diff --git a/.buildkite/pipeline.yml b/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
index 24135734..52a5f38b 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ agents:
 steps:
   - name: "Upgrade Test"
     command:
-    - apk add g++ make bash curl mysql mysql-client
+    - apk add g++ make bash gcompat curl mysql mysql-client
     - wget https://golang.org/dl/go1.19.4.linux-amd64.tar.gz
     - tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.19.4.linux-amd64.tar.gz
     - export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ steps:
 
   - name: "Backup Restore Test"
     command:
-    - apk add g++ make bash curl mysql mysql-client
+    - apk add g++ make bash gcompat curl mysql mysql-client
     - wget https://golang.org/dl/go1.19.4.linux-amd64.tar.gz
     - tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.19.4.linux-amd64.tar.gz
     - export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ steps:
 
   - name: "VTOrc and VTAdmin Test"
     command:
-    - apk add g++ make bash curl mysql mysql-client chromium
+    - apk add g++ make bash gcompat curl mysql mysql-client chromium
     - wget https://golang.org/dl/go1.19.4.linux-amd64.tar.gz
     - tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.19.4.linux-amd64.tar.gz
     - export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin
diff --git a/deploy/example.yaml b/deploy/example.yaml
index fc736083..3cc4d674 100644
--- a/deploy/example.yaml
+++ b/deploy/example.yaml
@@ -126,6 +126,13 @@ stringData:
     # Equivalent of mysql_secure_installation
     ###############################################################################
 
+    # We need to ensure that super_read_only is disabled so that we can execute
+    # these commands. Note that disabling it does NOT disable read_only.
+    # We save the current value so that we only re-enable it at the end if it was
+    # enabled before.
+    SET @original_super_read_only=IF(@@global.super_read_only=1, 'ON', 'OFF');
+    SET GLOBAL super_read_only='OFF';
+
     # Changes during the init db should not make it to the binlog.
     # They could potentially create errant transactions on replicas.
     SET sql_log_bin = 0;
@@ -202,3 +209,6 @@ stringData:
 
     RESET SLAVE ALL;
     RESET MASTER;
+
+    # We need to set super_read_only back to what it was before
+    SET GLOBAL super_read_only=IFNULL(@original_super_read_only, 'ON');
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkg/controller/vitesscluster/reconcile_vtadmin.go b/pkg/controller/vitesscluster/reconcile_vtadmin.go
index 98132861..f458c327 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/vitesscluster/reconcile_vtadmin.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/vitesscluster/reconcile_vtadmin.go
@@ -347,7 +347,13 @@ func (r *ReconcileVitessCluster) createWebConfigSecret(ctx context.Context, vt *
      'VITE_BUGSNAG_API_KEY': "",
      'VITE_DOCUMENT_TITLE': "",
      'VITE_READONLY_MODE': %s,
- };`, apiAddress, convertReadOnlyFieldToString(vt.Spec.VtAdmin.ReadOnly))
+     'REACT_APP_VTADMIN_API_ADDRESS': "%s",
+     'REACT_APP_FETCH_CREDENTIALS': "omit",
+     'REACT_APP_ENABLE_EXPERIMENTAL_TABLET_DEBUG_VARS': false,
+     'REACT_APP_BUGSNAG_API_KEY': "",
+     'REACT_APP_DOCUMENT_TITLE': "",
+     'REACT_APP_READONLY_MODE': %s,
+ };`, apiAddress, convertReadOnlyFieldToString(vt.Spec.VtAdmin.ReadOnly), apiAddress, convertReadOnlyFieldToString(vt.Spec.VtAdmin.ReadOnly))
 	secretName := vtadmin.WebConfigSecretName(vt.Name, cell.Name)
 
 	// Create or update the secret
diff --git a/runrunrun.sh b/runrunrun.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e556c9a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runrunrun.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+for i in {1..500} ; do
+    docker run -it --rm --init --volume $PWD:/workdir --env BUILDKITE_BUILD_ID=$i --volume /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock --workdir /workdir docker:23.0.0 /bin/sh -e -c $'apk add g++ make bash gcompat curl mysql mysql-client\nwget https://golang.org/dl/go1.19.4.linux-amd64.tar.gz\ntar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.19.4.linux-amd64.tar.gz\nrm go1.19.4.linux-amd64.tar.gz\nexport PATH=/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/go/bin && make upgrade-test'
+    if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+      echo "Attempt #$i success" >> runrunrun_log.txt
+      docker container stop kind-$i-control-plane
+      docker container rm kind-$i-control-plane
+    else
+      echo "========================" >> runrunrun_log.txt
+      echo "Attempt #$i failed" >> runrunrun_log.txt
+    fi
+done
+
diff --git a/test/endtoend/operator/101_initial_cluster.yaml b/test/endtoend/operator/101_initial_cluster.yaml
index e633a76e..d89ad9e3 100644
--- a/test/endtoend/operator/101_initial_cluster.yaml
+++ b/test/endtoend/operator/101_initial_cluster.yaml
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ spec:
             mysqld:
               resources:
                 limits:
-                  memory: 512Mi
+                  memory: 1024Mi
                 requests:
                   cpu: 100m
                   memory: 512Mi
@@ -113,6 +113,13 @@ stringData:
     # Equivalent of mysql_secure_installation
     ###############################################################################
 
+    # We need to ensure that super_read_only is disabled so that we can execute
+    # these commands. Note that disabling it does NOT disable read_only.
+    # We save the current value so that we only re-enable it at the end if it was
+    # enabled before.
+    SET @original_super_read_only=IF(@@global.super_read_only=1, 'ON', 'OFF');
+    SET GLOBAL super_read_only='OFF';
+    
     # Changes during the init db should not make it to the binlog.
     # They could potentially create errant transactions on replicas.
     SET sql_log_bin = 0;
@@ -197,3 +204,6 @@ stringData:
 
     RESET SLAVE ALL;
     RESET MASTER;
+
+    # We need to set super_read_only back to what it was before
+    SET GLOBAL super_read_only=IFNULL(@original_super_read_only, 'ON');
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/endtoend/operator/101_initial_cluster_backup.yaml b/test/endtoend/operator/101_initial_cluster_backup.yaml
index d8f1be32..51059ed5 100644
--- a/test/endtoend/operator/101_initial_cluster_backup.yaml
+++ b/test/endtoend/operator/101_initial_cluster_backup.yaml
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ spec:
             mysqld:
               resources:
                 limits:
-                  memory: 512Mi
+                  memory: 1024Mi
                 requests:
                   cpu: 100m
                   memory: 512Mi
@@ -120,6 +120,13 @@ stringData:
     # Equivalent of mysql_secure_installation
     ###############################################################################
 
+    # We need to ensure that super_read_only is disabled so that we can execute
+    # these commands. Note that disabling it does NOT disable read_only.
+    # We save the current value so that we only re-enable it at the end if it was
+    # enabled before.
+    SET @original_super_read_only=IF(@@global.super_read_only=1, 'ON', 'OFF');
+    SET GLOBAL super_read_only='OFF';
+    
     # Changes during the init db should not make it to the binlog.
     # They could potentially create errant transactions on replicas.
     SET sql_log_bin = 0;
@@ -204,3 +211,6 @@ stringData:
 
     RESET SLAVE ALL;
     RESET MASTER;
+
+    # We need to set super_read_only back to what it was before
+    SET GLOBAL super_read_only=IFNULL(@original_super_read_only, 'ON');
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/endtoend/operator/101_initial_cluster_vtorc_vtadmin.yaml b/test/endtoend/operator/101_initial_cluster_vtorc_vtadmin.yaml
index b2da4006..0ddcfcca 100644
--- a/test/endtoend/operator/101_initial_cluster_vtorc_vtadmin.yaml
+++ b/test/endtoend/operator/101_initial_cluster_vtorc_vtadmin.yaml
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ spec:
             mysqld:
               resources:
                 limits:
-                  memory: 512Mi
+                  memory: 1024Mi
                 requests:
                   cpu: 100m
                   memory: 512Mi
@@ -128,6 +128,13 @@ stringData:
     # Equivalent of mysql_secure_installation
     ###############################################################################
 
+    # We need to ensure that super_read_only is disabled so that we can execute
+    # these commands. Note that disabling it does NOT disable read_only.
+    # We save the current value so that we only re-enable it at the end if it was
+    # enabled before.
+    SET @original_super_read_only=IF(@@global.super_read_only=1, 'ON', 'OFF');
+    SET GLOBAL super_read_only='OFF';
+
     # Changes during the init db should not make it to the binlog.
     # They could potentially create errant transactions on replicas.
     SET sql_log_bin = 0;
@@ -212,6 +219,9 @@ stringData:
 
     RESET SLAVE ALL;
     RESET MASTER;
+    
+    # We need to set super_read_only back to what it was before
+    SET GLOBAL super_read_only=IFNULL(@original_super_read_only, 'ON');
   rbac.yaml: |
     rules:
     - resource: "*"
diff --git a/test/endtoend/operator/201_customer_tablets.yaml b/test/endtoend/operator/201_customer_tablets.yaml
index e3087512..2a094146 100644
--- a/test/endtoend/operator/201_customer_tablets.yaml
+++ b/test/endtoend/operator/201_customer_tablets.yaml
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ spec:
             mysqld:
               resources:
                 limits:
-                  memory: 512Mi
+                  memory: 1024Mi
                 requests:
                   cpu: 100m
                   memory: 512Mi
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ spec:
             mysqld:
               resources:
                 limits:
-                  memory: 512Mi
+                  memory: 1024Mi
                 requests:
                   cpu: 100m
                   memory: 512Mi
diff --git a/test/endtoend/operator/302_new_shards.yaml b/test/endtoend/operator/302_new_shards.yaml
index 965189dc..9e608903 100644
--- a/test/endtoend/operator/302_new_shards.yaml
+++ b/test/endtoend/operator/302_new_shards.yaml
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ spec:
             mysqld:
               resources:
                 limits:
-                  memory: 512Mi
+                  memory: 1024Mi
                 requests:
                   cpu: 100m
                   memory: 512Mi
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ spec:
             mysqld:
               resources:
                 limits:
-                  memory: 512Mi
+                  memory: 1024Mi
                 requests:
                   cpu: 100m
                   memory: 512Mi
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ spec:
             mysqld:
               resources:
                 limits:
-                  memory: 512Mi
+                  memory: 1024Mi
                 requests:
                   cpu: 100m
                   memory: 512Mi
diff --git a/test/endtoend/operator/cluster_upgrade.yaml b/test/endtoend/operator/cluster_upgrade.yaml
index 65d66c4e..113dcffd 100644
--- a/test/endtoend/operator/cluster_upgrade.yaml
+++ b/test/endtoend/operator/cluster_upgrade.yaml
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ spec:
             mysqld:
               resources:
                 limits:
-                  memory: 512Mi
+                  memory: 1024Mi
                 requests:
                   cpu: 100m
                   memory: 512Mi