diff --git a/booking-app/app/api/isTestEnv/route.ts b/booking-app/app/api/isTestEnv/route.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..925b2fe1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/booking-app/app/api/isTestEnv/route.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import { NextResponse } from "next/server";
+
+export async function GET() {
+  try {
+    if(process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_BRANCH_NAME === "development") {
+      return NextResponse.json({ isOnTestEnv: true });
+    }
+  } catch (error) {
+  }
+
+  return NextResponse.json({ isOnTestEnv: false });
+}
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diff --git a/booking-app/components/src/client/routes/components/AuthProvider.tsx b/booking-app/components/src/client/routes/components/AuthProvider.tsx
index 5653b7c4..ef12762e 100644
--- a/booking-app/components/src/client/routes/components/AuthProvider.tsx
+++ b/booking-app/components/src/client/routes/components/AuthProvider.tsx
@@ -9,12 +9,14 @@ type AuthContextType = {
   user: User | null;
   loading: boolean;
   error: string | null;
+  isOnTestEnv: boolean;
 };
 
 const AuthContext = createContext<AuthContextType>({
   user: null,
   loading: true,
   error: null,
+  isOnTestEnv: false,
 });
 
 export const useAuth = () => useContext(AuthContext);
@@ -25,13 +27,20 @@ export const AuthProvider: React.FC<{ children: React.ReactNode }> = ({
   const [user, setUser] = useState<User | null>(null);
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
   const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [isOnTestEnv, setIsOnTestEnv] = useState<boolean>(false);
+
   const router = useRouter();
   const pathname = usePathname();
+  
   useEffect(() => {
     const handleAuth = async () => {
+      const testEnvRes = await fetch("/api/isTestEnv");
+      const { isOnTestEnv } = await testEnvRes.json();
+      setIsOnTestEnv(isOnTestEnv);
+      
       const user = auth.currentUser;
       if (user) {
-        if (user.email?.endsWith("@nyu.edu")) {
+        if (user.email?.endsWith("@nyu.edu") || isOnTestEnv) {
           setUser(user);
         } else {
           await auth.signOut();
@@ -62,7 +71,7 @@ export const AuthProvider: React.FC<{ children: React.ReactNode }> = ({
   }, [error, router]);
 
   return (
-    <AuthContext.Provider value={{ user, loading, error }}>
+    <AuthContext.Provider value={{ user, loading, error, isOnTestEnv }}>
       {children}
     </AuthContext.Provider>
   );
diff --git a/booking-app/components/src/client/routes/components/GoogleSignIn.tsx b/booking-app/components/src/client/routes/components/GoogleSignIn.tsx
index 5b8bc9e2..89ad72ed 100644
--- a/booking-app/components/src/client/routes/components/GoogleSignIn.tsx
+++ b/booking-app/components/src/client/routes/components/GoogleSignIn.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 "use client";
-import React from "react"; // Added this line
+import React, { useContext } from "react"; // Added this line
 import { useState } from "react";
 import { signInWithPopup } from "firebase/auth";
 import { auth, googleProvider } from "@/lib/firebase/firebaseClient";
 import { useRouter } from "next/navigation";
 import { Box, Button, styled } from "@mui/material";
+import { useAuth } from "./AuthProvider";
 
 const Center = styled(Box)`
   display: flex;
@@ -20,7 +21,8 @@ const GoogleSignIn = () => {
     try {
       const result = await signInWithPopup(auth, googleProvider);
       const user = result.user;
-      if (user.email?.endsWith("@nyu.edu")) {
+      const {isOnTestEnv} = useAuth();
+      if (user.email?.endsWith("@nyu.edu") || isOnTestEnv) {
         console.log("Google sign-in successful", user);
         router.push("/");
       } else {
diff --git a/booking-app/lib/firebase/firebaseClient.ts b/booking-app/lib/firebase/firebaseClient.ts
index fd2310e6..23bf57ea 100644
--- a/booking-app/lib/firebase/firebaseClient.ts
+++ b/booking-app/lib/firebase/firebaseClient.ts
@@ -31,15 +31,18 @@ export const getDb = () => {
 };
 export const auth = getAuth(app);
 export const googleProvider = new GoogleAuthProvider();
-googleProvider.setCustomParameters({
-  hd: "nyu.edu",
-});
+
+if(process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_BRANCH_NAME !== "development") {
+  googleProvider.setCustomParameters({
+    hd: "nyu.edu",
+  });
+}
 
 export const signInWithGoogle = async () => {
   try {
     const result = await signInWithPopup(auth, googleProvider);
     const user = result.user;
-    if (!user.email?.endsWith("@nyu.edu")) {
+    if (!user.email?.endsWith("@nyu.edu") && process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_BRANCH_NAME !== "development") {
       await auth.signOut();
       throw new Error("Only nyu.edu email addresses are allowed.");
     }
diff --git a/booking-app/playwright.config.ts b/booking-app/playwright.config.ts
index 3c2bd65f..709bb193 100644
--- a/booking-app/playwright.config.ts
+++ b/booking-app/playwright.config.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
   reporter: 'html',
   /* Shared settings for all the projects below. See https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-testoptions. */
   use: {
+    headless:false,
     /* Base URL to use in actions like `await page.goto('/')`. */
     // baseURL: 'http://127.0.0.1:3000',
 
diff --git a/booking-app/tests/sample.e2e.test.ts b/booking-app/tests/sample.e2e.test.ts
index 975e4ed2..f2c2d3dc 100644
--- a/booking-app/tests/sample.e2e.test.ts
+++ b/booking-app/tests/sample.e2e.test.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
 
-test('search for text Media Commons', async ({ page }) => {
+test('Search for text Media Commons in the title', async ({ page }) => {
   await page.goto('http://localhost:3000');
   
   //make sure there is an h4 element with the text "Media Commons"
 
   await expect(page).toHaveTitle('Media commons booking app');
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+});
+
+test('Go through the booking process', async ({ page }) => {
+  await page.goto('http://localhost:3000');
+});