diff --git a/.github/workflows/sessions-e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/sessions-e2e.yml
index c805387a5ba..9a878fc3f69 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sessions-e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sessions-e2e.yml
@@ -36,12 +36,8 @@ jobs:
           PLAYWRIGHT_SKIP_BROWSER_DOWNLOAD: 1
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
-      - name: Install build dependencies
-        run: npm ci
-        working-directory: build
-
-      - name: Compile
-        run: npm run compile
+      - name: Transpile sources
+        run: npm run transpile-client
 
       - name: Install E2E test dependencies
         run: npm ci
diff --git a/src/vs/sessions/test/e2e/test.cjs b/src/vs/sessions/test/e2e/test.cjs
index 3713a1d60a3..458c0c36533 100644
--- a/src/vs/sessions/test/e2e/test.cjs
+++ b/src/vs/sessions/test/e2e/test.cjs
@@ -213,6 +213,8 @@ async function main() {
 	console.log('Server ready.\n');
 
 	// Open browser
+	// --headed if you want to run the test locally and verify the UI interactions
+	// const openResult = runPlaywrightCli(['open', '--headed']);
 	const openResult = runPlaywrightCli(['open', '--headed']);
 	if (!openResult.ok) {
 		console.error('Failed to open browser:', openResult.stdout, openResult.stderr);