diff --git a/.github/workflows/cypress.yml b/.github/workflows/cypress.yml
index 34d2b8206..63ba66669 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cypress.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cypress.yml
@@ -25,13 +25,24 @@ env:
   BRANCH: ${{ github.base_ref || github.ref_name }}
 
 jobs:
-  init:
+  cypress:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    outputs:
-      nodeVersion: ${{ steps.versions.outputs.nodeVersion }}
-      npmVersion: ${{ steps.versions.outputs.npmVersion }}
+
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        # Run multiple copies of the current job in parallel
+        # Please increase the number or runners as your tests suite grows (0 based index for e2e tests)
+        containers: [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
+        # Hack as strategy.job-total includes the component and GitHub does not allow math expressions
+        # Always align this number with the total of e2e runners (max. index + 1)
+        total-containers: [8]
+
+    name: runner ${{ matrix.containers }}
 
     env:
+      # We'll install cypress in the cypress job
+      CYPRESS_INSTALL_BINARY: 0
       PUPPETEER_SKIP_DOWNLOAD: true
 
     steps:
@@ -58,11 +69,11 @@ jobs:
         uses: skjnldsv/read-package-engines-version-actions@06d6baf7d8f41934ab630e97d9e6c0bc9c9ac5e4 # v3
         id: versions
         with:
-          fallbackNode: "^20"
-          fallbackNpm: "^10"
+          fallbackNode: '^20'
+          fallbackNpm: '^10'
 
       - name: Set up node ${{ steps.versions.outputs.nodeVersion }}
-        uses: actions/setup-node@60edb5dd545a775178f52524783378180af0d1f8 # v4.0.2
+        uses: actions/setup-node@1e60f620b9541d16bece96c5465dc8ee9832be0b # v3
         with:
           node-version: ${{ steps.versions.outputs.nodeVersion }}
 
@@ -74,53 +85,14 @@ jobs:
           npm ci
           npm run build --if-present
 
-      - name: Save context
-        uses: buildjet/cache/save@e376f15c6ec6dc595375c78633174c7e5f92dc0e # v3
-        with:
-          key: cypress-context-${{ github.run_id }}
-          path: ./
-
-  cypress:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: init
-
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        # Run multiple copies of the current job in parallel
-        # Please increase the number or runners as your tests suite grows (0 based index for e2e tests)
-        containers: [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
-        # Hack as strategy.job-total includes the component and GitHub does not allow math expressions
-        # Always aling this number with the total of e2e runners (max. index + 1)
-        total-containers: [8]
-
-    name: runner ${{ matrix.containers }}
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Disabled on forks
-        if: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name != github.repository }}
-        run: |
-            echo 'Can not approve PRs from forks'
-            exit 1
-
-      - name: Restore context
-        uses: buildjet/cache/restore@e376f15c6ec6dc595375c78633174c7e5f92dc0e # v3
-        with:
-          fail-on-cache-miss: true
-          key: cypress-context-${{ github.run_id }}
-          path: ./
-
-      - name: Set up node ${{ needs.init.outputs.nodeVersion }}
-        uses: actions/setup-node@60edb5dd545a775178f52524783378180af0d1f8 # v4.0.2
-        with:
-          node-version: ${{ needs.init.outputs.nodeVersion }}
-
-      - name: Set up npm ${{ needs.init.outputs.npmVersion }}
-        run: npm i -g 'npm@${{ needs.init.outputs.npmVersion }}'
+      - name: Install cypress
+        run: ./node_modules/cypress/bin/cypress install
 
       - name: Run ${{ matrix.containers == 'component' && 'component' || 'E2E' }} cypress tests
-        uses: cypress-io/github-action@8d3918616d8ac34caa2b49afc8b408b6a872a6f5 # v6.7.1
+        uses: cypress-io/github-action@496e7dc0edc421a9de8a36a31c793340e00c61bf # v6.7.5
         with:
+          # We already installed the dependencies in the init job
+          install: false
           # cypress run type
           component: ${{ matrix.containers == 'component' }}
           # Do not add Cypress record key config as this conflicts with cypress-split
@@ -144,7 +116,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Extract NC logs
         if: failure() && matrix.containers != 'component'
-        run: docker logs nextcloud-cypress-tests-${{ env.APP_NAME }} > nextcloud.log
+        run: docker logs nextcloud-cypress-tests_${{ env.APP_NAME }} > nextcloud.log
 
       - name: Upload NC logs
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@0b2256b8c012f0828dc542b3febcab082c67f72b # v4.3.4
@@ -155,7 +127,7 @@ jobs:
 
   summary:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest-low
-    needs: [init, cypress]
+    needs: [cypress]
 
     if: always()
 
@@ -163,4 +135,4 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Summary status
-        run: if ${{ needs.init.result != 'success' || ( needs.cypress.result != 'success' && needs.cypress.result != 'skipped' ) }}; then exit 1; fi
+        run: if ${{ needs.cypress.result != 'success' && needs.cypress.result != 'skipped' }}; then exit 1; fi