diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 9a23109..e8584d4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -52,7 +52,11 @@ jobs:
       - run: npm --prefix gatewayservice install
       - run: npm --prefix webapp install
       - run: npm --prefix webapp run build
+        env:
+          CI: false
       - run: npm --prefix webapp run test:e2e
+        env:
+          CI: false
   docker-push-webapp:
     name: Push webapp Docker Image to GitHub Packages
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/webapp/e2e/test-environment-setup.js b/webapp/e2e/test-environment-setup.js
index 7b7ed51..39dd2d1 100644
--- a/webapp/e2e/test-environment-setup.js
+++ b/webapp/e2e/test-environment-setup.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-const { MongoMemoryServer } = require('mongodb-memory-server');
-
+import { MongoMemoryServer } from 'mongodb-memory-server';
 
 let mongoserver;
 let userservice;
@@ -7,13 +6,15 @@ let authservice;
 let gatewayservice;
 
 async function startServer() {
-    console.log('Starting MongoDB memory server...');
-    mongoserver = await MongoMemoryServer.create();
-    const mongoUri = mongoserver.getUri();
-    process.env.MONGODB_URI = mongoUri;
-    userservice = await require("../../users/userservice/user-service");
-    authservice = await require("../../users/authservice/auth-service");
-    gatewayservice = await require("../../gatewayservice/gateway-service");
-  }
+  console.log('Starting MongoDB memory server...');
+  mongoserver = await MongoMemoryServer.create();
+  const mongoUri = mongoserver.getUri();
+  process.env.MONGODB_URI = mongoUri;
+
+  userservice = (await import('../../users/userservice/user-service')).default;
+  authservice = (await import('../../users/authservice/auth-service')).default;
+  gatewayservice = (await import('../../gatewayservice/gateway-service'))
+    .default;
+}
 
-  startServer();
+startServer();
diff --git a/webapp/package.json b/webapp/package.json
index 2e30d72..865e2a8 100644
--- a/webapp/package.json
+++ b/webapp/package.json
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
   "name": "webapp",
   "version": "0.1.0",
   "private": true,
+  "type": "module",
+  "jest": {
+    "transform": {}
+  },
   "dependencies": {
     "@emotion/react": "^11.11.3",
     "@emotion/styled": "^11.11.0",