diff --git a/scripts/run_adminfront_ci_tests.sh b/scripts/run_adminfront_ci_tests.sh
index 0a06997a..8d0c8ed7 100755
--- a/scripts/run_adminfront_ci_tests.sh
+++ b/scripts/run_adminfront_ci_tests.sh
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ port="${PORT:-5180}"
 echo "==> adminfront using PORT=$port"
 (
   cd adminfront
-  PORT="$port" PLAYWRIGHT_WORKERS="${PLAYWRIGHT_WORKERS:-1}" npm test
+  PORT="$port" PLAYWRIGHT_WORKERS="${PLAYWRIGHT_WORKERS:-1}" \
+    node ./node_modules/playwright/cli.js test
 ) 2>&1 | tee reports/adminfront-test.log
 test_exit_code=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
 set -e
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ if [ "$test_exit_code" -ne 0 ]; then
     echo "1. \`cd adminfront\`"
     echo "2. \`npm ci --ignore-scripts\`"
     echo "3. \`${playwright_install_desc}\`"
-    echo "4. \`npm test\`"
+    echo "4. \`node ./node_modules/playwright/cli.js test\`"
     echo
     echo "## Log Tail (last 200 lines)"
     echo '```text'