diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests-axe.yml b/.github/workflows/tests-axe.yml
index 7a386762e2..15a62c5954 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests-axe.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests-axe.yml
@@ -40,15 +40,7 @@ jobs:
           role-to-assume: ${{ secrets.AWS_ROLE_ARN }}
           aws-region: us-east-1
           mask-aws-account-id: true
-      - run: npm install --ignore-scripts
-      - name: docker compose up
-        run: docker compose --file deploy/dev-standalone.yml up --detach --wait
-      - uses: docker://mcr.microsoft.com/playwright:v1.42.1-jammy
-        with:
-          args: npx playwright test axe
-        env:
-          CI: true
-          HOME: /root
+      - run: docker compose --file deploy/local.yml run a11y-test
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         if: always()
         with:
@@ -56,8 +48,5 @@ jobs:
           path: playwright-report
           retention-days: 30
       - name: show docker container logs
-        run: docker compose --file deploy/dev-standalone.yml logs dotcom
+        run: docker compose --file deploy/local.yml logs
         if: ${{ failure() }}
-      - name: docker compose down
-        if: always()
-        run: docker compose --file deploy/dev-standalone.yml down
diff --git a/deploy/dotcom/dev/1/Dockerfile b/deploy/dotcom/dev/1/Dockerfile
index 9cc0c83ec6..2e17bbba1f 100644
--- a/deploy/dotcom/dev/1/Dockerfile
+++ b/deploy/dotcom/dev/1/Dockerfile
@@ -17,7 +17,5 @@ RUN mix local.rebar --force
 EXPOSE 4001
 
 CMD mix deps.get \
-     && npm install --no-save \
-     && mix phx.digest \
      && npm --prefix assets install --package-lock-only --ignore-scripts --no-save --audit false --fund false --loglevel verbose \
      && elixir --sname dotcom1 --cookie foobarbaz -S mix phx.server
diff --git a/deploy/dev-standalone.yml b/deploy/local.yml
similarity index 66%
rename from deploy/dev-standalone.yml
rename to deploy/local.yml
index 67ec14820b..12e49f7b98 100644
--- a/deploy/dev-standalone.yml
+++ b/deploy/local.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 services:
     redis:
         image: grokzen/redis-cluster
-        container_name: redis
-        restart: on-failure
-        ports:
-            - 30001-30006:30001-30006
+        network_mode: host
         environment:
             - INITIAL_PORT=30001
             - REDIS_CLUSTER_IP=0.0.0.0
@@ -16,8 +13,10 @@ services:
             retries: 5
             start_period: 5s
     dotcom:
+        network_mode: host
         depends_on:
-            - redis
+            redis:
+                condition: service_healthy
         build:
             context: ../
             dockerfile: ./deploy/dotcom/dev/1/Dockerfile
@@ -32,17 +31,30 @@ services:
             - PORT=4001
             - WEBPACK_PORT=8092
             - WARM_CACHES=false
+            - REDIS_HOST=localhost
             - REDIS_PORT=30001
         expose:
             - 4001
-        ports:
-            - 4001:4001
-            - 8092:8092
         healthcheck:
             test: curl --fail http://localhost:4001/_health || exit 1
-            interval: 15s
-            retries: 10
+            interval: 30s
+            retries: 20
             start_period: 180s
             timeout: 60s
         volumes:
             - ../:/app
+
+    a11y-test:
+        image: mcr.microsoft.com/playwright:v1.42.1-jammy
+        depends_on:
+            dotcom:
+                condition: service_healthy
+        volumes:
+            - ../:/app
+        working_dir: /app
+        entrypoint: /bin/sh
+        command: -c "npx playwright test axe"
+        network_mode: host
+        environment:
+            - CI=true
+            - PLAYWRIGHT_HTML_OPEN=never