diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index ba6e902900b4..02441c443157 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ workflows:
       - prep-build:
           requires:
             - prep-deps
+      - prep-build-test:
+          requires:
+            - prep-deps
       # - prep-docs:
       #    requires:
       #      - prep-deps
@@ -28,10 +31,10 @@ workflows:
             - prep-deps
       - test-e2e-chrome:
           requires:
-            - prep-deps
+            - prep-build-test
       - test-e2e-firefox:
           requires:
-            - prep-deps
+            - prep-build-test
       - test-unit:
           requires:
             - prep-deps
@@ -131,6 +134,24 @@ jobs:
             - dist
             - builds
 
+  prep-build-test:
+    docker:
+      - image: circleci/node:10.16-browsers
+    steps:
+      - checkout
+      - attach_workspace:
+          at: .
+      - run:
+          name: Build extension for testing
+          command: yarn build:test
+      - run:
+          name: Move test build to 'dist-test' to avoid conflict with production build
+          command: mv ./dist ./dist-test
+      - persist_to_workspace:
+          root: .
+          paths:
+            - dist-test
+
   prep-docs:
     docker:
       - image: circleci/node:10.17-browsers
@@ -218,9 +239,12 @@ jobs:
       - checkout
       - attach_workspace:
           at: .
+      - run:
+          name: Move test build to dist
+          command: mv ./dist-test ./dist
       - run:
           name: test:e2e:chrome
-          command: yarn build:test && yarn test:e2e:chrome
+          command: yarn test:e2e:chrome
           no_output_timeout: 20m
       - store_artifacts:
           path: test-artifacts
@@ -236,9 +260,12 @@ jobs:
           command: ./.circleci/scripts/firefox-install
       - attach_workspace:
           at: .
+      - run:
+          name: Move test build to dist
+          command: mv ./dist-test ./dist
       - run:
           name: test:e2e:firefox
-          command: yarn build:test && yarn test:e2e:firefox
+          command: yarn test:e2e:firefox
           no_output_timeout: 20m
       - store_artifacts:
           path: test-artifacts