diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index adf2326b..1413bb1a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -110,7 +110,17 @@ js-deps:  ; $(NPM) $(NPM_INSTALL_FLAGS) ci
 js-lint:  ; $(NPM) $(NPM_FLAGS) run lint
 js-test:  ; $(NPM) $(NPM_FLAGS) run test
 js-test-e2e:  ; $(NPM) $(NPM_FLAGS) run test:e2e
-js-deps-e2e:  ; npx playwright install
+js-deps-e2e:
+	@npx playwright install --with-deps
+	@echo "Playwright installation complete"
+
+	@npx playwright --version || { echo "ERROR: Playwright installation failed"; exit 1; }
+
+	@npx playwright show-browsers || { echo "ERROR: Playwright browsers are missing"; exit 1; }
+
+	@ls -l ~/.cache/ms-playwright/ || { echo "ERROR: Playwright browser binaries not found"; exit 1; }
+
+	@echo "Playwright setup verified successfully"
 
 go-bench:     ; $(ENV) "$(SHELL)"    ./scripts/make/go-bench.sh
 go-build:     ; $(ENV) "$(SHELL)"    ./scripts/make/go-build.sh