diff --git a/e2e/connection-flow.spec.ts b/e2e/connection-flow.spec.ts
index 1208b7c..fb39199 100644
--- a/e2e/connection-flow.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/connection-flow.spec.ts
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ test.describe('E2E-002: Connection Flow Tests', () => {
           id,
           name: 'Invalid Key Test',
           provider: 'pinecone' as const,
-          apiKey: 'invalid-api-key-12345',
+          apiKey: 'invalid-api-key-for-tests', // gitleaks:allow
         }
 
         try {
diff --git a/e2e/electron.setup.ts b/e2e/electron.setup.ts
index 819c5e4..8ddcfa0 100644
--- a/e2e/electron.setup.ts
+++ b/e2e/electron.setup.ts
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ export async function createPineconeTestProfile(
 ): Promise<string> {
   const profileId = `test-pinecone-${Date.now()}`
   const profileName = name || `Test Pinecone ${Date.now()}`
-  const pineconeKey = apiKey || process.env.PINECONE_API_KEY || 'dummy-key-for-local-testing'
+  const pineconeKey = apiKey || process.env.PINECONE_API_KEY || 'dummy-key-for-local-testing' // gitleaks:allow
 
   await page.evaluate(
     async ({ id, name, apiKey }) => {
diff --git a/e2e/index-collection-management.spec.ts b/e2e/index-collection-management.spec.ts
index 69d8990..7c89034 100644
--- a/e2e/index-collection-management.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/index-collection-management.spec.ts
@@ -182,16 +182,17 @@ test.describe('E2E-003: Index/Collection Management Tests', () => {
         await (window as any).electronAPI.pinecone.createIndex(id, params)
       }, { id: testProfileId, params: createParams })
 
-      // Wait for index to be created and become ready
-      // Pinecone indexes can take a while to initialize
-      await page.waitForTimeout(5000)
-
-      // Verify index was created by listing indexes
-      const indexes = await page.evaluate(async (id) => {
-        return await (window as any).electronAPI.pinecone.listIndexes(id)
-      }, testProfileId)
+      // Poll for index to become ready (can take 30-60+ seconds for serverless)
+      let createdIndex: any
+      await expect(async () => {
+        const indexes = await page.evaluate(async (id) => {
+          return await (window as any).electronAPI.pinecone.listIndexes(id)
+        }, testProfileId)
+        createdIndex = indexes.find((idx: any) => idx.name === testIndexName)
+        expect(createdIndex).toBeDefined()
+        expect(createdIndex?.status?.ready).toBe(true)
+      }).toPass({ timeout: 90000, intervals: [5000] })
 
-      const createdIndex = indexes.find((idx: any) => idx.name === testIndexName)
       expect(createdIndex).toBeDefined()
       expect(createdIndex?.dimension).toBe(384)
       expect(createdIndex?.metric).toBe('cosine')