diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/cicd.yml b/.gitea/workflows/cicd.yml
index c4a917b..4352ba0 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/cicd.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/cicd.yml
@@ -606,36 +606,8 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo "=== Network-Resilient E2E Test Execution ==="
 
-          # Enhanced resilient docker pull with aggressive retry logic
-          export DOCKER_CLI_EXPERIMENTAL=enabled
-          IMAGE_NAME="dogar.darkhelm.org/darkhelm.org/plex-playlist/cicd:${GITHUB_SHA:-latest}"
-
-          for i in 1 2 3 4 5; do
-            echo "Enhanced Docker pull attempt $i/5..."
-            echo "Target image: $IMAGE_NAME"
-
-            if timeout 1200 docker pull --platform linux/amd64 "$IMAGE_NAME"; then
-              echo "✓ Docker pull successful after $i attempts"
-              break
-            else
-              if [ $i -eq 5 ]; then
-                echo "❌ All enhanced docker pull attempts failed"
-                echo "Final attempt: Trying without platform specification..."
-                if timeout 1200 docker pull "$IMAGE_NAME"; then
-                  echo "✓ Docker pull successful without platform specification"
-                  break
-                else
-                  echo "❌ Final fallback pull also failed"
-                  exit 1
-                fi
-              fi
-              echo "⚠ Enhanced pull attempt $i failed, cleaning up and retrying in 30s..."
-              # Clean up partial downloads and free space
-              docker system prune -f --volumes 2>/dev/null || true
-              docker rmi "$IMAGE_NAME" 2>/dev/null || true
-              sleep 30
-            fi
-          done
+          # Use the same simple approach as all other successful tests
+          docker pull dogar.darkhelm.org/darkhelm.org/plex-playlist/cicd:${GITHUB_SHA:-latest}
 
           # Run E2E tests with network resilience
           docker run --rm -e CI=true dogar.darkhelm.org/darkhelm.org/plex-playlist/cicd:${GITHUB_SHA:-latest} bash -c "