diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/backend-quality-gate.yml b/.gitea/workflows/backend-quality-gate.yml
index 35383cd7..c754618c 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/backend-quality-gate.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/backend-quality-gate.yml
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         env:
           PIP_INDEX_URL: https://mirrors.aliyun.com/pypi/simple/
+          PLAYWRIGHT_DOWNLOAD_HOST: https://registry.npmmirror.com/-/binary/playwright
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
           python3 -m venv .venv
diff --git a/frontend/tests/staging-backend-workflows.test.ts b/frontend/tests/staging-backend-workflows.test.ts
index b9a82cd3..8f602881 100644
--- a/frontend/tests/staging-backend-workflows.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/tests/staging-backend-workflows.test.ts
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ test("Gitea quality gate validates before publishing an immutable ACR manifest",
   assert.equal((workflow.match(/git status --porcelain --untracked-files=all/g) ?? []).length, 2);
   assert.match(workflow, /python3 -m venv \.venv/);
   assert.match(workflow, /PIP_INDEX_URL: https:\/\/mirrors\.aliyun\.com\/pypi\/simple\//);
+  assert.match(workflow, /PLAYWRIGHT_DOWNLOAD_HOST: https:\/\/registry\.npmmirror\.com\/-\/binary\/playwright/);
   for (const constraint of [
     'mcp==1.28.1',
     'pydantic==2.13.4',