diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cf1967c1..9c6c2f92 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@
     "istanbul-lib-coverage": "3.2.2",
     "nyc": "15.1.0",
     "prettier": "3.2.5",
-    "rollup-plugin-visualizer": "5.12.0",
     "standard-version": "9.5.0",
     "typescript": "5.4.5",
     "vite": "5.2.9",
diff --git a/vite.config.ts b/vite.config.ts
index 49161588..ccf78aab 100644
--- a/vite.config.ts
+++ b/vite.config.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 /// <reference types="./src/env.d.ts"/>
 import react from '@vitejs/plugin-react';
 import { resolve } from 'path';
-import { visualizer } from 'rollup-plugin-visualizer';
-import { PluginOption, UserConfigExport, defineConfig, loadEnv } from 'vite';
+import { UserConfigExport, defineConfig, loadEnv } from 'vite';
 import checker from 'vite-plugin-checker';
 import istanbul from 'vite-plugin-istanbul';
 
@@ -10,26 +9,32 @@ import istanbul from 'vite-plugin-istanbul';
 const config = ({ mode }: { mode: string }): UserConfigExport => {
   process.env = { ...process.env, ...loadEnv(mode, process.cwd()) };
 
+  // this defines if we should automatically open the browser
+  const shouldOpen = process.env.BROWSER && process.env.BROWSER !== 'none';
+
   return defineConfig({
     base: '',
     server: {
       port: parseInt(process.env.VITE_PORT || '3001', 10),
-      open: true,
+      open: shouldOpen,
       watch: {
         ignored: ['**/coverage/**', 'cypress/downloads/**'],
       },
     },
     preview: {
       port: parseInt(process.env.VITE_PORT || '3001', 10),
+      open: shouldOpen,
     },
     build: {
       outDir: 'build',
     },
     plugins: [
-      checker({
-        typescript: true,
-        eslint: { lintCommand: 'eslint "./**/*.{ts,tsx}"' },
-      }),
+      mode !== 'test'
+        ? checker({
+            typescript: true,
+            eslint: { lintCommand: 'eslint "./**/*.{ts,tsx}"' },
+          })
+        : undefined,
       react(),
       istanbul({
         include: 'src/*',
@@ -38,17 +43,6 @@ const config = ({ mode }: { mode: string }): UserConfigExport => {
         requireEnv: false,
         checkProd: true,
       }),
-      ...(mode === 'development'
-        ? [
-            visualizer({
-              template: 'treemap', // or sunburst
-              open: true,
-              gzipSize: true,
-              brotliSize: true,
-              filename: 'bundle_analysis.html',
-            }) as PluginOption,
-          ]
-        : []),
     ],
     resolve: {
       alias: {
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 8f89c5fe..21caf6eb 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -7092,13 +7092,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"define-lazy-prop@npm:^2.0.0":
-  version: 2.0.0
-  resolution: "define-lazy-prop@npm:2.0.0"
-  checksum: 10/0115fdb065e0490918ba271d7339c42453d209d4cb619dfe635870d906731eff3e1ade8028bb461ea27ce8264ec5e22c6980612d332895977e89c1bbc80fcee2
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "define-properties@npm:^1.1.3, define-properties@npm:^1.1.4, define-properties@npm:^1.2.0, define-properties@npm:^1.2.1":
   version: 1.2.1
   resolution: "define-properties@npm:1.2.1"
@@ -9080,7 +9073,6 @@ __metadata:
     react-router: "npm:6.22.3"
     react-router-dom: "npm:6.22.3"
     react-toastify: "npm:10.0.5"
-    rollup-plugin-visualizer: "npm:5.12.0"
     standard-version: "npm:9.5.0"
     stylis: "npm:4.3.1"
     stylis-plugin-rtl: "npm:2.1.1"
@@ -9622,15 +9614,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"is-docker@npm:^2.0.0, is-docker@npm:^2.1.1":
-  version: 2.2.1
-  resolution: "is-docker@npm:2.2.1"
-  bin:
-    is-docker: cli.js
-  checksum: 10/3fef7ddbf0be25958e8991ad941901bf5922ab2753c46980b60b05c1bf9c9c2402d35e6dc32e4380b980ef5e1970a5d9d5e5aa2e02d77727c3b6b5e918474c56
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "is-extglob@npm:^2.1.1":
   version: 2.1.1
   resolution: "is-extglob@npm:2.1.1"
@@ -9905,15 +9888,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"is-wsl@npm:^2.2.0":
-  version: 2.2.0
-  resolution: "is-wsl@npm:2.2.0"
-  dependencies:
-    is-docker: "npm:^2.0.0"
-  checksum: 10/20849846ae414997d290b75e16868e5261e86ff5047f104027026fd61d8b5a9b0b3ade16239f35e1a067b3c7cc02f70183cb661010ed16f4b6c7c93dad1b19d8
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "isarray@npm:^2.0.5":
   version: 2.0.5
   resolution: "isarray@npm:2.0.5"
@@ -11364,17 +11338,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"open@npm:^8.4.0":
-  version: 8.4.2
-  resolution: "open@npm:8.4.2"
-  dependencies:
-    define-lazy-prop: "npm:^2.0.0"
-    is-docker: "npm:^2.1.1"
-    is-wsl: "npm:^2.2.0"
-  checksum: 10/acd81a1d19879c818acb3af2d2e8e9d81d17b5367561e623248133deb7dd3aefaed527531df2677d3e6aaf0199f84df57b6b2262babff8bf46ea0029aac536c9
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "optionator@npm:^0.9.3":
   version: 0.9.3
   resolution: "optionator@npm:0.9.3"
@@ -12663,25 +12626,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"rollup-plugin-visualizer@npm:5.12.0":
-  version: 5.12.0
-  resolution: "rollup-plugin-visualizer@npm:5.12.0"
-  dependencies:
-    open: "npm:^8.4.0"
-    picomatch: "npm:^2.3.1"
-    source-map: "npm:^0.7.4"
-    yargs: "npm:^17.5.1"
-  peerDependencies:
-    rollup: 2.x || 3.x || 4.x
-  peerDependenciesMeta:
-    rollup:
-      optional: true
-  bin:
-    rollup-plugin-visualizer: dist/bin/cli.js
-  checksum: 10/47358feb672291d6edcfd94197577c192a84c24cb644119425dae8241fb6f5a52556efd0c501f38b276c07534642a80c0885ef681babb474e83c7b5a3b475b84
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "rollup@npm:^2.25.0 || ^3.3.0":
   version: 3.29.4
   resolution: "rollup@npm:3.29.4"
@@ -14845,7 +14789,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"yargs@npm:^17.0.0, yargs@npm:^17.5.1, yargs@npm:^17.7.2":
+"yargs@npm:^17.0.0, yargs@npm:^17.7.2":
   version: 17.7.2
   resolution: "yargs@npm:17.7.2"
   dependencies: