diff --git a/.github/workflows/playwright.yml b/.github/workflows/playwright.yml
index a4ebf71e3..da7366ada 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/playwright.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/playwright.yml
@@ -88,20 +88,28 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Playwright Browsers
         if: steps.playwright-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
         run: npx playwright install --with-deps
+      
+      
 
       - name: Build Changed Workspaces
+        env:
+          STEPS_GET_WORKSPACES_OUTPUTS_CHANGED_WORKSPACES: ${{ steps.get_workspaces.outputs.changed_workspaces }}
+          # Projects to exclude:
+          EXCLUDED_SAMPLES: "react-ui-kit-search-nearby react-ui-kit-search-text"
         run: |
-          IFS=$'\n'
-          CHANGED_WORKSPACES_ARRAY=(${STEPS_GET_WORKSPACES_OUTPUTS_CHANGED_WORKSPACES})
+          IFS=$'\n' CHANGED_WORKSPACES_ARRAY=(${STEPS_GET_WORKSPACES_OUTPUTS_CHANGED_WORKSPACES})
           echo "Changed Workspaces Array: ${CHANGED_WORKSPACES_ARRAY[@]}"
-          
           echo "Building changed workspaces:"
           for workspace in "${CHANGED_WORKSPACES_ARRAY[@]}"; do
-            echo "  - samples/$workspace"
+            # Check if the current workspace is in the excluded list
+            if [[ " $EXCLUDED_SAMPLES " == *" $workspace "* ]]; then
+              echo " - Skipping excluded workspace: samples/$workspace"
+              continue
+            fi
+            
+            echo " - samples/$workspace"
             npm run build --workspace=samples/$workspace
           done
-        env:
-          STEPS_GET_WORKSPACES_OUTPUTS_CHANGED_WORKSPACES: ${{ steps.get_workspaces.outputs.changed_workspaces }}
 
       - name: Generate Index (Run Once After Builds)
         run: bash samples/generate-index.sh