diff --git a/.github/workflows/end2end-test.yml b/.github/workflows/end2end-test.yml
index 29a365ebbbea18..141b7d7420fa7a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/end2end-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/end2end-test.yml
@@ -42,16 +42,8 @@ jobs:
                   npx playwright install chromium firefox webkit --with-deps
 
             - name: Start the server
-              run: |
-                  npx @wp-playground/cli server \
-                      --wp=nightly \
-                      --mount=./:/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/gutenberg \
-                      --mount=./test/emptytheme:/wordpress/wp-content/themes/emptytheme \
-                      --mount=./test/gutenberg-test-themes:/wordpress/wp-content/themes/gutenberg-test-themes \
-                      --mount=./packages/e2e-tests/mu-plugins:/wordpress/wp-content/mu-plugins \
-                      --mount=./packages/e2e-tests/plugins:/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/gutenberg-test-plugins \
-                      --blueprint=./test/e2e/playground.blueprint.json \
-                      & while ! (jobs -p | xargs -r tail -n 0 -f 2>/dev/null | grep -q "WordPress is running"); do sleep 1; done
+              run: node playground-server.js
+
             - name: Run the tests
               env:
                   PLAYWRIGHT_SKIP_BROWSER_DOWNLOAD: 1
diff --git a/playground-server.js b/playground-server.js
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000000..5c6563a600eb28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playground-server.js
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+/**
+ * External dependencies
+ */
+const { spawn } = require( 'child_process' );
+const fs = require( 'fs' );
+
+// Function to start the server and wait until it is provisioned
+function startWPServer() {
+	return new Promise( ( resolve, reject ) => {
+		const wpServer = spawn(
+			'npx',
+			[
+				'@wp-playground/cli',
+				'server',
+				'--wp=nightly',
+				'--mount=./:/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/gutenberg',
+				'--mount=./test/emptytheme:/wordpress/wp-content/themes/emptytheme',
+				'--mount=./test/gutenberg-test-themes:/wordpress/wp-content/themes/gutenberg-test-themes',
+				'--mount=./packages/e2e-tests/mu-plugins:/wordpress/wp-content/mu-plugins',
+				'--mount=./packages/e2e-tests/plugins:/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/gutenberg-test-plugins',
+				'--blueprint=./test/e2e/playground.blueprint.json',
+			],
+			{
+				detached: true,
+				stdio: [ 'ignore', 'pipe', 'pipe' ], // Capture stdout and stderr
+			}
+		);
+
+		// Write the process ID to a file for later management
+		fs.writeFileSync( 'wp-server.pid', wpServer.pid.toString(), 'utf-8' );
+
+		// Listen to stdout and wait for the "WordPress is running" message
+		wpServer.stdout.on( 'data', ( data ) => {
+			const output = data.toString();
+			// eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+			console.log( output ); // Optional: log the output
+
+			if (
+				output.includes(
+					'WordPress is running on http://127.0.0.1:9400'
+				)
+			) {
+				resolve( wpServer ); // Resolve the promise when server is ready
+			}
+		} );
+
+		// Handle errors from stderr
+		wpServer.stderr.on( 'data', ( data ) => {
+			reject( new Error( `Server error: ${ data.toString() }` ) );
+		} );
+
+		// Handle close event
+		wpServer.on( 'close', ( code ) => {
+			if ( code !== 0 ) {
+				reject(
+					new Error(
+						`WP Playground server exited with code ${ code }`
+					)
+				);
+			}
+		} );
+
+		// Detach the process
+		wpServer.unref();
+	} );
+}
+
+// Usage of the promisified function
+startWPServer()
+	.then( () => {
+		process.exit( 0 ); // Exit the Node.js process once the server is provisioned
+	} )
+	.catch( ( error ) => {
+		// eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+		console.error( error ); // Log the error
+	} );