diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index bb6f7b767bc2b71ef049b2c94561dc047a77fc77..5a7b700c45b2463f4b331af9a744bc099e4cd88b 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ test-e2e:
   before_script:
     - npm ci --cache .npm --prefer-offline
   script:
-    - npm run start-editor-local
-    - npm run start-player-local
+    - nohup npm run start-editor-local &
+    - nohup npm run start-player-local &
     - npm run e2e-headless
 
 #deploy: