diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
index b7f24f0a24..b9c2159e1c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ jobs:
           cache-dependency-path: pnpm-lock.yaml
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: pnpm install
+      - name: Install Cypress binary
+        run: cd ./e2e && pnpm exec cypress install
       - name: Start DB and ZITADEL
         run: |
           cd ./e2e