diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
index 4ee85a4..90a5fb8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
   e2e:
-    uses: privilegedescalation/.github/.github/workflows/plugin-e2e.yaml@hugh/add-pnpm-support-plugin-e2e
+    uses: privilegedescalation/.github/.github/workflows/plugin-e2e.yaml@main
     with:
-      node-version: '22'
+      node-version: "22"
       headlamp-version: v0.40.1
       e2e-namespace: headlamp-dev
+      plugin-name: rook
diff --git a/e2e/rook.spec.ts b/e2e/rook.spec.ts
index bb6f15d..1b3d556 100644
--- a/e2e/rook.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/rook.spec.ts
@@ -24,14 +24,14 @@ test.describe('Rook plugin smoke tests', () => {
 
     await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle');
     await expect(page).toHaveURL(/rook-ceph/);
-    await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: /overview/i })).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: /overview/i }).first()).toBeVisible();
   });
 
   test('overview page renders content', async ({ page }) => {
     await page.goto('/c/main/rook-ceph');
     await waitForSidebar(page);
 
-    await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: /overview/i })).toBeVisible({
+    await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: /overview/i }).first()).toBeVisible({
       timeout: 15_000,
     });
 
@@ -42,22 +42,27 @@ test.describe('Rook plugin smoke tests', () => {
 
   test('navigation to storage classes view works', async ({ page }) => {
     await page.goto('/c/main/rook-ceph');
-
     const sidebar = page.getByRole('navigation', { name: 'Navigation' });
+
+    const rookBtn = sidebar.getByRole('button', { name: /rook/i });
+    await rookBtn.click();
+    await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle');
+
     const storageClassesLink = sidebar.getByRole('link', { name: /storage classes/i });
     await expect(storageClassesLink).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10_000 });
     await storageClassesLink.click();
 
     await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle');
     await expect(page).toHaveURL(/rook-ceph\/storage-classes/);
-    await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: /storage class/i })).toBeVisible({ timeout: 15_000 });
+    await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: /storage class/i }).first()).toBeVisible({ timeout: 15_000 });
   });
 
   test('plugin settings page shows rook plugin entry', async ({ page }) => {
     await page.goto('/settings/plugins');
     await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle');
+    await page.waitForSelector('table, [class*="PluginList"], [class*="plugin"]', { timeout: 10_000 }).catch(() => {});
 
-    const pluginEntry = page.locator('text=rook').first();
+    const pluginEntry = page.locator('text=/rook/i').first();
     await expect(pluginEntry).toBeVisible({ timeout: 30_000 });
   });
 });
diff --git a/scripts/deploy-e2e-headlamp.sh b/scripts/deploy-e2e-headlamp.sh
index 30edb91..2b33bb5 100755
--- a/scripts/deploy-e2e-headlamp.sh
+++ b/scripts/deploy-e2e-headlamp.sh
@@ -35,6 +35,17 @@ if ! kubectl auth can-i delete configmaps -n "$E2E_NAMESPACE" --quiet 2>/dev/nul
   exit 1
 fi
 
+echo ""
+echo "=== Pre-deployment cluster diagnostics ==="
+echo "Nodes:"
+kubectl get nodes -o wide 2>&1 || true
+echo ""
+echo "headlamp-dev namespace state:"
+kubectl get ns headlamp-dev -o yaml 2>&1 || true
+echo ""
+echo "Existing E2E resources in namespace:"
+kubectl get all -n "$E2E_NAMESPACE" -l "app.kubernetes.io/instance=$E2E_RELEASE" 2>&1 || true
+
 echo "=== E2E Headlamp Deployment ==="
 echo "  Image:     ghcr.io/headlamp-k8s/headlamp:${HEADLAMP_VERSION}"
 echo "  Namespace: $E2E_NAMESPACE"
@@ -53,14 +64,62 @@ kubectl create configmap headlamp-rook-plugin \
 
 echo ""
 echo "Removing any existing E2E deployment (clean-start)..."
+kubectl delete clusterrolebinding headlamp-e2e-test-crb --ignore-not-found 2>/dev/null || true
 kubectl delete deployment "${E2E_RELEASE}" -n "$E2E_NAMESPACE" --ignore-not-found --wait
 kubectl delete service "${E2E_RELEASE}" -n "$E2E_NAMESPACE" --ignore-not-found --wait
 kubectl delete serviceaccount "${E2E_RELEASE}" -n "$E2E_NAMESPACE" --ignore-not-found --wait
+kubectl delete serviceaccount headlamp-e2e-test -n "$E2E_NAMESPACE" --ignore-not-found 2>/dev/null || true
+
+echo ""
+echo "Creating E2E service account..."
+kubectl create serviceaccount headlamp-e2e-test -n "$E2E_NAMESPACE"
+
+echo ""
+echo "Creating RBAC for E2E service account..."
+kubectl apply -f - <<EOF
+---
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: ClusterRole
+metadata:
+  name: headlamp-e2e-test-reader
+rules:
+  - apiGroups: [""]
+    resources: ["storageclasses"]
+    verbs: ["get", "list", "watch"]
+  - apiGroups: ["ceph.rook.io"]
+    resources: ["cephclusters"]
+    verbs: ["get", "list", "watch"]
+  - apiGroups: ["ceph.rook.io"]
+    resources: ["cephclusters/status"]
+    verbs: ["get", "list", "watch"]
+  - apiGroups: [""]
+    resources: ["persistentvolumes"]
+    verbs: ["get", "list", "watch"]
+  - apiGroups: [""]
+    resources: ["persistentvolumeclaims"]
+    verbs: ["get", "list", "watch"]
+  - apiGroups: [""]
+    resources: ["pods"]
+    verbs: ["get", "list", "watch"]
+---
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: ClusterRoleBinding
+metadata:
+  name: headlamp-e2e-test-crb
+subjects:
+  - kind: ServiceAccount
+    name: headlamp-e2e-test
+    namespace: ${E2E_NAMESPACE}
+roleRef:
+  kind: ClusterRole
+  name: headlamp-e2e-test-reader
+  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
+EOF
 
 echo ""
 echo "Deploying Headlamp E2E instance..."
 
-kubectl apply -f - <<EOF
+if ! kubectl apply -f - <<EOF
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: ServiceAccount
 metadata:
@@ -113,7 +172,7 @@ spec:
               port: http
             initialDelaySeconds: 5
             periodSeconds: 5
-            failureThreshold: 6
+              failureThreshold: 6
           livenessProbe:
             httpGet:
               path: /
@@ -148,6 +207,12 @@ spec:
       targetPort: http
       protocol: TCP
 EOF
+then
+  echo "ERROR: kubectl apply failed. Dumping cluster state..." >&2
+  kubectl get all -n "$E2E_NAMESPACE" 2>&1 || true
+  kubectl get events -n "$E2E_NAMESPACE" --sort-by='.lastTimestamp' 2>&1 | tail -30 || true
+  exit 1
+fi
 
 echo "Waiting for rollout..."
 kubectl rollout status "deployment/${E2E_RELEASE}" \
@@ -172,17 +237,17 @@ echo ""
 echo "E2E Headlamp is ready at: ${SVC_URL}"
 
 echo ""
-echo "Creating service account token for E2E auth..."
-kubectl create serviceaccount headlamp-e2e-test \
-  -n "$E2E_NAMESPACE" --dry-run=client -o yaml | kubectl apply -f -
+echo "Writing E2E env file..."
+echo "HEADLAMP_URL=${SVC_URL}" > "$REPO_ROOT/.env.e2e"
 
+echo ""
+echo "Creating service account token for E2E auth..."
 TOKEN=$(kubectl create token headlamp-e2e-test -n "$E2E_NAMESPACE" --duration=1h 2>/dev/null || echo "")
 if [ -n "$TOKEN" ]; then
-  echo "HEADLAMP_URL=${SVC_URL}" > "$REPO_ROOT/.env.e2e"
   echo "HEADLAMP_TOKEN=${TOKEN}" >> "$REPO_ROOT/.env.e2e"
   echo "Wrote .env.e2e with HEADLAMP_URL and HEADLAMP_TOKEN"
 else
-  echo "  WARNING: Could not generate token."
+  echo "Wrote .env.e2e with HEADLAMP_URL only (token generation failed, using OIDC fallback)"
 fi
 
 echo ""
diff --git a/scripts/teardown-e2e-headlamp.sh b/scripts/teardown-e2e-headlamp.sh
index 218d74b..28063df 100755
--- a/scripts/teardown-e2e-headlamp.sh
+++ b/scripts/teardown-e2e-headlamp.sh
@@ -25,8 +25,10 @@ kubectl delete serviceaccount "${E2E_RELEASE}" -n "$E2E_NAMESPACE" --ignore-not-
 echo "Cleaning up ConfigMap..."
 kubectl delete configmap headlamp-rook-plugin -n "$E2E_NAMESPACE" --ignore-not-found
 
-echo "Cleaning up test service account..."
+echo "Cleaning up test service account and RBAC..."
 kubectl delete serviceaccount headlamp-e2e-test -n "$E2E_NAMESPACE" --ignore-not-found
+kubectl delete clusterrolebinding headlamp-e2e-test-crb --ignore-not-found 2>/dev/null || true
+kubectl delete clusterrole headlamp-e2e-test-reader --ignore-not-found 2>/dev/null || true
 
 if [ -f "$REPO_ROOT/.env.e2e" ]; then
   rm "$REPO_ROOT/.env.e2e"