diff --git a/packages/backend/package.json b/packages/backend/package.json
index 6144ee2fe8..ffb9565e6b 100644
--- a/packages/backend/package.json
+++ b/packages/backend/package.json
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@
 		"eslint": "eslint --quiet \"{src,test-federation}/**/*.ts\"",
 		"lint": "pnpm typecheck && pnpm eslint",
 		"test": "pnpm convert:config && vitest --config vitest.config.unit.ts",
-		"test:e2e": "pnpm convert:config && vitest --config vitest.config.e2e.ts",
+		"test:e2e": "pnpm build && pnpm build:test && pnpm convert:config && vitest --config vitest.config.e2e.ts",
 		"test:fed": "pnpm convert:config && vitest --config vitest.config.fed.ts",
 		"test-and-coverage": "pnpm convert:config && vitest --coverage --config vitest.config.unit.ts",
-		"test-and-coverage:e2e": "pnpm convert:config && vitest --coverage --config vitest.config.e2e.ts",
+		"test-and-coverage:e2e": "pnpm build && pnpm build:test && pnpm convert:config && vitest --coverage --config vitest.config.e2e.ts",
 		"check-migrations": "node scripts/check_migrations_clean.js",
 		"generate-api-json": "pnpm convert:config && node ./scripts/generate_api_json.js"
 	},
diff --git a/packages/backend/test-server/.swcrc b/packages/backend/test-server/.swcrc
index eeac7eabc6..4609e8a061 100644
--- a/packages/backend/test-server/.swcrc
+++ b/packages/backend/test-server/.swcrc
@@ -3,12 +3,17 @@
 	"jsc": {
 		"parser": {
 			"syntax": "typescript",
+			"jsx": true,
 			"dynamicImport": true,
 			"decorators": true
 		},
 		"transform": {
 			"legacyDecorator": true,
-			"decoratorMetadata": true
+			"decoratorMetadata": true,
+			"react": {
+				"runtime": "automatic",
+				"importSource": "@kitajs/html"
+			}
 		},
 		"experimental": {
 			"keepImportAssertions": true