diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 292dae6..cecd9bc 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -67,14 +67,19 @@ build:
       - .next/cache/
 
 test:e2e:
-  image:
-    name: testcafe/testcafe:latest
-    entrypoint: ["/bin/sh", "-c"]
+  # Use a Cypress image which has Node 20 + Chrome and runs as root (solves permission issues)
+  image: cypress/browsers:node-20.14.0-chrome-125.0.6422.141-1-ff-126.0
   needs: ["install", "build"]
   stage: test
   script:
-    # - sudo chown -R user:user . #allow deletion of test files
+    # No sudo needed if running as root. 
+    # If permissions are still wrong, we CAN fix them because we are root.
+    # But usually, being root means we can overwrite/rm the files anyway.
+    
+    # 1. Clean install to ensure native modules match this container's environment
     - npm ci
+
+    # 2. Run TestCafe (using the CI script for headless mode)
     - npm run testcafe:ci
   artifacts:
     paths: