diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/cicd.yml b/.gitea/workflows/cicd.yml
index b156f41..c4a917b 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/cicd.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/cicd.yml
@@ -606,19 +606,34 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo "=== Network-Resilient E2E Test Execution ==="
 
-          # Resilient docker pull
-          for i in 1 2 3; do
-            echo "Docker pull attempt $i/3..."
-            if timeout 300 docker pull dogar.darkhelm.org/darkhelm.org/plex-playlist/cicd:${GITHUB_SHA:-latest}; then
-              echo "✓ Docker pull successful"
+          # 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 3 ]; then
-                echo "❌ All docker pull attempts failed"
-                exit 1
+              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 "⚠ Docker pull attempt $i failed, waiting 20s before retry..."
-              sleep 20
+              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
 
@@ -630,23 +645,33 @@ jobs:
               export CI=true &&
               export NODE_ENV=test &&
 
-              # Network-resilient Playwright setup
+              # Enhanced network-resilient Playwright setup
               echo 'Verifying Playwright installation...' &&
               yarn playwright --version &&
 
-              echo 'Installing Playwright browser binaries with retries...' &&
-              for i in 1 2 3; do
-                echo \"Browser install attempt \$i/3...\" &&
-                if timeout 600 yarn playwright install --with-deps; then
-                  echo \"✓ Playwright browsers installed successfully\" &&
+              echo 'Installing Playwright browser binaries with enhanced retries...' &&
+              for i in 1 2 3 4; do
+                echo \"Enhanced browser install attempt \$i/4...\" &&
+                # Use longer timeout and Chromium-only for CI reliability
+                if timeout 900 yarn playwright install --with-deps chromium; then
+                  echo \"✓ Playwright Chromium browser installed successfully\" &&
                   break
                 else
-                  if [ \$i -eq 3 ]; then
-                    echo \"❌ All browser install attempts failed\" &&
-                    exit 1
+                  if [ \$i -eq 4 ]; then
+                    echo \"❌ All enhanced browser install attempts failed\" &&
+                    echo \"Attempting emergency fallback without dependencies...\" &&
+                    if timeout 600 yarn playwright install chromium; then
+                      echo \"✓ Emergency fallback browser install successful\" &&
+                      break
+                    else
+                      echo \"❌ Emergency fallback also failed\" &&
+                      exit 1
+                    fi
                   fi
-                  echo \"⚠ Browser install attempt \$i failed, waiting 30s before retry...\" &&
-                  sleep 30
+                  echo \"⚠ Enhanced browser install attempt \$i failed, waiting 45s before retry...\" &&
+                  # Clear any partial browser downloads
+                  rm -rf ~/.cache/ms-playwright 2>/dev/null || true &&
+                  sleep 45
                 fi
               done &&