diff --git a/e2e-tests/smoketest.spec.ts b/e2e-tests/smoketest.spec.ts
index 8086f2a..4e928e0 100644
--- a/e2e-tests/smoketest.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e-tests/smoketest.spec.ts
@@ -35,15 +35,6 @@ test.beforeEach(async ({ context }) => {
   await context.route(/.(css|js|svg|png|jpg|woff2|otf|webp|ttf|json)(?:\?.*)?$/, async route => route.abort())
 })
 
-test.afterEach(async ({ page }) => {
-  test.setTimeout(2 * 60 * 1000) // 2 minutes
-  const result = await page.request.post(`http://localhost:${PORT}/api/v0/repo/gc`)
-  expect(result?.status()).toBe(200)
-
-  const maybeContent = await result?.text()
-  expect(maybeContent).toEqual('OK')
-})
-
 pages.forEach((pagePath) => {
   const url = `http://${pagePath}.ipns.localhost:${PORT}`
   test(`helia-http-gateway can load path '${url}'`, async ({ page }) => {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4cd33de..767eb8a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
     "lint": "aegir lint",
     "build": "aegir build --bundle false",
     "start": "node --trace-warnings dist/src/index.js",
+    "start:env-dr": "node -r dotenv/config --trace-warnings dist/src/index.js dotenv_config_path=./.env-delegated-routing",
+    "start:env-to": "node -r dotenv/config --trace-warnings dist/src/index.js dotenv_config_path=./.env-trustless-only",
     "start:dev": "npm run build && node dist/src/index.js",
     "start:dev-trace": "npm run build && node --trace-warnings dist/src/index.js",
     "start:dev-doctor": "npm run build && npx clinic doctor --name playwright -- node dist/src/index.js",
diff --git a/playwright.config.ts b/playwright.config.ts
index 6e49823..fd383bf 100644
--- a/playwright.config.ts
+++ b/playwright.config.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@ import { join } from 'node:path'
 import { defineConfig, devices } from '@playwright/test'
 import { PORT } from './src/constants.js'
 
+/**
+ * Run one of the variants of `npm run start` by setting the PLAYWRIGHT_START_CMD_MOD environment variable.
+ *
+ * For example, to run `npm run start:dev-doctor`: `PLAYWRIGHT_START_CMD_MOD=:dev-doctor npm run test:e2e`
+ * For example, to run `npm run start:env-to`: `PLAYWRIGHT_START_CMD_MOD=:env-to npm run test:e2e`
+ */
+const PLAYWRIGHT_START_CMD_MOD = process.env.PLAYWRIGHT_START_CMD_MOD ?? ''
+
 /**
  * See https://playwright.dev/docs/test-configuration.
  */
@@ -51,13 +59,12 @@ export default defineConfig({
 
   /* Run your local dev server before starting the tests */
   webServer: {
-    command: (process.env.DOCTOR != null) ? 'npm run start:dev-doctor' : 'npm run start:dev',
+    command: `npm run build && npm run start${PLAYWRIGHT_START_CMD_MOD}`,
     port: PORT,
     // Tiros does not re-use the existing server.
     reuseExistingServer: process.env.CI == null,
     env: {
       DEBUG: process.env.DEBUG ?? ' ',
-      USE_BITSWAP: 'false',
       // we save to the filesystem so github CI can cache the data.
       FILE_BLOCKSTORE_PATH: join(process.cwd(), 'test', 'fixtures', 'e2e', 'blockstore'),
       FILE_DATASTORE_PATH: join(process.cwd(), 'test', 'fixtures', 'e2e', 'datastore')