diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 34a0de4e1acb..81d54d86c7cb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ jobs:
   ui:
     name: UI e2e tests
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: code-tests
+    needs: [code-tests, documentation]
     if: "!startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/heads/stable-')"
 
     steps:
@@ -592,17 +592,12 @@ jobs:
           ls -lR /home/runner/go/bin/
           chmod uog+x /home/runner/go/bin/*
 
-      - name: Install doc dependencies
-        run: |
-          set -eux
-          sudo apt-get install aspell aspell-en
-          sudo snap install mdl
-
-      - name: Build docs (for the objects.inv.txt file to be available for the e2e tests)
-        shell: 'script -q -e -c "export TERM=xterm-256color; bash {0}"'
-        run: |
-          set -eux
-          make doc
+      - name: Download docs (for the objects.inv.txt file to be available for the e2e tests)
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@fa0a91b85d4f404e444e00e005971372dc801d16 # v4.1.8
+        with:
+          name: documentation
+          merge-multiple: true
+          path: doc/_build
 
       - name: Run LXD daemon
         run: |
@@ -631,9 +626,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout LXD-UI
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-            repository: 'canonical/lxd-ui'
-            ref: main
-            path: lxd-ui
+          repository: 'canonical/lxd-ui'
+          ref: main
+          path: lxd-ui
 
       - name: Install Dotrun
         run: sudo pip3 install dotrun