diff --git a/.github/workflows/playwright-test-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/playwright-test-workflow.yml
index 4a6a4d6ceb..bb6b9ec55e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/playwright-test-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/playwright-test-workflow.yml
@@ -65,14 +65,21 @@ jobs:
         if: ${{ inputs.db == 'sqlite' && inputs.shard == '1' }}
         working-directory: ./
         run: docker-compose -f ./tests/playwright/scripts/docker-compose-pg-pw-quick.yml up -d &
-      # - name: run frontend
-      #   working-directory: ./packages/nc-gui
-      #   run: npm run ci:run
       - name: Run backend
         working-directory: ./packages/nocodb
         run: |
           npm install
-          npm run watch:run:playwright
+          npm run watch:run:playwright > ${{ inputs.db }}_${{ inputs.shard }}_test_backend.log &
+      - name: Wait for backend
+        run: |
+          while ! curl --output /dev/null --silent --head --fail http://localhost:8080; do
+            curl --head http://localhost:8080;
+            printf '.'
+            sleep 2
+          done
+      - name: run frontend
+        working-directory: ./packages/nc-gui
+        run: npm run ci:run
       - name: Cache playwright npm modules
         uses: actions/cache@v3
         id: playwright-cache
@@ -87,12 +94,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Playwright Browsers
         working-directory: ./tests/playwright
         run: npx playwright install chromium --with-deps
-      - name: Wait for backend
-        run: |
-          while ! curl --output /dev/null --silent --head --fail http://localhost:8080; do
-            printf '.'
-            sleep 2
-          done
 
       - name: Run Playwright tests
         working-directory: ./tests/playwright