diff --git a/playwright-tests/playwright.config.ts b/playwright-tests/playwright.config.ts
index 9ecdf749a..3adfb38aa 100644
--- a/playwright-tests/playwright.config.ts
+++ b/playwright-tests/playwright.config.ts
@@ -2,11 +2,14 @@ import { defineConfig, devices } from '@playwright/test';
 import dotenv from 'dotenv-safe';
 import { OrtoniReportConfig } from "ortoni-report";
 
-if (process.env.NODE_ENV == 'undefined' || process.env.NODE_ENV == null) {
-  dotenv.config({ path: `./.env.dev` });
-}
-else {
-  dotenv.config({ path: `./.env.${process.env.NODE_ENV}` });
+if (!process.env.CI) {
+  // Environment variables are present in CI environment, no need to read from file
+  if (process.env.NODE_ENV == 'undefined' || process.env.NODE_ENV == null) {
+    dotenv.config({ path: `playwright-tests/.env.dev`, example: 'playwright-tests/.env.example' });
+  }
+  else {
+    dotenv.config({ path: `playwright-tests/.env.${process.env.NODE_ENV}`, example: 'playwright-tests/.env.example' });
+  }
 }