diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/test-e2e.yml
index 9d4a7d1a5..426b2450c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-e2e.yml
@@ -62,8 +62,27 @@ jobs:
         # run copies of the current job in parallel
         job: [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
     steps:
-      - name: boot up test system | docker-compose
-        run: docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.test.yml up --detach --no-deps webapp neo4j backend
+      - name: Restore cache
+        uses: actions/cache/restore@v3.3.1
+        id: cache
+        with:
+          path: |
+            /opt/cucumber-json-formatter
+            /home/runner/.cache/Cypress
+            /home/runner/work/Ocelot-Social/Ocelot-Social
+            /tmp/images/
+          key: e2e-preparation-cache-pr${{ needs.docker_preparation.outputs.pr-number }}
+          fail-on-cache-miss: true
+
+      - name: Boot up test system | docker-compose
+        run: |
+          chmod +x /opt/cucumber-json-formatter
+          sudo ln -fs /opt/cucumber-json-formatter /usr/bin/cucumber-json-formatter
+          docker load < /tmp/images/neo4j.tar
+          docker load < /tmp/images/backend.tar
+          docker load < /tmp/images/webapp.tar
+          docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.test.yml up --detach --no-deps webapp neo4j backend
+          sleep 90s
 
       - name: Full stack tests | run tests
         id: e2e-tests