diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
index bd54e498f..c98a0eaf3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-tests.yml
@@ -200,6 +200,26 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: uv sync --dev
 
+      - name: Set up Node.js for real-stack browser tests
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: '25'
+
+      - name: Install pnpm
+        uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
+        with:
+          version: 8.9.2
+
+      - name: Install frontend dependencies and Chromium
+        working-directory: web
+        run: |
+          pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
+          pnpm exec playwright install --with-deps chromium
+
+      - name: Build frontend for real-stack browser tests
+        working-directory: web
+        run: pnpm build
+
       - name: Run E2E startup tests
         run: uv run pytest tests/e2e -m "not local_agent" -q --tb=short
 
diff --git a/web/tests/e2e/crud-smoke.spec.ts b/web/tests/e2e/crud-smoke.spec.ts
index 9a546d2b1..d38c6a515 100644
--- a/web/tests/e2e/crud-smoke.spec.ts
+++ b/web/tests/e2e/crud-smoke.spec.ts
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ test.describe('frontend CRUD smoke flows', () => {
     ).toBeVisible();
     await page.getByRole('tab', { name: /^AI$/ }).click();
 
-    await expect(page.getByText('Runtime')).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(page.getByText('Runtime', { exact: true })).toBeVisible();
     await expect(
       page.locator('[data-slot="card-title"]').filter({
         hasText: 'Local Agent',