diff --git a/src/frontend/apps/e2e/.gitignore b/src/frontend/apps/e2e/.gitignore
index 848074ac7..475cf2e2c 100644
--- a/src/frontend/apps/e2e/.gitignore
+++ b/src/frontend/apps/e2e/.gitignore
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@
 test-results/
 report/
 blob-report/
+playwright/.auth/
 playwright/.cache/
diff --git a/src/frontend/apps/e2e/__tests__/app-impress/404.spec.ts b/src/frontend/apps/e2e/__tests__/app-impress/404.spec.ts
index f21cf775d..04753fa5b 100644
--- a/src/frontend/apps/e2e/__tests__/app-impress/404.spec.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/apps/e2e/__tests__/app-impress/404.spec.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 import { expect, test } from '@playwright/test';
 
-import { signIn } from './common';
-
-test.beforeEach(async ({ page, browserName }) => {
-  await page.goto('/');
-  await signIn(page, browserName);
+test.beforeEach(async ({ page }) => {
   await page.goto('unknown-page404');
 });
 
diff --git a/src/frontend/apps/e2e/__tests__/app-impress/auth.setup.ts b/src/frontend/apps/e2e/__tests__/app-impress/auth.setup.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..49706f3f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/frontend/apps/e2e/__tests__/app-impress/auth.setup.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import { test as setup } from '@playwright/test';
+
+import { signIn } from './common';
+
+const authFile = 'playwright/.auth/user.json';
+
+setup('authenticate', async ({ page, browserName }) => {
+  await page.goto('/');
+  await signIn(page, browserName);
+  await page.context().storageState({ path: authFile });
+});
diff --git a/src/frontend/apps/e2e/__tests__/app-impress/header.spec.ts b/src/frontend/apps/e2e/__tests__/app-impress/header.spec.ts
index 400286246..7e9d24b62 100644
--- a/src/frontend/apps/e2e/__tests__/app-impress/header.spec.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/apps/e2e/__tests__/app-impress/header.spec.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 import { expect, test } from '@playwright/test';
 
-import { signIn } from './common';
-
-test.beforeEach(async ({ page, browserName }) => {
+test.beforeEach(async ({ page }) => {
   await page.goto('/');
-  await signIn(page, browserName);
 });
 
 test.describe('Header', () => {
diff --git a/src/frontend/apps/e2e/__tests__/app-impress/language.spec.ts b/src/frontend/apps/e2e/__tests__/app-impress/language.spec.ts
index f35a05faf..26f0bc0d2 100644
--- a/src/frontend/apps/e2e/__tests__/app-impress/language.spec.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/apps/e2e/__tests__/app-impress/language.spec.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 import { expect, test } from '@playwright/test';
 
-import { signIn } from './common';
-
-test.beforeEach(async ({ page, browserName }) => {
+test.beforeEach(async ({ page }) => {
   await page.goto('/');
-  await signIn(page, browserName);
 });
 
 test.describe('Language', () => {
diff --git a/src/frontend/apps/e2e/playwright.config.ts b/src/frontend/apps/e2e/playwright.config.ts
index 22a12a9cf..510513b37 100644
--- a/src/frontend/apps/e2e/playwright.config.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/apps/e2e/playwright.config.ts
@@ -43,13 +43,16 @@ export default defineConfig({
 
   /* Configure projects for major browsers */
   projects: [
+    { name: 'setup', testMatch: /.*\.setup\.ts/ },
     {
       name: 'chromium',
       use: {
         ...devices['Desktop Chrome'],
         locale: 'en-US',
         ignoreHTTPSErrors: true,
+        storageState: 'playwright/.auth/user.json',
       },
+      dependencies: ['setup'],
     },
     {
       name: 'webkit',
@@ -57,7 +60,9 @@ export default defineConfig({
         ...devices['Desktop Safari'],
         locale: 'en-US',
         ignoreHTTPSErrors: true,
+        storageState: 'playwright/.auth/user.json',
       },
+      dependencies: ['setup'],
     },
   ],
 });