-    EB_PUBLISH=never npm run release-desktop-linux
+  RELEASE_DESKTOP_SUFFIX="linux"
+  EXECUTABLE_FILE=desktop/outputs/linux-unpacked/manyverse
 fi
 
-rm -rf /tmp/manyverse-e2e-test
+if [[ -f "$EXECUTABLE_FILE" ]]; then
+  echo "Desktop build already exists"
+else
+  echo "Desktop build does not exist, building now"
+  EB_PUBLISH=never npm run release-desktop-"$RELEASE_DESKTOP_SUFFIX"
+fi
+
+rm -rf "$TMPDIR/manyverse-e2e-test"
 
 $(npm bin)/playwright test