diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 561226042e871..e8f81960bed01 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -1357,6 +1357,11 @@ workflows:
           module: op-e2e
           use_http: "false"
           use_external: "external_geth"
+      - go-e2e-test:
+          name: op-e2e-WS-tests-external-erigon
+          module: op-e2e
+          use_http: "false"
+          use_external: "external_erigon"
       - bedrock-go-tests:
           requires:
             - boba-bindings-lint
diff --git a/op-e2e/Makefile b/op-e2e/Makefile
index 4883ddd04c0dd..a11d84bf715d0 100644
--- a/op-e2e/Makefile
+++ b/op-e2e/Makefile
@@ -28,9 +28,11 @@ clean:
 lint:
 	golangci-lint run -E goimports,sqlclosecheck,bodyclose,asciicheck,misspell,errorlint --timeout 5m -e "errors.As" -e "errors.Is" ./...
 
+erigon_skip = TestERC20BridgeDeposits|TestWithdrawals|TestMixedWithdrawalValidity|TestSystemP2PAltSync|TestCannonDefendStep|TestMultipleCannonGames|TestCannonDisputeGame
+
 test-external-%: pre-test
 	make -C ./external_$*/
-	go test -v --externalL2 ./external_$*/shim
+	go test -v -skip="$($*_skip)" --externalL2 ./external_$*/shim
 
 .PHONY: \
 	test \