diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 70e68c19a1..74dba23b8f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -140,3 +140,5 @@ schema.graphql
 resolvers.generated.ts
 
 docker/docker-compose.override.yml
+
+vite.config.ts.*.mjs
diff --git a/cypress.config.ts b/cypress.config.ts
index 90bdf0e499..68a2b3678b 100644
--- a/cypress.config.ts
+++ b/cypress.config.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 import fs from 'node:fs';
 // eslint-disable-next-line import/no-extraneous-dependencies -- cypress SHOULD be a dev dependency
 import { defineConfig } from 'cypress';
+import { initSeed } from 'integration-tests/testkit/seed.js';
 // eslint-disable-next-line import/no-extraneous-dependencies
 import pg from 'pg';
+import 'integration-tests/local-dev.js';
 
 const isCI = Boolean(process.env.CI);
 
@@ -22,6 +24,8 @@ export default defineConfig({
   },
   e2e: {
     setupNodeEvents(on, config) {
+      const seed = initSeed();
+
       async function connectDB(query: string) {
         const dbUrl = new URL(config.env.POSTGRES_URL);
         const client = new pg.Client({
@@ -67,32 +71,34 @@ COMMIT;
           firstName?: string;
           lastName?: string;
         } = {}) {
-          const response = await fetch('http://localhost:3001/auth-api/signup', {
-            method: 'POST',
-            headers: {
-              'content-type': 'application/json',
-            },
-            body: JSON.stringify({
-              formFields: [
-                { id: 'email', value: email },
-                { id: 'password', value: password },
-                { id: 'firstName', value: firstName },
-                { id: 'lastName', value: lastName },
-              ],
-            }),
-          });
-          const data = await response.json();
-          if (response.status !== 200 || data.status === 'FIELD_ERROR') {
-            throw new Error(
-              `${response.status}: ${response.statusText}\n\n${JSON.stringify(data, null, 2)}`,
-            );
-          }
-          const result: Token = {
-            sAccessToken: response.headers.get('st-access-token')!,
-            sFrontToken: response.headers.get('front-token')!,
-            sRefreshToken: response.headers.get('st-refresh-token')!,
-          };
-          return result;
+          const { createOrg, ownerToken } = seed.createOwner(email);
+
+          // const response = await fetch('http://localhost:3001/auth-api/signup', {
+          //   method: 'POST',
+          //   headers: {
+          //     'content-type': 'application/json',
+          //   },
+          //   body: JSON.stringify({
+          //     formFields: [
+          //       { id: 'email', value: email },
+          //       { id: 'password', value: password },
+          //       { id: 'firstName', value: firstName },
+          //       { id: 'lastName', value: lastName },
+          //     ],
+          //   }),
+          // });
+          // const data = await response.json();
+          // if (response.status !== 200 || data.status === 'FIELD_ERROR') {
+          //   throw new Error(
+          //     `${response.status}: ${response.statusText}\n\n${JSON.stringify(data, null, 2)}`,
+          //   );
+          // }
+          // const result: Token = {
+          //   sAccessToken: response.headers.get('st-access-token')!,
+          //   sFrontToken: response.headers.get('front-token')!,
+          //   sRefreshToken: response.headers.get('st-refresh-token')!,
+          // };
+          // return result;
         },
         async login() {
           const response = await fetch('http://localhost:3001/auth-api/signin', {
diff --git a/integration-tests/local-dev.ts b/integration-tests/local-dev.ts
index 962b88d5fd..2b17957ae7 100644
--- a/integration-tests/local-dev.ts
+++ b/integration-tests/local-dev.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import { readFileSync } from 'fs';
+import { readFileSync } from 'node:fs';
+import path from 'node:path';
 import { parse } from 'dotenv';
 
 function applyEnv(env: Record<string, string>) {
@@ -7,7 +8,9 @@ function applyEnv(env: Record<string, string>) {
   }
 }
 
-const serverEnvVars = parse(readFileSync('../packages/services/server/.env', 'utf-8'));
+const envPath = path.join(process.cwd(), 'packages', 'services', 'server', '.env');
+
+const serverEnvVars = parse(readFileSync(envPath, 'utf-8'));
 
 applyEnv({
   SUPERTOKENS_CONNECTION_URI: serverEnvVars.SUPERTOKENS_CONNECTION_URI,
diff --git a/integration-tests/testkit/schema-policy.ts b/integration-tests/testkit/schema-policy.ts
index 9602e7e986..ea848467cd 100644
--- a/integration-tests/testkit/schema-policy.ts
+++ b/integration-tests/testkit/schema-policy.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { RuleInstanceSeverityLevel, SchemaPolicyInput } from 'testkit/gql/graphql';
+import { RuleInstanceSeverityLevel, SchemaPolicyInput } from './gql/graphql';
 import { graphql } from './gql';
 
 export const OrganizationAndProjectsWithSchemaPolicy = graphql(`
diff --git a/integration-tests/testkit/seed.ts b/integration-tests/testkit/seed.ts
index f8b00100c7..3a3d401aa6 100644
--- a/integration-tests/testkit/seed.ts
+++ b/integration-tests/testkit/seed.ts
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ import {
   RegistryModel,
   SchemaPolicyInput,
   TargetAccessScope,
-  TargetSelectorInput,
-} from 'testkit/gql/graphql';
+} from './gql/graphql';
 import { authenticate, userEmail } from './auth';
 import {
   CreateCollectionMutation,
@@ -83,10 +82,9 @@ export function initSeed() {
         },
       };
     },
-    authenticate: authenticate,
+    authenticate,
     generateEmail: () => userEmail(generateUnique()),
-    async createOwner() {
-      const ownerEmail = userEmail(generateUnique());
+    async createOwner(ownerEmail = userEmail(generateUnique())) {
       const ownerToken = await authenticate(ownerEmail).then(r => r.access_token);
 
       return {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0035781a08..8d08ecee49 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
     "release": "pnpm build:libraries && changeset publish",
     "seed": "tsx scripts/seed-local-env.ts",
     "start": "pnpm run local:setup",
+    "pretest:e2e":"pnpm --filter integration-tests start",
     "test": "vitest",
     "test:e2e": "CYPRESS_BASE_URL=$HIVE_APP_BASE_URL cypress run",
     "test:integration": "cd integration-tests && pnpm test:integration",