diff --git a/packages/kit/test/apps/amp/svelte.config.js b/packages/kit/test/apps/amp/svelte.config.js
index 9c3a2801c70ac..ee5ba8bb44c48 100644
--- a/packages/kit/test/apps/amp/svelte.config.js
+++ b/packages/kit/test/apps/amp/svelte.config.js
@@ -15,10 +15,13 @@ const config = {
 				fs: {
 					allow: [path.resolve('../../../src')]
 				},
-
 				// TODO: required to support ipv6, remove on vite 3
 				// https://github.com/vitejs/vite/issues/7075
-				host: 'localhost'
+				host: 'localhost',
+				watch: {
+					// perf, do not watch playwright output dir
+					ignored: ['**/test-results/**']
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/svelte.config.js b/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/svelte.config.js
index 68b1411a1fdc1..917b60fc008d9 100644
--- a/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/svelte.config.js
+++ b/packages/kit/test/apps/basics/svelte.config.js
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ const config = {
 				host: 'localhost',
 				fs: {
 					allow: [path.resolve('../../../src')]
+				},
+				watch: {
+					// perf, do not watch playwright output dir
+					ignored: ['**/test-results/**']
 				}
 			}
 		},
diff --git a/packages/kit/test/apps/options-2/svelte.config.js b/packages/kit/test/apps/options-2/svelte.config.js
index 8160cdf0cb8f2..14afa4cfbcf47 100644
--- a/packages/kit/test/apps/options-2/svelte.config.js
+++ b/packages/kit/test/apps/options-2/svelte.config.js
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ const config = {
 				host: 'localhost',
 				fs: {
 					allow: [path.resolve('../../../src')]
+				},
+				watch: {
+					// perf, do not watch playwright output dir
+					ignored: ['**/test-results/**']
 				}
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/packages/kit/test/apps/options/svelte.config.js b/packages/kit/test/apps/options/svelte.config.js
index 569ef37d3af66..82bd599d984a1 100644
--- a/packages/kit/test/apps/options/svelte.config.js
+++ b/packages/kit/test/apps/options/svelte.config.js
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ const config = {
 				host: 'localhost',
 				fs: {
 					allow: [path.resolve('../../../src')]
+				},
+				watch: {
+					// perf, do not watch playwright output dir
+					ignored: ['**/test-results/**']
 				}
 			}
 		},