diff --git a/scripts/ci/smoke-qa.sh b/scripts/ci/smoke-qa.sh
index 03a57ce..39c7927 100755
--- a/scripts/ci/smoke-qa.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci/smoke-qa.sh
@@ -42,6 +42,6 @@ docker run --rm \
   -e "E2E_BASE_URL=$BASE_URL" \
   -v "$CI_ROOT:/work" -w /work/src/admin \
   "mcr.microsoft.com/playwright:v${PW_VERSION}-noble" \
-  npx playwright test
+  npm run e2e
 
 log "smoke-qa.sh complete - QA environment validated end to end"