diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-ios.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-ios.yml
index e2d0dde0fd..02ca74b712 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-ios.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-ios.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
   e2e-test:
-    runs-on: macos-latest
+    runs-on: macos-13
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
@@ -23,13 +23,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: List available simulators
         run: xcrun simctl list devices available
 
-      - name: Create iOS Simulator
-        run: |
-          DEVICE_ID=$(xcrun simctl create "iPhone SE (3rd generation)" com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimDeviceType.iPhone-SE-3rd-generation com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRuntime.iOS-18-1)
-          echo "DEVICE_ID=$DEVICE_ID" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
-      - name: Boot Simulator
-        run: xcrun simctl boot $DEVICE_ID
+      - name: Set up Docker
+        uses: douglascamata/setup-docker-macos-action@v1-alpha
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: nix develop -c yarn install
@@ -37,6 +32,14 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build E2E tests
         run: nix develop -c yarn e2e:build ios.sim.debug
 
+      - name: Create iOS Simulator
+        run: |
+          DEVICE_ID=$(xcrun simctl create "iPhone SE (3rd generation)" com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimDeviceType.iPhone-SE-3rd-generation com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRuntime.iOS-17-2)
+          echo "DEVICE_ID=$DEVICE_ID" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Boot Simulator
+        run: xcrun simctl boot $DEVICE_ID
+
       - name: Start Metro, Tilt, Emulator, and run tests
         id: run-tests
         run: |
@@ -48,7 +51,7 @@ jobs:
           echo $! > /tmp/pids/metro.pid
 
           # Start Tilt in background
-          cd dev && nix develop -c tilt up &
+          nix develop -c tilt up -f ./dev/Tiltfile &
           echo $! > /tmp/pids/tilt.pid
 
           # Wait for galoy UI resource to be ready (timeout after 5 minutes)
@@ -66,7 +69,7 @@ jobs:
           echo $! > /tmp/pids/sim_record.pid
 
           # Trigger dev setup and run tests
-          cd dev && nix develop -c tilt trigger dev-setup
+          nix develop -c tilt trigger dev-setup
           nix develop -c tilt wait --for=condition=Ready "uiresource/dev-setup" --timeout=5m
 
           # Run the E2E tests
@@ -97,7 +100,7 @@ jobs:
           done
 
           # Additional cleanup commands just to be thorough
-          cd dev && nix develop -c tilt down
+          nix develop -c tilt down -f ./dev/Tiltfile
           pkill -f "node.*metro" || true
           pkill -f "tilt" || true