diff --git a/apps/trading/e2e/README.md b/apps/trading/e2e/README.md
index 78cddb358..69585507d 100644
--- a/apps/trading/e2e/README.md
+++ b/apps/trading/e2e/README.md
@@ -87,10 +87,9 @@ docker build -f docker/node-outside-docker.Dockerfile --build-arg APP=trading --
 
 ## Running Tests 🧪
 
-Before running make sure the docker daemon is runnign so that the app can be served.
+Before running make sure the docker daemon is running.
 
 To run a specific test, use the `-k` option followed by the name of the test.
-
 Run all tests:
 
 ```bash
@@ -109,6 +108,25 @@ Run from anywhere:
 yarn trading:test -- "test_name" -s --headed
 ```
 
+Run using your locally served console:
+
+Within one terminal
+
+```bash
+yarn nx build trading
+```
+
+```bash
+yarn nx serve trading
+
+```
+
+Once console is served you can use the flag --local-server
+
+```bash
+poetry run pytest -k "test_name" -s --headed --local-server
+```
+
 ## Running Tests in Parallel 🔢
 
 To run tests in parallel, use the `--numprocesses auto` option. The `--dist loadfile` setting ensures that multiple runners are not assigned to a single test file.
diff --git a/apps/trading/e2e/conftest.py b/apps/trading/e2e/conftest.py
index 2c7434856..573d6f256 100644
--- a/apps/trading/e2e/conftest.py
+++ b/apps/trading/e2e/conftest.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import time
 import docker
 import http.server
 
-
 from contextlib import contextmanager
 from vega_sim.null_service import VegaServiceNull
 from playwright.sync_api import Browser, Page
@@ -102,11 +101,23 @@ def init_vega(request=None):
             logger.info(f"Removing container {container.id}")
             container.remove()
 
+
+def pytest_addoption(parser):
+    parser.addoption(
+        "--local-server", action="store_true", default=False,
+        help="Build and serve locally instead of using a container"
+    )
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="session")
+def local_server(pytestconfig):
+    return pytestconfig.getoption("--local-server")
+
 @contextmanager
-def init_page(vega: VegaServiceNull, browser: Browser, request: pytest.FixtureRequest):
+def init_page(vega: VegaServiceNull, browser: Browser, request: pytest.FixtureRequest, local_server: bool):
+    server_port = "4200" if local_server else str(vega.console_port)
     with browser.new_context(
         viewport={"width": 1920, "height": 1080},
-        base_url=f"http://localhost:{vega.console_port}",
+        base_url=f"http://localhost:{server_port}",
     ) as context, context.new_page() as page:
         context.tracing.start(screenshots=True, snapshots=True, sources=True)
         try:
@@ -115,7 +126,7 @@ def init_page(vega: VegaServiceNull, browser: Browser, request: pytest.FixtureRe
             while attempts < 100:
                 try:
                     code = requests.get(
-                        f"http://localhost:{vega.console_port}/"
+                        f"http://localhost:{server_port}/"
                     ).status_code
                     if code == 200:
                         break
@@ -161,8 +172,8 @@ def vega(request):
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def page(vega, browser, request):
-    with init_page(vega, browser, request) as page_instance:
+def page(vega, browser, request, local_server):
+    with init_page(vega, browser, request, local_server) as page_instance:
         yield page_instance
 
 
diff --git a/apps/trading/e2e/tests/market/test_market_info.py b/apps/trading/e2e/tests/market/test_market_info.py
index 05cf1e229..602f1a0df 100644
--- a/apps/trading/e2e/tests/market/test_market_info.py
+++ b/apps/trading/e2e/tests/market/test_market_info.py
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ def vega():
 
 # setting up everything in this single fixture, as all of the tests need the same setup, so no point in creating separate ones
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module")
-def page(vega, browser, request):
-    with init_page(vega, browser, request) as page:
+def page(vega, browser, request, local_server):
+    with init_page(vega, browser, request,  local_server) as page:
         setup_continuous_market(vega)
         risk_accepted_setup(page)
         page.goto("/")
diff --git a/apps/trading/e2e/tests/market/test_markets_no_markets.py b/apps/trading/e2e/tests/market/test_markets_no_markets.py
index fd2e2a6f0..c4b08ae1c 100644
--- a/apps/trading/e2e/tests/market/test_markets_no_markets.py
+++ b/apps/trading/e2e/tests/market/test_markets_no_markets.py
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ def vega(request):
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module")
-def page(vega, browser, request):
-    with init_page(vega, browser, request) as page:
+def page(vega, browser, request, local_server):
+    with init_page(vega, browser, request, local_server) as page:
         risk_accepted_setup(page)
         page.goto("/#/markets/all")
         yield page
diff --git a/apps/trading/e2e/tests/navigation/test_navigation.py b/apps/trading/e2e/tests/navigation/test_navigation.py
index a4bfa8614..f7016dd3a 100644
--- a/apps/trading/e2e/tests/navigation/test_navigation.py
+++ b/apps/trading/e2e/tests/navigation/test_navigation.py
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ def vega():
 
 # we can reuse single page instance in all tests
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module")
-def page(vega, browser, request):
-    with init_page(vega, browser, request) as page:
+def page(vega, browser, request, local_server):
+    with init_page(vega, browser, request, local_server) as page:
         yield page
 
 
diff --git a/apps/trading/e2e/tests/order/test_order_status.py b/apps/trading/e2e/tests/order/test_order_status.py
index 2487c5fe4..fee6fcd16 100644
--- a/apps/trading/e2e/tests/order/test_order_status.py
+++ b/apps/trading/e2e/tests/order/test_order_status.py
@@ -223,8 +223,8 @@ def markets(vega: VegaService):
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module")
-def page(vega, browser, request):
-    with init_page(vega, browser, request) as page:
+def page(vega, browser, request, local_server):
+    with init_page(vega, browser, request, local_server) as page:
         risk_accepted_setup(page)
         auth_setup(vega, page)
         page.goto("/")