diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration.yml b/.github/workflows/integration.yml
index 55d8b96..14d91cb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ jobs:
       INTEGRATION_TEST: '1'
       # Used by the integration tests to locate ffmpeg reliably.
       FFMPEG_PATH: '/usr/bin/ffmpeg'
+      TEST_PLAYLIST_URL: 'https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUmRr21IDW9WCW87FnbWAbIwwZHbf-lAz'
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
index aca0175..fd16cbf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@ name: Unit tests
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
   push:
-    branches: [ main ]
+    branches: 
+      - main
   pull_request:
-    branches: [ main ]
+    branches:
+      - main
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
@@ -22,14 +24,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
-      - name: Create venv and install project
+      - name: Install project
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
-          python3 -m venv .venv
-          . .venv/bin/activate
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           # Install project (editable) and test deps
-          python -m pip install -e .[test] || python -m pip install -e .
+          python -m pip install -e .
           python -m pip install pytest
 
       - name: Run tests
@@ -37,5 +37,4 @@ jobs:
           PYTHONPATH: ${{ github.workspace }}
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
-          . .venv/bin/activate
           pytest -q
diff --git a/tests/test_integration_audio.py b/tests/test_integration_audio.py
index e6e00e2..1865ec4 100644
--- a/tests/test_integration_audio.py
+++ b/tests/test_integration_audio.py
@@ -9,12 +9,14 @@ from src.app.core.sync.executor import ActionExecutor
 from src.app.core.sync.service import SyncService
 
 
-PLAYLIST_URL = "https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUmRr21IDW9WCW87FnbWAbIwwZHbf-lAz"
+PLAYLIST_URL = os.getenv("TEST_PLAYLIST_URL")
 
 
 def _require_integration():
     if not os.getenv("INTEGRATION_TEST"):
         pytest.skip("Set INTEGRATION_TEST=1 to enable real download tests")
+    if not PLAYLIST_URL:
+        pytest.skip("Set TEST_PLAYLIST_URL to enable real download tests")
 
 
 @pytest.mark.integration
diff --git a/tests/test_integration_both.py b/tests/test_integration_both.py
index 1107eee..d126e9a 100644
--- a/tests/test_integration_both.py
+++ b/tests/test_integration_both.py
@@ -9,12 +9,14 @@ from src.app.core.sync.executor import ActionExecutor
 from src.app.core.sync.service import SyncService
 
 
-PLAYLIST_URL = "https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUmRr21IDW9WCW87FnbWAbIwwZHbf-lAz"
+PLAYLIST_URL = os.getenv("TEST_PLAYLIST_URL")
 
 
 def _require_integration():
     if not os.getenv("INTEGRATION_TEST"):
         pytest.skip("Set INTEGRATION_TEST=1 to enable real download tests")
+    if not PLAYLIST_URL:
+        pytest.skip("Set TEST_PLAYLIST_URL to enable real download tests")
 
 
 @pytest.mark.integration
diff --git a/tests/test_integration_video.py b/tests/test_integration_video.py
index ebf5157..0a95dff 100644
--- a/tests/test_integration_video.py
+++ b/tests/test_integration_video.py
@@ -9,12 +9,14 @@ from src.app.core.sync.executor import ActionExecutor
 from src.app.core.sync.service import SyncService
 
 
-PLAYLIST_URL = "https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUmRr21IDW9WCW87FnbWAbIwwZHbf-lAz"
+PLAYLIST_URL = os.getenv("TEST_PLAYLIST_URL")
 
 
 def _require_integration():
     if not os.getenv("INTEGRATION_TEST"):
         pytest.skip("Set INTEGRATION_TEST=1 to enable real download tests")
+    if not PLAYLIST_URL:
+        pytest.skip("Set TEST_PLAYLIST_URL to enable real download tests")
 
 
 @pytest.mark.integration
@@ -55,4 +57,3 @@ def test_integration_download_video(tmp_path):
     video_dir = save_path / "video"
     assert video_dir.exists()
     assert any(p.suffix.lower() == ".mp4" for p in video_dir.glob("*.mp4"))
-