diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e_tests.yml
index dcf2cda..7d4b25f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e_tests.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ on:
       phrase:
         description: 'The mnemonic phrase for the account to use in testing'
         required: false
-        type: text
+        type: string
 
 concurrency:
   group: '${{ github.workflow }} @ ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.label ||
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ jobs:
           docker-compose -f tests/e2e/docker-compose.yml --profile $SYNPRESS_PROFILE  up --build --exit-code-from synpress
         env:
           # conditionals based on github event
-          SYNPRESS_PROFILE: ${{ env.IS_EMERYNET_TEST == 'true' && 'daily-tests' || 'synpress' }}
-          CYPRESS_AGORIC_NET: ${{ env.IS_EMERYNET_TEST == 'true' && 'emerynet' || 'local' }}
+          SYNPRESS_PROFILE: ${{ 'true' == 'true' && 'daily-tests' || 'synpress' }}
+          CYPRESS_AGORIC_NET: ${{ 'true' == 'true' && 'emerynet' || 'local' }}
           # for docker-compose.yml
           COMPOSE_DOCKER_CLI_BUILD: 1
           DOCKER_BUILDKIT: 1
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f9d88aa..aeac17a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     "test": "vitest",
     "coverage": "vitest run --coverage",
     "test:e2e": "EXTENSION=keplr SKIP_EXTENSION_SETUP=true synpress run --configFile=tests/e2e/synpress.config.cjs",
-    "test:e2e:ci": "start-server-and-test 'yarn dev' http-get://localhost:5173 'yarn test:e2e'"
+    "test:e2e:ci": "yarn dev & sleep 10 && yarn test:e2e"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "react": "^18.2.0",
diff --git a/tests/e2e/docker-compose.yml b/tests/e2e/docker-compose.yml
index cd7de6b..f08cd7d 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/tests/e2e/docker-compose.yml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ services:
       - ./docker/videos:/app/tests/e2e/videos
       - ./docker/screenshots:/app/tests/e2e/screenshots
     command: >
-      bash -c 'echo -n "======> local noVNC URL: http://localhost:8080/vnc.html?autoconnect=true " && pnpm wait-on http://display:8080 && echo -n "======> remote noVNC URL: " && curl -s ngrok:4040/api/tunnels | jq -r .tunnels[0].public_url && if [ "$CYPRESS_AGORIC_NET" == "local" ]; then nginx; fi && yarn test:e2e:ci'
+      bash -c 'pnpm wait-on http://display:8080 && echo -n "======> remote noVNC URL: " && curl -s ngrok:4040/api/tunnels | jq -r .tunnels[0].public_url && if [ "$CYPRESS_AGORIC_NET" == "local" ]; then nginx; fi && yarn test:e2e:ci'
     networks:
       - x11
 
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ services:
     profiles:
       - synpress
     container_name: agoric_chain
-    image: ghcr.io/agoric/agoric-3-proposals:main
+    image: ghcr.io/agoric/agoric-3-proposals:latest
     logging:
       driver: none
     platform: linux/amd64
diff --git a/tests/e2e/support.js b/tests/e2e/support.js
index 86122a8..d9eb65e 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/support.js
+++ b/tests/e2e/support.js
@@ -1,19 +1,22 @@
 import '@agoric/synpress/support/index';
 import { FACUET_HEADERS, FACUET_URL, DEFAULT_TIMEOUT } from './utils';
 
-Cypress.Commands.add('provisionFromFaucet', (walletAddress, command, clientType) => {
-  cy.request({
-    method: 'POST',
-    url: FACUET_URL,
-    body: {
-      address: walletAddress,
-      command,
-      clientType,
-    },
-    headers: FACUET_HEADERS,
-    timeout: 4 * DEFAULT_TIMEOUT,
-    retryOnStatusCodeFailure: true,
-  }).then(resp => {
-    expect(resp.body).to.eq('success');
-  });
-});
+Cypress.Commands.add(
+  'provisionFromFaucet',
+  (walletAddress, command, clientType) => {
+    cy.request({
+      method: 'POST',
+      url: FACUET_URL,
+      body: {
+        address: walletAddress,
+        command,
+        clientType,
+      },
+      headers: FACUET_HEADERS,
+      timeout: 4 * DEFAULT_TIMEOUT,
+      retryOnStatusCodeFailure: true,
+    }).then(resp => {
+      expect(resp.body).to.eq('success');
+    });
+  }
+);