diff --git a/changelog/dev-fix-e2e-scripts b/changelog/dev-fix-e2e-scripts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..51e19f80e87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/dev-fix-e2e-scripts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Significance: patch
+Type: dev
+Comment: Fix some aspects of the e2e tests scripts.
+
+
diff --git a/tests/e2e-pw/README.md b/tests/e2e-pw/README.md
index 84bf18a95ff..f18388e3f31 100644
--- a/tests/e2e-pw/README.md
+++ b/tests/e2e-pw/README.md
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ See [tests/e2e/README.md](/tests/e2e/README.md) for detailed e2e environment set
 1. `npm run test:e2e-setup`
 1. `npm run test:e2e-up`
 
+> [!TIP]
+> In case some tests fail due to the lack of `data-test-id` attributes, you'll need to run `npm start` or `NODE_ENV=test npm run build:client` to re-build the assets.
+
 ## Running Playwright e2e tests
 
 -   `npm run test:e2e-pw` headless run from within a linux docker container.
diff --git a/tests/e2e/env/down.sh b/tests/e2e/env/down.sh
index e70ba901cda..6dc112bef7f 100755
--- a/tests/e2e/env/down.sh
+++ b/tests/e2e/env/down.sh
@@ -15,3 +15,8 @@ if [[ "$E2E_USE_LOCAL_SERVER" != false ]]; then
 	step "Stopping server containers"
 	docker compose -f $E2E_ROOT/deps/wcp-server/docker-compose.yml down
 fi
+
+# Remove auth credentials from the Playwright config.
+# This must be kept when we fully migrate.
+step "Removing Playwright auth credentials"
+rm -rf "$E2E_ROOT/../e2e-pw/.auth"
diff --git a/tests/e2e/env/up.sh b/tests/e2e/env/up.sh
index 671e0343553..1a5998b9047 100755
--- a/tests/e2e/env/up.sh
+++ b/tests/e2e/env/up.sh
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ if [[ -f "$E2E_ROOT/config/local.env" ]]; then
 fi
 
 step "Starting client containers"
-docker compose -f "$E2E_ROOT/env/docker-compose.yml" start
+docker compose -f "$E2E_ROOT/env/docker-compose.yml" up -d
 
 if [[ "$E2E_USE_LOCAL_SERVER" != false ]]; then
 	step "Starting server containers"
-	docker compose -f "$E2E_ROOT/deps/wcp-server/docker-compose.yml" start
+	docker compose -f "$E2E_ROOT/deps/wcp-server/docker-compose.yml" up -d
 fi