diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
index 9685c69..0d2c3ee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
@@ -65,6 +65,39 @@ jobs:
             echo "::warning::Version mismatch — repo has $EXPECTED but Headlamp runs $DEPLOYED_VERSION. Tests may fail due to stale plugin."
           fi
 
+      - name: Build plugin
+        run: npm run build
+
+      - name: Setup kubectl
+        uses: azure/setup-kubectl@v4
+
+      - name: Configure kubeconfig
+        env:
+          KUBECONFIG_DATA: ${{ secrets.KUBECONFIG }}
+        run: |
+          if [ -n "$KUBECONFIG_DATA" ]; then
+            mkdir -p ~/.kube
+            echo "$KUBECONFIG_DATA" | base64 -d > ~/.kube/config
+            chmod 600 ~/.kube/config
+          elif [ -f /var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount/token ]; then
+            SA_TOKEN=$(cat /var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount/token)
+            CA_CERT=/var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount/ca.crt
+            NAMESPACE=$(cat /var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount/namespace)
+            kubectl config set-cluster in-cluster --server=https://kubernetes.default.svc --certificate-authority="$CA_CERT"
+            kubectl config set-credentials sa-user --token="$SA_TOKEN"
+            kubectl config set-context in-cluster --cluster=in-cluster --user=sa-user --namespace="$NAMESPACE"
+            kubectl config use-context in-cluster
+          fi
+          kubectl version --client
+          kubectl cluster-info || echo "::warning::Cannot reach cluster API — deploy step may fail"
+
+      - name: Deploy plugin to Headlamp
+        env:
+          HEADLAMP_URL: ${{ secrets.HEADLAMP_URL || 'http://headlamp.kube-system.svc.cluster.local' }}
+          HEADLAMP_NS: ${{ secrets.HEADLAMP_NS || 'kube-system' }}
+          HEADLAMP_PLUGIN_DIR: ${{ secrets.HEADLAMP_PLUGIN_DIR || '/headlamp/static-plugins/polaris' }}
+        run: ./scripts/deploy-plugin-to-headlamp.sh
+
       - name: Install Playwright browsers
         run: npx playwright install --with-deps chromium
 
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 80272c0..9def731 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ COPY src/ src/
 RUN npx @kinvolk/headlamp-plugin build
 
 FROM alpine:3.20
-COPY --from=build /app/dist/ /plugins/headlamp-polaris-plugin/
-COPY --from=build /app/package.json /plugins/headlamp-polaris-plugin/
+COPY --from=build /app/dist/ /plugins/polaris/
+COPY --from=build /app/package.json /plugins/polaris/
diff --git a/scripts/deploy-plugin-to-headlamp.sh b/scripts/deploy-plugin-to-headlamp.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..8175497
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/deploy-plugin-to-headlamp.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Deploy the built plugin to a live Headlamp instance via kubectl.
+#
+# Prerequisites:
+#   - kubectl configured with access to the Headlamp namespace
+#   - Plugin already built (npm run build → dist/)
+#
+# Environment variables (all optional, with defaults):
+#   HEADLAMP_URL        — Headlamp URL for readiness check
+#   HEADLAMP_NS         — Kubernetes namespace (default: kube-system)
+#   HEADLAMP_PLUGIN_DIR — Plugin path inside the pod (default: /headlamp/static-plugins/polaris)
+#
+# Usage:
+#   npm run build
+#   ./scripts/deploy-plugin-to-headlamp.sh
+#
+# Intended to be called from the E2E workflow before running Playwright tests,
+# so that E2E always tests the current commit's plugin code rather than whatever
+# was previously deployed.
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+HEADLAMP_URL="${HEADLAMP_URL:-http://headlamp.kube-system.svc.cluster.local}"
+HEADLAMP_NS="${HEADLAMP_NS:-kube-system}"
+HEADLAMP_PLUGIN_DIR="${HEADLAMP_PLUGIN_DIR:-/headlamp/static-plugins/polaris}"
+
+if [ ! -d "dist" ]; then
+  echo "Error: dist/ not found. Run 'npm run build' first." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Find the Headlamp pod
+POD=$(kubectl get pod -n "$HEADLAMP_NS" -l app.kubernetes.io/name=headlamp \
+  -o jsonpath='{.items[0].metadata.name}')
+echo "Headlamp pod: $POD"
+
+# Remove stale plugin and copy current build
+kubectl exec -n "$HEADLAMP_NS" "$POD" -c headlamp -- \
+  rm -rf "$HEADLAMP_PLUGIN_DIR" 2>/dev/null || true
+kubectl cp dist/. "$HEADLAMP_NS/$POD:$HEADLAMP_PLUGIN_DIR" -c headlamp
+
+# Copy package.json so Headlamp can read plugin metadata
+kubectl cp package.json "$HEADLAMP_NS/$POD:$HEADLAMP_PLUGIN_DIR/package.json" -c headlamp
+
+# Verify the copy
+echo "Deployed files:"
+kubectl exec -n "$HEADLAMP_NS" "$POD" -c headlamp -- \
+  ls -la "$HEADLAMP_PLUGIN_DIR"
+
+# Restart the Headlamp process to reload plugins.
+# Killing PID 1 restarts the container without replacing the pod,
+# so the emptyDir volume (and our copied files) is preserved.
+echo "Restarting Headlamp process..."
+kubectl exec -n "$HEADLAMP_NS" "$POD" -c headlamp -- kill 1 || true
+
+# Wait for Headlamp to come back
+echo "Waiting for Headlamp to restart..."
+sleep 10
+for i in $(seq 1 30); do
+  HTTP_CODE=$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w '%{http_code}' --connect-timeout 5 "$HEADLAMP_URL" || true)
+  if [ "$HTTP_CODE" = "200" ]; then
+    echo "Headlamp is ready"
+    exit 0
+  fi
+  echo "  attempt $i/30 — HTTP $HTTP_CODE"
+  sleep 5
+done
+
+echo "Error: Headlamp did not recover after plugin deploy" >&2
+exit 1
diff --git a/src/components/AppBarScoreBadge.tsx b/src/components/AppBarScoreBadge.tsx
index 02b6bbb..c18eac4 100644
--- a/src/components/AppBarScoreBadge.tsx
+++ b/src/components/AppBarScoreBadge.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { K8s, Router } from '@kinvolk/headlamp-plugin/lib';
+import { K8s } from '@kinvolk/headlamp-plugin/lib';
 import { useTheme } from '@mui/material/styles';
 import React from 'react';
 import { useHistory } from 'react-router-dom';
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ export default function AppBarScoreBadge() {
   };
 
   const handleClick = () => {
-    history.push(Router.createRouteURL('polaris', { cluster: cluster ?? '' }));
+    const prefix = cluster ? `/c/${cluster}` : '';
+    history.push(`${prefix}/polaris`);
   };
 
   return (
diff --git a/src/index.tsx b/src/index.tsx
index 5a90bbe..e5d068f 100644
--- a/src/index.tsx
+++ b/src/index.tsx
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ registerRoute({
 });
 
 // Register plugin settings
-registerPluginSettings('headlamp-polaris', PolarisSettings, true);
+registerPluginSettings('polaris', PolarisSettings, true);
 
 // Register details view section for supported controller types
 registerDetailsViewSection(({ resource }) => {