diff --git a/tests/aignostics/platform/e2e_test.py b/tests/aignostics/platform/e2e_test.py
index 634e85da0..26fea08ae 100644
--- a/tests/aignostics/platform/e2e_test.py
+++ b/tests/aignostics/platform/e2e_test.py
@@ -224,13 +224,6 @@ def _get_spots_payload_for_special(expires_seconds: int, count: int) -> list[pla
             "disease": "LUNG_CANCER",
         },
     }
-    normalization_metadata = {
-        "checksum_base64_crc32c": SPOT_1_CRC32C,
-        "width_px": SPOT_1_WIDTH,
-        "height_px": SPOT_1_HEIGHT,
-        "resolution_mpp": SPOT_1_RESOLUTION_MPP,
-        "media_type": "image/tiff",
-    }
     return [
         platform.InputItem(
             external_id=f"{SPOT_1_GS_URL}&spot_index={index}",
@@ -240,11 +233,6 @@ def _get_spots_payload_for_special(expires_seconds: int, count: int) -> list[pla
                     download_url=signed_url,
                     metadata=wsi_metadata,
                 ),
-                platform.InputArtifact(
-                    name="normalization:wsi",
-                    download_url=signed_url,
-                    metadata=normalization_metadata,
-                ),
             ],
         )
         for index in range(count)
@@ -622,6 +610,7 @@ def test_platform_heta_app_submit() -> None:
 @pytest.mark.e2e
 @pytest.mark.stress_only
 @pytest.mark.long_running
+@pytest.mark.skipif(SPECIAL_APPLICATION_ID is None, reason="Special application not configured for this environment")
 @pytest.mark.timeout(timeout=SPECIAL_APPLICATION_SUBMIT_AND_FIND_SUBMIT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS)
 def test_platform_special_app_submit() -> None:
     """Test application runs with the special application.
@@ -690,6 +679,7 @@ def test_platform_special_app_submit() -> None:
 @pytest.mark.stress_only
 @pytest.mark.long_running
 @pytest.mark.scheduled_only
+@pytest.mark.skipif(SPECIAL_APPLICATION_ID is None, reason="Special application not configured for this environment")
 @pytest.mark.timeout(timeout=SPECIAL_APPLICATION_FIND_AND_VALIDATE_TIMEOUT_SECONDS)
 def test_platform_special_app_find_and_validate() -> None:
     """Test application runs with the special application.
diff --git a/tests/constants_test.py b/tests/constants_test.py
index 91126febb..8318b7e7e 100644
--- a/tests/constants_test.py
+++ b/tests/constants_test.py
@@ -94,10 +94,10 @@
 
     case "staging":
         TEST_APPLICATION_ID = "test-app"
-        TEST_APPLICATION_VERSION = "0.0.6"
+        TEST_APPLICATION_VERSION = "1.0.0"
 
         HETA_APPLICATION_ID = "he-tme"
-        HETA_APPLICATION_VERSION = "1.1.0"
+        HETA_APPLICATION_VERSION = "1.1.1"
         TEST_APPLICATION_VERSION_USE_LATEST_FALLBACK_SKIP = True
 
         PIPELINE_GPU_TYPE = "L4"
@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@
         PIPELINE_CPU_PROVISIONING_MODE = "SPOT"
         PIPELINE_NODE_ACQUISITION_TIMEOUT_MINUTES = 30
 
-        SPECIAL_APPLICATION_ID = "test-app"
-        SPECIAL_APPLICATION_VERSION = "0.99.0"
+        SPECIAL_APPLICATION_ID = None
+        SPECIAL_APPLICATION_VERSION = None
 
         SPOT_0_EXPECTED_RESULT_FILES = [
             ("tissue_qc_segmentation_map_image.tiff", 1642856, 10),