diff --git a/.github/workflows/node.js.yml b/.github/workflows/node.js.yml
index 40aef8a03..02638e413 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/node.js.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/node.js.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
     build:
-        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        runs-on: self-hosted-arc
 
         strategy:
             matrix:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index bc5e3b940..23f62c2ec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
     publish:
         name: Publishing to NPM
-        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        runs-on: self-hosted-arc
         steps:
             - name: Checkout
               uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/standalone-e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/standalone-e2e.yml
index 5a551dffa..058a2da0e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/standalone-e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/standalone-e2e.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
     integration-test:
-        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        runs-on: self-hosted-arc
         strategy:
             matrix:
                 node-version: [20.18.1]
diff --git a/test/integration/standalone/constants.ts b/test/integration/standalone/constants.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..edc9bd327
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/standalone/constants.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import _ from "lodash";
+import { BrowserName } from "../../../src/browser/types";
+
+export const BROWSER_NAME = (process.env.BROWSER || "chrome").toLowerCase() as keyof typeof BrowserName;
+
+export const BROWSER_CONFIG = {
+    desiredCapabilities: {
+        browserName: BROWSER_NAME,
+    },
+    headless: true,
+    system: {
+        debug: Boolean(process.env.DEBUG) || false,
+    },
+};
+
+if (/chrome/i.test(BROWSER_NAME)) {
+    _.set(BROWSER_CONFIG.desiredCapabilities, "goog:chromeOptions", {
+        args: ["--no-sandbox", "--disable-dev-shm-usage"],
+    });
+}
diff --git a/test/integration/standalone/preload-browser.fixture.ts b/test/integration/standalone/preload-browser.fixture.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6dadebc0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/standalone/preload-browser.fixture.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import { launchBrowser } from "../../../src/browser/standalone";
+import { BROWSER_CONFIG } from "./constants";
+
+exports.mochaGlobalSetup = async function (): Promise<void> {
+    // Here we trigger downloading browsers before running tests
+    const browser = await launchBrowser(BROWSER_CONFIG);
+    await browser.deleteSession();
+};
diff --git a/test/integration/standalone/standalone.test.ts b/test/integration/standalone/standalone.test.ts
index 3b956450a..b388bd62a 100644
--- a/test/integration/standalone/standalone.test.ts
+++ b/test/integration/standalone/standalone.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { strict as assert } from "assert";
-import _ from "lodash";
 import { launchBrowser } from "../../../src/browser/standalone";
-import { BrowserName } from "../../../src/browser/types";
+import { BROWSER_CONFIG } from "./constants";
 
 describe("Standalone Browser E2E Tests", function () {
     this.timeout(25000);
@@ -16,8 +15,6 @@ describe("Standalone Browser E2E Tests", function () {
 
     let browser: WebdriverIO.Browser;
 
-    const browserName = (process.env.BROWSER || "chrome").toLowerCase() as keyof typeof BrowserName;
-
     after(async function () {
         if (browser) {
             await browser.deleteSession();
@@ -25,23 +22,7 @@ describe("Standalone Browser E2E Tests", function () {
     });
 
     it("should launch browser and access a website", async function () {
-        const browserConfig = {
-            desiredCapabilities: {
-                browserName,
-            },
-            headless: true,
-            system: {
-                debug: Boolean(process.env.DEBUG) || false,
-            },
-        };
-
-        if (/chrome/i.test(browserName)) {
-            _.set(browserConfig.desiredCapabilities, "goog:chromeOptions", {
-                args: ["--no-sandbox", "--disable-dev-shm-usage"],
-            });
-        }
-
-        browser = await launchBrowser(browserConfig);
+        browser = await launchBrowser(BROWSER_CONFIG);
 
         assert.ok(browser, "Browser should be initialized");
         assert.ok(browser.sessionId, "Browser should have a valid session ID");