diff --git a/tests/proxy_admin_ui_tests/playwright.config.ts b/tests/proxy_admin_ui_tests/playwright.config.ts
index ba15d5458..3be77a319 100644
--- a/tests/proxy_admin_ui_tests/playwright.config.ts
+++ b/tests/proxy_admin_ui_tests/playwright.config.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ import { defineConfig, devices } from '@playwright/test';
  */
 export default defineConfig({
   testDir: './e2e_ui_tests',
-  testIgnore: '**/tests/pass_through_tests/**',
+  testIgnore: ['**/tests/pass_through_tests/**', '../pass_through_tests/**/*'],
+  testMatch: '**/*.spec.ts',  // Only run files ending in .spec.ts
   /* Run tests in files in parallel */
   fullyParallel: true,
   /* Fail the build on CI if you accidentally left test.only in the source code. */