diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index b9a5b79..69a8a24 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -54,5 +54,5 @@ jobs:
         id: start_workers
       - name: Run E2E tests
         run: |
-          npx jest --detectOpenHandles --forceExit --openHandlesTimeout=120000 --watchAll=false
+          npm run test:prod
         working-directory: ./apps/api
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/api/package.json b/apps/api/package.json
index cbce4be..0b533f9 100644
--- a/apps/api/package.json
+++ b/apps/api/package.json
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
     "start:dev": "nodemon --exec ts-node src/index.ts",
     "build": "tsc",
     "test": "jest --verbose",
+    "test:local-no-auth":"npx jest --detectOpenHandles --forceExit --openHandlesTimeout=120000 --watchAll=false --testPathIgnorePatterns='src/__tests__/e2e_withAuth/*'",
+    "test:prod":"npx jest --detectOpenHandles --forceExit --openHandlesTimeout=120000 --watchAll=false --testPathIgnorePatterns='src/__tests__/e2e_noAuth/*'",
     "workers": "nodemon --exec ts-node src/services/queue-worker.ts",
     "worker:production": "node dist/src/services/queue-worker.js",
     "mongo-docker": "docker run -d -p 2717:27017 -v ./mongo-data:/data/db --name mongodb mongo:latest",
diff --git a/apps/api/src/__tests__/e2e/index.test.ts b/apps/api/src/__tests__/e2e_withAuth/index.test.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from apps/api/src/__tests__/e2e/index.test.ts
rename to apps/api/src/__tests__/e2e_withAuth/index.test.ts
diff --git a/apps/api/src/lib/withAuth.ts b/apps/api/src/lib/withAuth.ts
index 3ed8906..ea5aa4d 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/lib/withAuth.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/lib/withAuth.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
 import { AuthResponse } from "../../src/types";
 
+let warningCount = 0;
+
 export function withAuth<T extends AuthResponse, U extends any[]>(
   originalFunction: (...args: U) => Promise<T>
 ) {
   return async function (...args: U): Promise<T> {
     if (process.env.USE_DB_AUTHENTICATION === "false") {
-      console.warn("WARNING - You're bypassing authentication");
+      if (warningCount < 5) {
+        console.warn("WARNING - You're bypassing authentication");
+        warningCount++;
+      }
       return { success: true } as T;
     } else {
       try {