diff --git a/frontend/.gitignore b/frontend/.gitignore
index a6e21743cf..20b562a0b6 100644
--- a/frontend/.gitignore
+++ b/frontend/.gitignore
@@ -24,3 +24,4 @@ src/lib/components/copilot/chat/__tests__/app/results/
 /blob-report/
 /playwright/.cache/
 /playwright/.auth/
+e2e/auth.json
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/e2e/dbmanager.spec.ts b/frontend/e2e/dbmanager.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f546f40e1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/e2e/dbmanager.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test'
+
+test('has Home text', async ({ page }) => {
+	await page.goto('/')
+	await expect(page.locator('text=Home').first()).toBeVisible()
+})
diff --git a/frontend/e2e/login.spec.ts b/frontend/e2e/global-setup.ts
similarity index 63%
rename from frontend/e2e/login.spec.ts
rename to frontend/e2e/global-setup.ts
index 5674cbe054..38098e37e7 100644
--- a/frontend/e2e/login.spec.ts
+++ b/frontend/e2e/global-setup.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
-import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test'
+// global-setup.ts
+import { chromium, FullConfig } from '@playwright/test'
 
-test('log in correctly', async ({ page }) => {
-	await page.goto('/')
+async function globalSetup(config: FullConfig) {
+	const browser = await chromium.launch()
+	const context = await browser.newContext()
+	const page = await context.newPage()
+
+	// Use baseURL from config
+	const baseURL = config.projects[0].use.baseURL || 'http://localhost:3000'
+	await page.goto(baseURL)
 
 	// Wait for and fill the email input
 	const emailInput = page.locator('input#email[type="email"]')
@@ -13,10 +20,6 @@ test('log in correctly', async ({ page }) => {
 	await passwordInput.waitFor({ state: 'visible' })
 	await passwordInput.fill('changeme')
 
-	// Verify the inputs are filled correctly
-	await expect(emailInput).toHaveValue('admin@windmill.dev')
-	await expect(passwordInput).toHaveValue('changeme')
-
 	// Click the sign-in button
 	const signInButton = page.locator('button:has-text("Sign in")')
 	await signInButton.click()
@@ -30,17 +33,19 @@ test('log in correctly', async ({ page }) => {
 
 	// Wait for navigation to workspaces page
 	await page.waitForURL('**/user/workspaces')
-	await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/user\/workspaces$/)
 
 	// Click on the "Admins" workspace
 	const adminsWorkspace = page.locator('text=Admins').first()
 	await adminsWorkspace.waitFor({ state: 'visible' })
 	await adminsWorkspace.click()
 
-	// Verify we're on the root path of the workspace
+	// Wait for workspace to load
 	await page.waitForURL('**/')
-	await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/$/)
+	await page.locator('text=Home').first().waitFor({ state: 'visible' })
 
-	// Wait for the page to load and verify it contains "Home"
-	await expect(page.locator('text=Home').first()).toBeVisible()
-})
+	// Save the authenticated state
+	await context.storageState({ path: './e2e/auth.json' })
+	await browser.close()
+}
+
+export default globalSetup
diff --git a/frontend/playwright.config.ts b/frontend/playwright.config.ts
index 51210c33bf..4be806968e 100644
--- a/frontend/playwright.config.ts
+++ b/frontend/playwright.config.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { defineConfig, devices } from '@playwright/test'
  * See https://playwright.dev/docs/test-configuration.
  */
 export default defineConfig({
+	globalSetup: './e2e/global-setup',
 	testDir: './e2e',
 	/* Run tests in files in parallel */
 	fullyParallel: true,
@@ -29,7 +30,9 @@ export default defineConfig({
 		baseURL: process.env.BASE_URL || 'http://localhost:3000',
 
 		/* Collect trace when retrying the failed test. See https://playwright.dev/docs/trace-viewer */
-		trace: 'on-first-retry'
+		trace: 'on-first-retry',
+
+		storageState: './e2e/auth.json'
 	},
 
 	/* Configure projects for major browsers */