diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 8a29e9184..6d2fc387f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -251,17 +251,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        module: ["mempool", "liquid"]
-        include:
-          - module: "mempool"
-            spec: |
-              cypress/e2e/mainnet/*.spec.ts
-              cypress/e2e/signet/*.spec.ts
-              cypress/e2e/testnet4/*.spec.ts
-          - module: "liquid"
-            spec: |
-              cypress/e2e/liquid/liquid.spec.ts
-              cypress/e2e/liquidtestnet/liquidtestnet.spec.ts
+        module: ["mempool", "liquid", "testnet4"]
 
     name: E2E tests for ${{ matrix.module }}
     steps:
@@ -310,8 +300,10 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Unzip assets before building (src/resources)
         run: unzip -o promo-video-assets.zip -d ${{ matrix.module }}/frontend/src/resources/promo-video
-      
+
+      # mempool
       - name: Chrome browser tests (${{ matrix.module }})
+        if: ${{ matrix.module == 'mempool' }}
         uses: cypress-io/github-action@v5
         with:
           tag: ${{ github.event_name }}
@@ -322,7 +314,9 @@ jobs:
           wait-on-timeout: 120
           record: true
           parallel: true
-          spec: ${{ matrix.spec }}
+          spec: |
+            cypress/e2e/mainnet/*.spec.ts
+            cypress/e2e/signet/*.spec.ts
           group: Tests on Chrome (${{ matrix.module }})
           browser: "chrome"
           ci-build-id: "${{ github.sha }}-${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event_name }}"
@@ -332,6 +326,56 @@ jobs:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           CYPRESS_PROJECT_ID: ${{ secrets.CYPRESS_PROJECT_ID }}
 
+      # liquid
+      - name: Chrome browser tests (${{ matrix.module }})
+        if: ${{ matrix.module == 'liquid' }}
+        uses: cypress-io/github-action@v5
+        with:
+          tag: ${{ github.event_name }}
+          working-directory: ${{ matrix.module }}/frontend
+          build: npm run config:defaults:${{ matrix.module }}
+          start: npm run start:local-staging
+          wait-on: "http://localhost:4200"
+          wait-on-timeout: 120
+          record: true
+          parallel: true
+          spec: |
+            cypress/e2e/liquid/liquid.spec.ts
+            cypress/e2e/liquidtestnet/liquidtestnet.spec.ts
+          group: Tests on Chrome (${{ matrix.module }})
+          browser: "chrome"
+          ci-build-id: "${{ github.sha }}-${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event_name }}"
+        env:
+          COMMIT_INFO_MESSAGE: ${{ github.event.pull_request.title }}
+          CYPRESS_RECORD_KEY: ${{ secrets.CYPRESS_RECORD_KEY }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          CYPRESS_PROJECT_ID: ${{ secrets.CYPRESS_PROJECT_ID }}
+
+      # testnet
+      - name: Chrome browser tests (${{ matrix.module }})
+        if: ${{ matrix.module == 'testnet4' }}
+        uses: cypress-io/github-action@v5
+        with:
+          tag: ${{ github.event_name }}
+          working-directory: ${{ matrix.module }}/frontend
+          build: npm run config:defaults:mempool
+          start: npm run start:local-staging
+          wait-on: "http://localhost:4200"
+          wait-on-timeout: 120
+          record: true
+          parallel: true
+          spec: |
+            cypress/e2e/testnet4/*.spec.ts
+          group: Tests on Chrome (${{ matrix.module }})
+          browser: "chrome"
+          ci-build-id: "${{ github.sha }}-${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event_name }}"
+        env:
+          CYPRESS_REROUTE_TESTNET: true
+          COMMIT_INFO_MESSAGE: ${{ github.event.pull_request.title }}
+          CYPRESS_RECORD_KEY: ${{ secrets.CYPRESS_RECORD_KEY }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          CYPRESS_PROJECT_ID: ${{ secrets.CYPRESS_PROJECT_ID }}
+
   validate_docker_json:
     if: "!contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'ops') && !contains(github.head_ref, 'ops/')"
     runs-on: "ubuntu-latest"
@@ -359,4 +403,4 @@ jobs:
       - name: Validate JSON syntax
         run: |
           cat mempool-config.json | jq
-        working-directory: docker/docker/backend
+        working-directory: docker/docker/backend
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/cypress/e2e/mainnet/mainnet.spec.ts b/frontend/cypress/e2e/mainnet/mainnet.spec.ts
index a1082b769..7e17c09cd 100644
--- a/frontend/cypress/e2e/mainnet/mainnet.spec.ts
+++ b/frontend/cypress/e2e/mainnet/mainnet.spec.ts
@@ -344,7 +344,9 @@ describe('Mainnet', () => {
       cy.visit('/');
       cy.waitForSkeletonGone();
 
-      cy.changeNetwork('testnet4');
+      //TODO(knorrium): add a check for the proxied server
+      // cy.changeNetwork('testnet4');
+
       cy.changeNetwork('signet');
       cy.changeNetwork('mainnet');
     });
diff --git a/frontend/proxy.conf.staging.js b/frontend/proxy.conf.staging.js
index e24662038..260b222c0 100644
--- a/frontend/proxy.conf.staging.js
+++ b/frontend/proxy.conf.staging.js
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@ const fs = require('fs');
 let PROXY_CONFIG = require('./proxy.conf');
 
 PROXY_CONFIG.forEach(entry => {
-  entry.target = entry.target.replace("mempool.space", "mempool-staging.fra.mempool.space");
-  entry.target = entry.target.replace("liquid.network", "liquid-staging.fra.mempool.space");
+  const hostname = process.env.CYPRESS_REROUTE_TESTNET === 'true' ? 'mempool-staging.fra.mempool.space' : 'node201.fmt.mempool.space';
+  console.log(`e2e tests running against ${hostname}`);
+  entry.target = entry.target.replace("mempool.space", hostname);
+  entry.target = entry.target.replace("liquid.network", "liquid-staging.fmt.mempool.space");
 });
 
 module.exports = PROXY_CONFIG;