diff --git a/.woodpecker.yml b/.woodpecker.yml
index 76160df..3d26ff5 100644
--- a/.woodpecker.yml
+++ b/.woodpecker.yml
@@ -1,24 +1,19 @@
 # Woodpecker CI pipeline for Helix Engage
 #
 # Triggered on push or manual run.
+# Runs E2E smoke tests against live EC2 deployment.
 
 when:
   - event: [push, manual]
 
 steps:
-  typecheck:
-    image: node:20
-    commands:
-      - node --version
-      - npm --version
-      - npm install --registry=https://registry.npmjs.org
-      - npx tsc --noEmit
-
   e2e-tests:
     image: mcr.microsoft.com/playwright:v1.52.0-noble
     commands:
       - node --version
-      - npm install --registry=https://registry.npmjs.org
+      - npm install --registry=https://registry.npmjs.org --ignore-scripts 2>&1 || npm install --registry=https://registry.npmjs.org --ignore-scripts --legacy-peer-deps
+      - npx playwright install chromium
       - npx playwright test --reporter=list
     environment:
       E2E_BASE_URL: https://ramaiah.engage.healix360.net
+      NODE_OPTIONS: --max-old-space-size=4096