diff --git a/.github/workflows/uffizzi-build.yml b/.github/workflows/uffizzi-build.yml
index 55d0c63145..5a68ad9568 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/uffizzi-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/uffizzi-build.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: backstage create-app | delete if already exists
         run: |
           rm -rf ./example-app
-          npx @backstage/create-app
+          node ./packages/e2e-test/.bin/e2e-test create -o ./example-app
         env:
           BACKSTAGE_APP_NAME: example-app
 
diff --git a/packages/e2e-test/src/commands/index.ts b/packages/e2e-test/src/commands/index.ts
index 95d311427c..db9ea225a3 100644
--- a/packages/e2e-test/src/commands/index.ts
+++ b/packages/e2e-test/src/commands/index.ts
@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@
  */
 
 import { Command } from 'commander';
-import { run } from './run';
+import { run, create } from './run';
 
 export function registerCommands(program: Command) {
   program.command('run').description('Run e2e tests').action(run);
+  program.command('create').option('-o, --output <path>').action(create);
 }
diff --git a/packages/e2e-test/src/commands/run.ts b/packages/e2e-test/src/commands/run.ts
index 3eedb90b21..b022862c8c 100644
--- a/packages/e2e-test/src/commands/run.ts
+++ b/packages/e2e-test/src/commands/run.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,24 @@ const templatePackagePaths = [
   'packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/package.json.hbs',
 ];
 
+export async function create({ output }: { output: string }) {
+  const outputDir = resolvePath(process.cwd(), output);
+
+  const rootDir = await fs.mkdtemp(resolvePath(os.tmpdir(), 'backstage-e2e-'));
+  print(`CLI E2E test root: ${rootDir}\n`);
+
+  print('Building dist workspace');
+  const workspaceDir = await buildDistWorkspace('workspace', rootDir);
+
+  // // Otherwise yarn will refuse to install with CI=true
+  process.env.YARN_ENABLE_IMMUTABLE_INSTALLS = 'false';
+
+  print('Creating a Backstage App');
+  const appDir = await createApp('test-app', workspaceDir, rootDir);
+
+  await fs.move(appDir, outputDir, { overwrite: true });
+}
+
 export async function run() {
   const rootDir = await fs.mkdtemp(resolvePath(os.tmpdir(), 'backstage-e2e-'));
   print(`CLI E2E test root: ${rootDir}\n`);