diff --git a/.github/workflows/rpe_test.yml b/.github/workflows/rpe_test.yml
index 311ea3a6..51b10e3e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rpe_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rpe_test.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,13 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Bring in closed src device.xml
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          repository: os-fpga/Raptor
+          path: Raptor
+          sparse-checkout: 'etc'      
     
       - name: Setup Node.js ${{ matrix.os }}
         if: ${{ matrix.os != 'ubuntu-22.04' }}
@@ -89,7 +96,7 @@ jobs:
         
       - name: E2E Playwright tests on Linux latest & MacOS
         if: ${{ matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' }}     
-        run: npm run compile && xvfb-run --auto-servernum --server-args="-screen 0 1280x960x24" -- npx playwright test -- fle.test.js
+        run: ls -l Raptor/etc && npm run compile && xvfb-run --auto-servernum --server-args="-screen 0 1280x960x24" -- npx playwright test -- fle.test.js
 
       - name: cat rpe log
         if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'  &&  always()