diff --git a/azure/azure-release-pipeline.yml b/azure/azure-release-pipeline.yml
index 0381209..946b141 100644
--- a/azure/azure-release-pipeline.yml
+++ b/azure/azure-release-pipeline.yml
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ extends:
         post_deploy:
           - template: templates/e2e.yml
             parameters:
+              app_id: "84aa2219-7170-4279-93fb-3d37b89bbc01"
               test_type: smoketest
         depends_on:
           - internal_qa
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ extends:
         post_deploy:
           - template: templates/e2e.yml
             parameters:
+              app_id: "a50e2f01-ea28-41c9-8666-850c034ddd82"
               test_type: smoketest
         depends_on:
           - internal_qa
@@ -80,6 +82,7 @@ extends:
         post_deploy:
           - template: templates/e2e.yml
             parameters:
+              app_id: "72ada63b-9d70-4ca2-b9f2-cd1ce74c2dde"
               test_type: smoketest
         depends_on:
           - int
diff --git a/azure/templates/e2e.yml b/azure/templates/e2e.yml
index dc1d6f3..5fb7052 100644
--- a/azure/templates/e2e.yml
+++ b/azure/templates/e2e.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 parameters:
   - name: test_type
+  - name: app_id
+    type: string
+    default: ""
 
 steps:
 
@@ -19,12 +22,12 @@ steps:
       displayName: poetry install
 
     - bash: |
-        export RELEASE_RELEASEID=$(Build.BuildId)
         export SOURCE_COMMIT_ID=$(Build.SourceVersion)
         export PROXY_NAME="$(FULLY_QUALIFIED_SERVICE_NAME)"
         export APIGEE_ACCESS_TOKEN="$(secret.AccessToken)"
-        export APIGEE_ENVIRONMENT="$(APIGEE_ENVIRONMENT)"
         export APIGEE_ORGANIZATION="nhsd-$(APIGEE_ORGANIZATION)"
+        export APIGEE_APP_ID=${{ parameters.app_id }}
+        export STATUS_ENDPOINT_API_KEY="$(STATUS_ENDPOINT_API_KEY)"
         make -C e2e ${{ parameters.test_type }}
 
       workingDirectory: $(SERVICE_DIR)
diff --git a/e2e/Makefile b/e2e/Makefile
index 88f7b91..bda8ea0 100644
--- a/e2e/Makefile
+++ b/e2e/Makefile
@@ -22,8 +22,10 @@ TEST_CMD := pytest \
 		--api-name=sync-wrap \
 		--proxy-name=$(PROXY_NAME) \
 
-ifdef APIGEE_ORGANIZATION
-  TEST_CMD += --apigee-organization=$(APIGEE_ORGANIZATION)
+ifeq ($(APIGEE_ORGANIZATION), nhsd-prod)
+	TEST_CMD += --apigee-organization=$(APIGEE_ORGANIZATION) \
+				--apigee-app-id=$(APIGEE_APP_ID) \
+				--status-endpoint-api-key=$(STATUS_ENDPOINT_API_KEY)
 endif
 
 test:
diff --git a/e2e/tests/api_tests.py b/e2e/tests/api_tests.py
index 2b605a2..3c322c6 100644
--- a/e2e/tests/api_tests.py
+++ b/e2e/tests/api_tests.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ def _container_not_ready(resp: requests.Response):
 
     deployed_commit_id = resp.json().get("commitId")
 
-    while deployed_commit_id != getenv("SOURCE_COMMIT_ID") or _container_not_ready(resp) and retries <= 45:
+    while deployed_commit_id != getenv("SOURCE_COMMIT_ID") or _container_not_ready(resp) and retries <= 50:
         resp = requests.get(
             f"{nhsd_apim_proxy_url}/_status", headers=status_endpoint_auth_headers, timeout=30
         )