diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
index d50a3128..c194fe2f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
@@ -46,13 +46,15 @@ jobs:
         uses: dfinity/setup-dfx@main
       - name: Set prebuilt extensions directory
         run: echo "PREBUILT_EXTENSIONS_DIR=$HOME/prebuilt-extensions" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-      - name: Build extension manually
-        run: .github/workflows/build-extension-manually.sh ${{ matrix.extension }}
-      - name: Build nns manually
-        run: .github/workflows/build-extension-manually.sh nns
-        if: matrix.extension == 'sns'
-      - name: run test
-        run: timeout 2400 e2e/bats/bin/bats extensions/${{ matrix.extension }}/e2e/tests/*.bash
+      # - name: Build extension manually
+      #   run: .github/workflows/build-extension-manually.sh ${{ matrix.extension }}
+      # - name: Build nns manually
+      #   run: .github/workflows/build-extension-manually.sh nns
+      #   if: matrix.extension == 'sns'
+      # - name: run test
+      #   run: timeout 2400 e2e/bats/bin/bats extensions/${{ matrix.extension }}/e2e/tests/*.bash
+      - name: run sns tests
+        run: timeout 2400 bash e2e/launch-simple-sns.sh
 
   aggregate:
     name: e2e:required
diff --git a/e2e/launch-simple-sns.sh b/e2e/launch-simple-sns.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9eaadf83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e/launch-simple-sns.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# Tested with dfx 0.20.1
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# This ID corresponds to TEST_NEURON_1
+NEURON_ID="449479075714955186"
+
+dfx start --clean --background
+
+dfx identity use default
+cargo run --bin nns install --dfx-cache-path="$(dfx cache show)"
+
+# Ensure we have a powerful neuron
+cat <<EOF >ident-1.pem
+-----BEGIN EC PRIVATE KEY-----
+MHQCAQEEICJxApEbuZznKFpV+VKACRK30i6+7u5Z13/DOl18cIC+oAcGBSuBBAAK
+oUQDQgAEPas6Iag4TUx+Uop+3NhE6s3FlayFtbwdhRVjvOar0kPTfE/N8N6btRnd
+74ly5xXEBNSXiENyxhEuzOZrIWMCNQ==
+-----END EC PRIVATE KEY-----
+EOF
+dfx identity import --force --storage-mode=plaintext ident-1 ident-1.pem
+dfx identity use ident-1
+PRINCIPAL_ID=$(dfx identity get-principal)
+
+# Hack
+sleep 15s
+
+# Top-up the SNS-W canister
+dfx ledger fabricate-cycles --canister qaa6y-5yaaa-aaaaa-aaafa-cai --t 2345
+
+dfx canister call "rrkah-fqaaa-aaaaa-aaaaq-cai" update_neuron '(
+  record {
+    id = opt record { id = '${NEURON_ID}' : nat64 };
+    staked_maturity_e8s_equivalent = null;
+    controller = opt principal "'${PRINCIPAL_ID}'";
+    recent_ballots = vec {};
+    kyc_verified = true;
+    neuron_type = null;
+    not_for_profit = false;
+    maturity_e8s_equivalent = 1_000_000 : nat64;
+    cached_neuron_stake_e8s = 1_000_000_000_000_000 : nat64;
+    created_timestamp_seconds = 123 : nat64;
+    auto_stake_maturity = opt true;
+    aging_since_timestamp_seconds = 456 : nat64;
+    hot_keys = vec {};
+    account = blob "3\8fZ\9fn\af]\a9\17\be\ea\14yA\f3\b3\00\16\af[\ae\1cq\c0\a0\dd\1d?\d8\e7\a96";
+    joined_community_fund_timestamp_seconds = opt (1 : nat64);
+    dissolve_state = opt variant {
+        DissolveDelaySeconds = 252_460_800 : nat64
+    };
+    followees = vec {};
+    neuron_fees_e8s = 0 : nat64;
+    transfer = null;
+    known_neuron_data = null;
+    spawn_at_timestamp_seconds = null;
+  },
+)'
+
+curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dfinity/sns-testing/main/example_sns_init.yaml \
+    | sed "s/YOUR_PRINCIPAL_ID/${PRINCIPAL_ID}/" \
+    | sed "s/- YOUR_CANISTER_ID//" > sns_init.yaml
+
+touch logo.png
+
+cargo run --bin sns propose --neuron-id "${NEURON_ID}" sns_init.yaml
+
+# Check that the CreateServiceNervousSystem propsoal was executed
+PROPOSAL_DATA=$(dfx canister \
+  call "rrkah-fqaaa-aaaaa-aaaaq-cai" \
+  list_proposals '(
+    record {
+    include_reward_status = vec {};
+    before_proposal = null;
+    limit = 1;
+    exclude_topic = vec {};
+    include_status = vec {};
+  }
+)' | idl2json)
+
+while [ "$(echo "${PROPOSAL_DATA}" | jq -r '.proposal_info[0].executed_timestamp_seconds')" == "0" ]
+do
+  FAILURE_REASON=$(echo "${PROPOSAL_DATA}" | jq -c -r '.proposal_info[0].failure_reason?')
+  if [ "$FAILURE_REASON" = "null" ]; then
+    printf "."
+    sleep 1
+  else
+    echo "CreateServiceNervousSystem proposal FAILED: ${FAILURE_REASON}"
+    dfx stop
+    exit 1
+  fi
+done
+
+echo "CreateServiceNervousSystem proposal SUCCEEDED!"
+echo "Run `dfx stop` when you're done testing."