diff --git a/surfsense_backend/pyproject.toml b/surfsense_backend/pyproject.toml
index 5cf5d4b8c..39dc6eb5e 100644
--- a/surfsense_backend/pyproject.toml
+++ b/surfsense_backend/pyproject.toml
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ testpaths = ["tests"]
 python_files = ["test_*.py"]
 python_classes = ["Test*"]
 python_functions = ["test_*"]
-addopts = "-v --tb=short -x --strict-markers -ra --durations=10"
+addopts = "-v --tb=short -x --strict-markers -ra --durations=5"
 markers = [
     "document: document upload and processing tests",
     "connector: connector indexing tests",
diff --git a/surfsense_web/content/docs/testing.mdx b/surfsense_web/content/docs/testing.mdx
index d2666d3a2..421d3f2be 100644
--- a/surfsense_web/content/docs/testing.mdx
+++ b/surfsense_web/content/docs/testing.mdx
@@ -9,14 +9,10 @@ SurfSense uses [pytest](https://docs.pytest.org/) for end-to-end testing. Tests
 
 Before running tests, make sure the full backend stack is running:
 
-- **FastAPI backend** (`uv run main.py`)
+- **FastAPI backend**
 - **PostgreSQL + pgvector**
 - **Redis**
-- **Celery worker** — start with explicit queue names:
-
-```bash
-uv run celery -A celery_worker.celery_app worker --loglevel=info --concurrency=1 --pool=solo --queues="surfsense,surfsense.connectors"
-```
+- **Celery worker**
 
 Your backend must have **`REGISTRATION_ENABLED=TRUE`** in its `.env` (this is the default). The tests register their own user on first run.