diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 3fd36a50..fc614f06 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ You can also have `yarn` watch for changes and automatically recompile them:
 yarn watch
 ```
 
+#### Running E2E tests locally
+
+1. Install [K6](https://k6.io/docs/get-started/installation/)
+1. Run `yarn test:e2e`
+
 ## Create a pull request
 
 Once you are ready to make a pull request, please read and follow [Create a pull request](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/blob/master/contribute/create-pull-request.md).
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 093dbe29..809e609c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@
     "server": "docker-compose up --build",
     "spellcheck": "cspell -c cspell.config.json \"**/*.{ts,tsx,js,go,md,mdx,yml,yaml,json,scss,css}\"",
     "sign": "npx --yes @grafana/sign-plugin@latest",
-    "e2e": "yarn exec cypress install && yarn exec grafana-e2e run",
-    "e2e:update": "yarn exec cypress install && yarn exec grafana-e2e run --update-screenshots"
+    "test:e2e": "docker-compose up -d && k6 run e2e/e2ek6.test.js"
   },
   "author": "Grafana Labs",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",