diff --git a/app/[locale]/blog/[slug]/page.tsx b/app/[locale]/blog/[slug]/page.tsx
index de41a62c..4fbc849c 100644
--- a/app/[locale]/blog/[slug]/page.tsx
+++ b/app/[locale]/blog/[slug]/page.tsx
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ export default async function BlogPost({ params }: BlogPostProps) {
               alt={post.frontmatter.title}
               fill
               priority
+              quality={100}
+              unoptimized={true}
               className="object-cover"
               sizes="100vw"
               style={{
@@ -133,13 +135,13 @@ export default async function BlogPost({ params }: BlogPostProps) {
                   <span>{getReadingTime(rawTextContent)} min read</span>
                   {(new Date(post.frontmatter.date) > new Date() ||
                     post.frontmatter.public === false) && (
-                    <>
-                      <span className="w-1 h-1 bg-white/30 rounded-full" />
-                      <span className="px-2 py-0.5 border border-white/40 text-white/80 rounded uppercase tracking-widest text-[10px] md:text-xs font-bold">
-                        Draft Preview
-                      </span>
-                    </>
-                  )}
+                      <>
+                        <span className="w-1 h-1 bg-white/30 rounded-full" />
+                        <span className="px-2 py-0.5 border border-white/40 text-white/80 rounded uppercase tracking-widest text-[10px] md:text-xs font-bold">
+                          Draft Preview
+                        </span>
+                      </>
+                    )}
                 </div>
               </div>
             </div>
@@ -170,13 +172,13 @@ export default async function BlogPost({ params }: BlogPostProps) {
               <span>{getReadingTime(rawTextContent)} min read</span>
               {(new Date(post.frontmatter.date) > new Date() ||
                 post.frontmatter.public === false) && (
-                <>
-                  <span className="w-1 h-1 bg-neutral-300 rounded-full" />
-                  <span className="px-2 py-0.5 border border-orange-500/50 text-orange-600 rounded uppercase tracking-widest text-[10px] md:text-xs font-bold">
-                    Draft Preview
-                  </span>
-                </>
-              )}
+                  <>
+                    <span className="w-1 h-1 bg-neutral-300 rounded-full" />
+                    <span className="px-2 py-0.5 border border-orange-500/50 text-orange-600 rounded uppercase tracking-widest text-[10px] md:text-xs font-bold">
+                      Draft Preview
+                    </span>
+                  </>
+                )}
             </div>
           </div>
         </header>
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b95cfd79..02f76002 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
     "prepare": "husky",
     "preinstall": "npx only-allow pnpm"
   },
-  "version": "2.2.6",
+  "version": "2.2.7",
   "pnpm": {
     "onlyBuiltDependencies": [
       "@parcel/watcher",
diff --git a/scripts/check-forms.ts b/scripts/check-forms.ts
index b88edae2..5ac6e209 100644
--- a/scripts/check-forms.ts
+++ b/scripts/check-forms.ts
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ async function main() {
     await page.goto(contactUrl, { waitUntil: 'networkidle0', timeout: 30000 });
 
     // Ensure React has hydrated completely
-    await page.waitForNetworkIdle({ idleTime: 1000, timeout: 15000 }).catch(() => {});
+    await page.waitForNetworkIdle({ idleTime: 1000, timeout: 15000 }).catch(() => { });
 
     // Ensure form is visible and interactive
     try {
@@ -109,6 +109,9 @@ async function main() {
       throw e;
     }
 
+    // Wait specifically for hydration logic to initialize the onSubmit handler
+    await page.evaluate(() => new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 2000)));
+
     // Fill form fields
     await page.type('input[name="name"]', 'Automated E2E Test');
     await page.type('input[name="email"]', 'testing@mintel.me');
@@ -117,6 +120,9 @@ async function main() {
       'This is an automated test verifying the contact form submission.',
     );
 
+    // Give state a moment to settle
+    await page.evaluate(() => new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 500)));
+
     console.log(`   Submitting Contact Form...`);
 
     // Explicitly click submit and wait for navigation/state-change
@@ -137,7 +143,7 @@ async function main() {
     await page.goto(productUrl, { waitUntil: 'networkidle0', timeout: 30000 });
 
     // Ensure React has hydrated completely
-    await page.waitForNetworkIdle({ idleTime: 1000, timeout: 15000 }).catch(() => {});
+    await page.waitForNetworkIdle({ idleTime: 1000, timeout: 15000 }).catch(() => { });
 
     // The product form uses dynamic IDs, so we select by input type in the specific form context
     try {
@@ -147,6 +153,9 @@ async function main() {
       throw e;
     }
 
+    // Wait specifically for hydration logic to initialize the onSubmit handler
+    await page.evaluate(() => new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 2000)));
+
     // In RequestQuoteForm, the email input is type="email" and message is a textarea.
     await page.type('form input[type="email"]', 'testing@mintel.me');
     await page.type(
@@ -154,6 +163,9 @@ async function main() {
       'Automated request for product quote via E2E testing framework.',
     );
 
+    // Give state a moment to settle
+    await page.evaluate(() => new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 500)));
+
     console.log(`   Submitting Product Quote Form...`);
 
     // Submit and wait for success state
@@ -189,11 +201,16 @@ async function main() {
         });
         console.log(`   ✅ Deleted submission: ${doc.id}`);
       } catch (delErr: any) {
-        console.error(`   ❌ Failed to delete submission ${doc.id}: ${delErr.message}`);
+        // Log but don't fail, 403s on Directus / Payload APIs for guest Gatekeeper sessions are normal
+        console.warn(`   ⚠️ Cleanup attempt on ${doc.id} returned an error, typically due to API Auth separation: ${delErr.message}`);
       }
     }
   } catch (err: any) {
-    console.error(`❌ Cleanup failed: ${err.message}`);
+    if (err.response?.status === 403) {
+      console.warn(`   ⚠️ Cleanup fetch failed with 403 Forbidden. This is expected if the runner lacks admin API credentials. Test submissions remain in the database.`);
+    } else {
+      console.error(`   ❌ Cleanup fetch failed: ${err.message}`);
+    }
     // Don't mark the whole test as failed just because cleanup failed
   }