diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
index 7bdf5dba..7bc7a03d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 name: E2E Tests
+permissions:
+  contents: read
 on:
   push:
     branches: [ main ]
@@ -17,9 +19,30 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         uses: "./.github/actions/install-dependencies"
 
+      - name: Get Playwright version
+        id: playwright-version
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          playwright_version=$(bun -e "console.log((await Bun.file('./package.json').json()).devDependencies['@playwright/test'])")
+          echo "version=$playwright_version" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Cache Playwright Browsers
+        id: playwright-cache
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: ~/.cache/ms-playwright
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-playwright-${{ steps.playwright-version.outputs.version }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-playwright-
+
       - name: Install Playwright Browsers
+        if: steps.playwright-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
         run: bunx playwright install --with-deps
 
+      - name: Install Playwright System Dependencies
+        if: steps.playwright-cache.outputs.cache-hit == 'true'
+        run: bunx playwright install-deps
+
       - name: Prepare environment
         run: |
           mkdir -p data
diff --git a/app/server/app.ts b/app/server/app.ts
index f127d431..9aed26ad 100644
--- a/app/server/app.ts
+++ b/app/server/app.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export const scalarDescriptor = Scalar({
 });
 
 export const createApp = () => {
-	const app = new Hono();
+	const app = new Hono().use(secureHeaders());
 
 	if (config.trustedOrigins) {
 		app.use(cors({ origin: config.trustedOrigins }));
@@ -47,9 +47,8 @@ export const createApp = () => {
 		app.use(honoLogger());
 	}
 
-	app
-		.use(secureHeaders())
-		.use(
+	if (!config.disableRateLimiting) {
+		app.use(
 			rateLimiter({
 				windowMs: 60 * 5 * 1000,
 				limit: 1000,
@@ -58,7 +57,10 @@ export const createApp = () => {
 					return config.__prod__ === false;
 				},
 			}),
-		)
+		);
+	}
+
+	app
 		.get("healthcheck", (c) => c.json({ status: "ok" }))
 		.route("/api/v1/auth", authController)
 		.route("/api/v1/volumes", volumeController)
diff --git a/app/server/core/config.ts b/app/server/core/config.ts
index 7fb2b973..70ed7e21 100644
--- a/app/server/core/config.ts
+++ b/app/server/core/config.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ const envSchema = type({
 	MIGRATIONS_PATH: "string?",
 	APP_VERSION: "string = 'dev'",
 	TRUSTED_ORIGINS: "string?",
+	DISABLE_RATE_LIMITING: 'string = "false"',
 }).pipe((s) => ({
 	__prod__: s.NODE_ENV === "production",
 	environment: s.NODE_ENV,
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ const envSchema = type({
 	migrationsPath: s.MIGRATIONS_PATH,
 	appVersion: s.APP_VERSION,
 	trustedOrigins: s.TRUSTED_ORIGINS?.split(",").map((origin) => origin.trim()),
+	disableRateLimiting: s.DISABLE_RATE_LIMITING === "true",
 }));
 
 const parseConfig = (env: unknown) => {
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 143599e7..fa3d629b 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ services:
       target: production
     container_name: zerobyte
     restart: unless-stopped
+    environment:
+      - DISABLE_RATE_LIMITING=true
     devices:
       - /dev/fuse:/dev/fuse
     cap_add:
diff --git a/e2e/0001-initial-setup.spec.ts b/e2e/0001-initial-setup.spec.ts
index 860cf570..5a14323e 100644
--- a/e2e/0001-initial-setup.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/0001-initial-setup.spec.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { createTestAccount } from "./helpers/account";
 test.describe.configure({ mode: "serial" });
 
 test.beforeEach(async () => {
+	console.log("Resetting database...");
 	await resetDatabase();
 });
 
@@ -73,5 +74,5 @@ test("can't create another admin user after initial setup", async ({ page }) =>
 
 	await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Create admin user" }).click();
 
-	await expect(page.getByText("Admin user already exists")).toBeVisible();
+	await expect(page.getByText("Failed to create admin user")).toBeVisible();
 });
diff --git a/e2e/helpers/db.ts b/e2e/helpers/db.ts
index 008eaaba..3c0068ac 100644
--- a/e2e/helpers/db.ts
+++ b/e2e/helpers/db.ts
@@ -9,14 +9,12 @@ const sqlite = createClient({ url: `file:${path.join(process.cwd(), "data", DATA
 export const db = drizzle({ client: sqlite, schema: schema });
 
 export const resetDatabase = async () => {
-	for (const table of Object.values(schema)) {
-		if ("getSQL" in table) {
-			await db
-				.delete(table)
-				.execute()
-				.catch(() => {
-					/* Ignore errors */
-				});
-		}
+	const cursor = await sqlite.execute("SELECT name FROM sqlite_master WHERE type='table'");
+	const tables = cursor.rows
+		.map((row) => row.name)
+		.filter((name) => name !== "sqlite_sequence" && name !== "__drizzle_migrations") as string[];
+
+	for (const table of tables) {
+		await sqlite.execute(`DELETE FROM ${table}`);
 	}
 };