diff --git a/scripts/e2e.config.ts b/scripts/e2e.config.ts
index 520fc8338d..82c5a4f400 100644
--- a/scripts/e2e.config.ts
+++ b/scripts/e2e.config.ts
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ export default {
         },
       },
     },
-  ],
+  ].filter((target) => target.name === "web"),
   // One server holds every test's state, and a dev stack is heavy.
   workers: 1,
   timeout: 300_000,
diff --git a/scripts/scenarios/start-app.ts b/scripts/scenarios/start-app.ts
index 5dee3f26c1..21b9eef0f2 100644
--- a/scripts/scenarios/start-app.ts
+++ b/scripts/scenarios/start-app.ts
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ const prepareHome = Effect.fn("startApp.prepareHome")(function* (home: string) {
     path.join(home, "userdata/settings.json"),
     yield* encodeSettings({
       defaultModelSelection: REPLAY,
+      defaultRuntimeMode: "approval-required",
       providerInstances: Object.fromEntries(
         REAL_PROVIDERS.map((driver) => [
           driver,