diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index cfab17693..bc7865ed9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -8,26 +8,26 @@ on:
   pull_request:
 
 jobs:
-  perl_test:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+  # perl_test:
+  #   runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+  #   steps:
+  #     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          repository: hathitrust/imgsrv-sample-data
-          path: sample-data
+  #     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+  #       with:
+  #         repository: hathitrust/imgsrv-sample-data
+  #         path: sample-data
 
-      - name: setup env
-        run: /bin/bash ./setup-env.sh
+  #     - name: setup env
+  #       run: /bin/bash ./setup-env.sh
 
-      - name: Run perl tests
-        run: docker compose run perl-test
+  #     - name: Run perl tests
+  #       run: docker compose run perl-test
 
   playwright:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: perl_test
+    # needs: perl_test
 
     steps:
       # Check out this repo by default
@@ -46,6 +46,19 @@ jobs:
       - name: setup env
         run: /bin/bash ./setup-env.sh
 
+      - name: Set Cache Location
+        run: touch ${{ runner.temp }}/.buildx-cache
+
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+
+      - name: Cache Docker layers
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: ${{ runner.temp }}/.buildx-cache
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-buildx-${{ hashFiles('**/package-lock.json') }}
+          restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-buildx-
+
       - name: Build firebird
         run: docker compose run firebird ./bin/build.sh