diff --git a/playwright.config.ts b/playwright.config.ts
index 7e9952d..444b985 100644
--- a/playwright.config.ts
+++ b/playwright.config.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ export default defineConfig({
   use: { baseURL: "http://localhost:4319", trace: "retain-on-failure" },
   webServer: {
     command: process.env.PLAYWRIGHT_EXPORT === "1" ? "node scripts/serve-export.mjs out 4319" : "pnpm dev --port 4319",
-    url: "http://localhost:4319",
+    // The first docs request compiles the docs route on the dev server; waiting here keeps that out of test timeouts.
+    url: "http://localhost:4319/en/docs/installation",
     reuseExistingServer: false,
     timeout: 60000,
   },