diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 6537f69..ba40be1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -57,16 +57,16 @@ jobs:
         REACT_APP_API_URI: http://${{ secrets.DEPLOY_HOST }}:3000
   
   e2e-tests:
-    needs: [unit-tests]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Run e2e tests
       run: |
-        chmod +x ./e2eTest.sh
+        echo "${{ secrets.DEPLOY_KEY }}" > deploy_key
+        chmod 600 deploy_key
+        ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -i deploy_key azureuser@${{ secrets.DEPLOY_HOST }} <<'ENDSSH'
         ./e2eTest.sh
-    env :
-      CI : ""
+        ENDSSH
 
   docker-push-webapp:
     name: Push webapp Docker Image to GitHub Packages