diff --git a/e2e/docker-compose.yaml b/e2e/docker-compose.yaml
index 0dbbccfd2a..86fd98fd06 100644
--- a/e2e/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/e2e/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -33,13 +33,13 @@ services:
     networks:
       - zitadel
 
-  npm-install:
+  prepare:
     image: node:18-alpine3.15
     working_dir: /e2e
     user: "$UID"
     volumes:
     - .:/e2e
-    command: "npm ci --omit=dev"
+    command: "npm ci --omit=dev && npx run wait-on http://localhost:8080"
 
   e2e:
     image: cypress/included:10.3.0
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ services:
         condition: 'service_started'
       db:
         condition: 'service_healthy'
-      npm-install:
+      prepare:
         condition: 'service_completed_successfully'
     working_dir: /e2e
     user: "$UID"
diff --git a/e2e/package-lock.json b/e2e/package-lock.json
index 207feedfe5..b46065436d 100644
--- a/e2e/package-lock.json
+++ b/e2e/package-lock.json
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
         "debug": "^4.3.4",
         "jsonwebtoken": "^8.5.1",
         "mochawesome": "^7.1.3",
-        "typescript": "^4.7.4"
+        "typescript": "^4.7.4",
+        "wait-on": "^6.0.1"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@types/node": "^18.7.13",
@@ -76,6 +77,37 @@
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       }
     },
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+      "version": "9.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@hapi/hoek/-/hoek-9.3.0.tgz",
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+    },
+    "node_modules/@hapi/topo": {
+      "version": "5.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@hapi/topo/-/topo-5.1.0.tgz",
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+      "dependencies": {
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+      }
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+    "node_modules/@sideway/address": {
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@sideway/address/-/address-4.1.4.tgz",
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+      "dependencies": {
+        "@hapi/hoek": "^9.0.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@sideway/formula": {
+      "version": "3.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@sideway/formula/-/formula-3.0.0.tgz",
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+    },
+    "node_modules/@sideway/pinpoint": {
+      "version": "2.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@sideway/pinpoint/-/pinpoint-2.0.0.tgz",
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     },
+    "node_modules/axios": {
+      "version": "0.25.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/axios/-/axios-0.25.0.tgz",
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+      }
+    },
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/follow-redirects/-/follow-redirects-1.15.1.tgz",
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+      "funding": [
+        {
+          "type": "individual",
+          "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/RubenVerborgh"
+        }
+      ],
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=4.0"
+      },
+      "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+        "debug": {
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+        }
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+        "@hapi/topo": "^5.0.0",
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+      "integrity": "sha512-Jsjnk4bw3YJqYzbdyBiNsPWHPfO++UGG749Cxs6peCu5Xg4nrena6OVxOYxrQTqww0Jmwt+Ref8rggumkTLz9Q=="
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@@ -2535,6 +2602,24 @@
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+      "version": "6.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/wait-on/-/wait-on-6.0.1.tgz",
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+        "joi": "^17.6.0",
+        "lodash": "^4.17.21",
+        "minimist": "^1.2.5",
+        "rxjs": "^7.5.4"
+      },
+      "bin": {
+        "wait-on": "bin/wait-on"
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+      "engines": {
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@@ -2711,6 +2796,37 @@
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+      "requires": {
+        "@hapi/hoek": "^9.0.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "@sideway/address": {
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@sideway/address/-/address-4.1.4.tgz",
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+      "requires": {
+        "@hapi/hoek": "^9.0.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "@sideway/formula": {
+      "version": "3.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@sideway/formula/-/formula-3.0.0.tgz",
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+    "@sideway/pinpoint": {
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@sideway/pinpoint/-/pinpoint-2.0.0.tgz",
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+    },
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+    "axios": {
+      "version": "0.25.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/axios/-/axios-0.25.0.tgz",
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+        "follow-redirects": "^1.14.7"
+      }
+    },
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/balanced-match/-/balanced-match-1.0.2.tgz",
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+    "follow-redirects": {
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/follow-redirects/-/follow-redirects-1.15.1.tgz",
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+    "joi": {
+      "version": "17.6.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/joi/-/joi-17.6.0.tgz",
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+        "@hapi/hoek": "^9.0.0",
+        "@hapi/topo": "^5.0.0",
+        "@sideway/address": "^4.1.3",
+        "@sideway/formula": "^3.0.0",
+        "@sideway/pinpoint": "^2.0.0"
+      }
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/js-tokens/-/js-tokens-4.0.0.tgz",
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+      "integrity": "sha512-d6xOpEDfsi2CZVlPQzGeux8XMwLT9hssAsaPYExaQMuYskwb+x1x7J371tWlbBdWHroy99KnVB6qIkUbs5X3UQ=="
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       "version": "0.6.0",
@@ -4542,6 +4679,18 @@
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       }
     },
+    "wait-on": {
+      "version": "6.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/wait-on/-/wait-on-6.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-zht+KASY3usTY5u2LgaNqn/Cd8MukxLGjdcZxT2ns5QzDmTFc4XoWBgC+C/na+sMRZTuVygQoMYwdcVjHnYIVw==",
+      "requires": {
+        "axios": "^0.25.0",
+        "joi": "^17.6.0",
+        "lodash": "^4.17.21",
+        "minimist": "^1.2.5",
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       "version": "2.0.2",
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diff --git a/e2e/package.json b/e2e/package.json
index 271f561139..1dd66d56de 100644
--- a/e2e/package.json
+++ b/e2e/package.json
@@ -6,13 +6,14 @@
     "e2e": "npx cypress run",
     "open:dev": "CYPRESS_BASE_URL=http://localhost:4200 CYPRESS_BACKEND_URL=http://localhost:8080 npm run open",
     "e2e:dev": "CYPRESS_BASE_URL=http://localhost:4200 CYPRESS_BACKEND_URL=http://localhost:8080 npm run e2e"
-   },
+  },
   "private": true,
   "dependencies": {
     "debug": "^4.3.4",
     "jsonwebtoken": "^8.5.1",
     "mochawesome": "^7.1.3",
-    "typescript": "^4.7.4"
+    "typescript": "^4.7.4",
+    "wait-on": "^6.0.1"
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   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/node": "^18.7.13",