diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
index 08cf528..0067709 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -121,13 +121,13 @@ jobs:
         if: always()
 
   # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  # Stage 2b: E2E tests (only on main / PRs to main, after quality checks)
+  # Stage 4: E2E tests (only on main, after deploy)
   # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
   e2e:
     name: E2E Tests
     runs-on: docker
-    needs: [fmt, clippy, audit]
-    if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' || github.event_name == 'pull_request'
+    needs: [deploy]
+    if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
     container:
       image: rust:1.89-bookworm
     # MongoDB and SearXNG can start immediately (no repo files needed).
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ jobs:
   deploy:
     name: Deploy
     runs-on: docker
-    needs: [test, e2e]
+    needs: [test]
     if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
     container:
       image: alpine:latest