diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 3dd5888cd5..7071cd1b9f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -128,24 +128,40 @@ jobs:
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-node-modules-${{ hashFiles('./yarn.lock') }}
 
       - name: Install packages
-        run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile --ignore-engines
+        run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile --ignore-engines --ignore-scripts
 
+      - name: Build package
+        run: yarn run build
+        if: matrix.framework != 'vite'
+
+      # PLAYWRIGHT
       - uses: actions/cache@v3
         id: playwright-cache
         with:
           path: ~/.cache/ms-playwright
           key: ${{ runner.os }}${{ runner.arch }}-playwright-browsers
-
       - name: Install Playwright browsers if not cached
         if: steps.playwright-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' && matrix.framework == 'vite'
         run: npx playwright install chromium webkit firefox
-
       - name: Install Playwright system dependencies (always)
         run: npx playwright install-deps
 
+      - name: Path version to 0.0.0-ci
+        run: npm version 0.0.0-ci --ignore-scripts --no-git-tag-version
+
+      - name: Verdaccio
+        run: |
+          yes | nohup npx verdaccio &>/tmp/verdaccio_log &
+          # Wait for `verdaccio` to boot
+          grep -q 'http address' <(tail -f /tmp/verdaccio_log)
+          # Login so we can publish packages
+          yes | npx npm-cli-login -u user -p password -e user@example.com -r http://localhost:4873
+          npm publish --registry http://localhost:4873
+
       - name: Pack package (stream-chat-react.tgz)
         working-directory: ./test-react-frameworks
         run: ./pack-package.sh
+        if: matrix.framework != 'vite'
 
       - name: Run ${{ matrix.framework }}.sh test
         working-directory: ./test-react-frameworks/${{ matrix.framework }}
diff --git a/test-react-frameworks/vite/App.tsx b/test-react-frameworks/vite/App.tsx
index a144dbabf1..bfd4b56688 100644
--- a/test-react-frameworks/vite/App.tsx
+++ b/test-react-frameworks/vite/App.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
   ChannelHeader,
   ChannelList,
   Chat,
+  EmojiProvider,
   MessageInput,
   MessageList,
   Thread,
@@ -53,6 +54,10 @@ const App = () => (
     <ChannelList filters={filters} options={options} showChannelSearch sort={sort} />
     <Channel>
       <Window>
+        {/* @ts-ignore */}
+        <EmojiProvider value={{}}>
+          <h1>Test</h1>
+        </EmojiProvider>
         <ChannelHeader />
         <MessageList />
         <MessageInput focus />
diff --git a/test-react-frameworks/vite/vite.sh b/test-react-frameworks/vite/vite.sh
index aeb660e2b1..d6a816b5fb 100755
--- a/test-react-frameworks/vite/vite.sh
+++ b/test-react-frameworks/vite/vite.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ yarn create vite $FOLDER_NAME --template react-ts
 
 cp ./App.tsx $FOLDER_NAME/src/
 
-yarn --cwd ./$FOLDER_NAME add $PACKAGE_PATH 
+yarn --cwd ./$FOLDER_NAME add stream-chat-react@0.0.0-ci --registry http://localhost:4873 
 
 # Vite does not recognize variables missing "VITE_" prefix
 # https://vitejs.dev/guide/env-and-mode.html#env-files