diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-optimization.yml b/.github/workflows/test-optimization.yml
index 15b74c1eacc..a547bcbb2c8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-optimization.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-optimization.yml
@@ -47,12 +47,12 @@ jobs:
         with:
           version: ${{ matrix.version }}
       - uses: ./.github/actions/install
-      - name: Get latest Playwright version
+      - name: Get Playwright version from versions package.json
         id: playwright-version
         run: |
-          PLAYWRIGHT_VERSION=$(npm view @playwright/test version)
+          PLAYWRIGHT_VERSION=$(node -p "require('./packages/dd-trace/test/plugins/versions/package.json').dependencies['@playwright/test']")
           echo "version=$PLAYWRIGHT_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "Latest Playwright version: $PLAYWRIGHT_VERSION"
+          echo "Playwright version: $PLAYWRIGHT_VERSION"
       - name: Cache Playwright browsers
         uses: actions/cache@cdf6c1fa76f9f475f3d7449005a359c84ca0f306 # v5.0.3
         with:
diff --git a/integration-tests/ci-visibility/automatic-log-submission.spec.js b/integration-tests/ci-visibility/automatic-log-submission.spec.js
index 93bc40b1ef0..72190ca7649 100644
--- a/integration-tests/ci-visibility/automatic-log-submission.spec.js
+++ b/integration-tests/ci-visibility/automatic-log-submission.spec.js
@@ -27,19 +27,23 @@ describe('test optimization automatic log submission', () => {
     '@playwright/test',
   ], true)
 
-  before(done => {
+  before(async () => {
     cwd = sandboxCwd()
     const { NODE_OPTIONS, ...restOfEnv } = process.env
     // Install chromium (configured in integration-tests/playwright.config.js)
     // *Be advised*: this means that we'll only be using chromium for this test suite
-    execSync('npx playwright install --with-deps chromium', { cwd, env: restOfEnv, stdio: 'inherit' })
-    webAppServer.listen(0, () => {
-      const address = webAppServer.address()
-      if (!address || typeof address === 'string') {
-        return done(new Error('Failed to determine web app server port'))
-      }
-      webAppPort = address.port
-      done()
+    // Must run in before hook: sandbox is created at test time so workflow can't install
+    execSync('npx playwright install chromium', { cwd, env: restOfEnv, stdio: 'inherit' })
+    await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      webAppServer.listen(0, () => {
+        const address = webAppServer.address()
+        if (!address || typeof address === 'string') {
+          reject(new Error('Failed to determine web app server port'))
+          return
+        }
+        webAppPort = address.port
+        resolve()
+      })
     })
   })