diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
index 9f706db..47e00f9 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -67,7 +67,10 @@ jobs:
         run: bash scripts/install-playwright-chromium.sh
 
       - name: E2E mock suite
-        run: npm run test:e2e
+        run: |
+          # act hostexecutor: зомби vite preview (cwd deleted) держит порт → HTTP 404 → webServer timeout
+          bash scripts/free-e2e-port.sh
+          npm run test:e2e
 
       - name: Upload dist for docker job
         if: github.event_name == 'push' || (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && github.event.inputs.pipeline == 'full')
diff --git a/playwright.config.ts b/playwright.config.ts
index 30b2e5b..cf6cda7 100644
--- a/playwright.config.ts
+++ b/playwright.config.ts
@@ -50,9 +50,12 @@ export default defineConfig({
     webServer: liveTarget
         ? undefined
         : {
-              command: `npm run preview -- --host 127.0.0.1 --port ${port}`,
+              // strictPort: не молчать, если порт занят зомби act-preview
+              command: `npm run preview -- --host 127.0.0.1 --port ${port} --strictPort`,
               url: baseURL,
               reuseExistingServer: !process.env.CI,
               timeout: 120_000,
+              stdout: 'pipe',
+              stderr: 'pipe',
           },
 });
diff --git a/scripts/free-e2e-port.sh b/scripts/free-e2e-port.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b9f1601
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/free-e2e-port.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Act hostexecutor делит сеть с хостом: после cancel/fail остаётся vite preview
+# с cwd (deleted), порт занят, HTTP 404 → Playwright webServer ждёт 2xx до таймаута.
+set -euo pipefail
+
+PORT="${E2E_PORT:-4173}"
+
+free_port() {
+  local pids=""
+  if command -v fuser >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    fuser -k "${PORT}/tcp" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+    return 0
+  fi
+  if command -v lsof >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    pids="$(lsof -t -iTCP:"${PORT}" -sTCP:LISTEN 2>/dev/null || true)"
+  elif command -v ss >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    pids="$(ss -ltnp "sport = :${PORT}" 2>/dev/null | sed -n 's/.*pid=\([0-9]\+\).*/\1/p' | sort -u || true)"
+  fi
+  if [[ -n "${pids}" ]]; then
+    echo "free-e2e-port: killing PIDs on :${PORT}: ${pids}"
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+    kill ${pids} 2>/dev/null || true
+    sleep 1
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+    kill -9 ${pids} 2>/dev/null || true
+  fi
+}
+
+echo "free-e2e-port: ensuring :${PORT} is free"
+free_port
+if command -v ss >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  if ss -ltn | grep -qE ":${PORT}\\s"; then
+    echo "WARN: :${PORT} still in use after free attempt" >&2
+    ss -ltnp | grep ":${PORT}" || true
+  else
+    echo "free-e2e-port: :${PORT} is free"
+  fi
+fi