diff --git a/app/constants.ts b/app/constants.ts
index 9011c1f1e..114988659 100644
--- a/app/constants.ts
+++ b/app/constants.ts
@@ -44,3 +44,7 @@ export const navItems = [
     items: ["badges", "links"],
   },
 ];
+
+export const ADMIN_TEST_UUID = "846e12eb-d373-4002-a0c3-e23077e1c88c";
+export const ADMIN_TEST_DISCORD_ID = "79237403620945920";
+export const ADMIN_TEST_AVATAR = "fcfd65a3bea598905abb9ca25296816b";
diff --git a/cypress/integration/tournament.spec.ts b/cypress/integration/tournament.spec.ts
index 4eddb6211..2c6000859 100644
--- a/cypress/integration/tournament.spec.ts
+++ b/cypress/integration/tournament.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 describe("Before tournament starts", () => {
-  before(() => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
     cy.seed();
     cy.intercept(
       "GET",
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ describe("Before tournament starts", () => {
     cy.visit("/to/sendou/in-the-zone-x");
     cy.title().should("include", "In The Zone X");
     cy.getCy("register-button").click();
-    cy.getCy("team-name-input").type("Anaheim");
+    cy.getCy("team-name-input").type("Team Olive");
     cy.getCy("register-submit-button").click();
     cy.contains("Team name already taken");
 
     cy.wait("@tournaments");
-    cy.getCy("team-name-input").clear().type("Team Olive");
+    cy.getCy("team-name-input").clear().type("Team Olive V2");
     cy.getCy("register-submit-button").click();
     cy.url().should("include", "manage-roster");
   });
diff --git a/cypress/support/index.ts b/cypress/support/index.ts
index 0e41f7c94..240c6c258 100644
--- a/cypress/support/index.ts
+++ b/cypress/support/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
-import { ADMIN_UUID } from "../../prisma/seed";
-import { LoggedInUser } from "~/utils";
+import {
+  ADMIN_TEST_AVATAR,
+  ADMIN_TEST_DISCORD_ID,
+  ADMIN_TEST_UUID,
+} from "../../app/constants";
+import type { LoggedInUser } from "~/utils";
 
 export {};
 
@@ -21,15 +25,15 @@ Cypress.Commands.add("getCy", (value: string) => {
 });
 
 Cypress.Commands.add("seed", () => {
-  cy.exec("npm run seed:reset");
+  cy.request("POST", "seed");
 });
 
 Cypress.Commands.add("logIn", (user: MockUser) => {
   const mockUsers: Record<string, LoggedInUser> = {
     sendou: {
-      id: ADMIN_UUID,
-      discordId: "79237403620945920",
-      discordAvatar: "fcfd65a3bea598905abb9ca25296816b",
+      id: ADMIN_TEST_UUID,
+      discordId: ADMIN_TEST_DISCORD_ID,
+      discordAvatar: ADMIN_TEST_AVATAR,
     },
   } as const;
 
diff --git a/prisma/seed.ts b/prisma/seed.ts
index 23d7cac11..0c6ba0bfc 100644
--- a/prisma/seed.ts
+++ b/prisma/seed.ts
@@ -1,59 +1,64 @@
 import { PrismaClient } from "@prisma/client";
-import { stages as stagesList } from "../app/constants";
+import {
+  ADMIN_TEST_AVATAR,
+  ADMIN_TEST_DISCORD_ID,
+  ADMIN_TEST_UUID,
+  stages as stagesList,
+} from "../app/constants";
 import { readFile } from "fs/promises";
 import path from "path";
 import crypto from "crypto";
 const prisma = new PrismaClient();
 
-export const ADMIN_UUID = "846e12eb-d373-4002-a0c3-e23077e1c88c";
-export const ADMIN_DISCORD_ID = "79237403620945920";
-export const ADMIN_AVATAR = "fcfd65a3bea598905abb9ca25296816b";
+export async function seed() {
+  try {
+    //
+    // make sure we won't override production database
+    //
+    if (!process.env.DATABASE_URL?.includes("localhost")) {
+      throw Error(
+        "Trying to seed a database not in localhost or DATABASE_URL env var is not set"
+      );
+    }
 
-async function main() {
-  //
-  // make sure we won't override production database
-  //
-  if (!process.env.DATABASE_URL?.includes("localhost")) {
-    throw Error(
-      "Trying to seed a database not in localhost or DATABASE_URL env var is not set"
-    );
+    //
+    // wipe database
+    //
+    await prisma.tournamentTeamMember.deleteMany();
+    await prisma.tournamentTeam.deleteMany();
+    await prisma.tournament.deleteMany();
+    await prisma.organization.deleteMany();
+    await prisma.user.deleteMany();
+    await prisma.stage.deleteMany();
+
+    //
+    // create mock data
+    //
+    const adminUserCreated = await adminUser();
+    const userIds = new Array(500).fill(null).map(() => crypto.randomUUID());
+    await users(userIds);
+    const organization = await organizations(adminUserCreated.id);
+    const tournament = await tournaments(organization.id);
+    await tournamentTeams(tournament.id, userIds);
+    const stageIds = await stages();
+    await tournamentAddMaps(tournament.id, stageIds);
+  } finally {
+    await prisma.$disconnect();
   }
-
-  //
-  // wipe database
-  //
-  await prisma.tournamentTeamMember.deleteMany();
-  await prisma.tournamentTeam.deleteMany();
-  await prisma.tournament.deleteMany();
-  await prisma.organization.deleteMany();
-  await prisma.user.deleteMany();
-  await prisma.stage.deleteMany();
-
-  //
-  // create mock data
-  //
-  const adminUserCreated = await adminUser();
-  const userIds = new Array(500).fill(null).map(() => crypto.randomUUID());
-  await users(userIds);
-  const organization = await organizations(adminUserCreated.id);
-  const tournament = await tournaments(organization.id);
-  await tournamentTeams(tournament.id, userIds);
-  const stageIds = await stages();
-  await tournamentAddMaps(tournament.id, stageIds);
 }
 
 async function adminUser() {
   return prisma.user.create({
     data: {
-      id: ADMIN_UUID,
+      id: ADMIN_TEST_UUID,
       discordDiscriminator: "4059",
-      discordId: ADMIN_DISCORD_ID,
+      discordId: ADMIN_TEST_DISCORD_ID,
       discordName: "Sendou",
       discordRefreshToken: "none",
       twitch: "Sendou",
       youtubeId: "UCWbJLXByvsfQvTcR4HLPs5Q",
       youtubeName: "Sendou",
-      discordAvatar: ADMIN_AVATAR,
+      discordAvatar: ADMIN_TEST_AVATAR,
       twitter: "sendouc",
     },
   });
@@ -195,12 +200,3 @@ async function stages() {
 
   return result;
 }
-
-main()
-  .catch((e) => {
-    console.error(e);
-    process.exit(1);
-  })
-  .finally(async () => {
-    await prisma.$disconnect();
-  });
diff --git a/server/index.ts b/server/index.ts
index 8312ff3d1..fba27634f 100644
--- a/server/index.ts
+++ b/server/index.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import compression from "compression";
 import morgan from "morgan";
 import { createRequestHandler } from "@remix-run/express";
 import { setUpAuth } from "./auth";
+import { seed } from "../prisma/seed";
 
 const MODE = process.env.NODE_ENV;
 const BUILD_DIR = path.join(process.cwd(), "server/build");
@@ -36,6 +37,14 @@ function userToContext(req: Express.Request) {
   return { user: req.user };
 }
 
+if (process.env.NODE_ENV === "development") {
+  app.post("/seed", async (_req, res) => {
+    await seed();
+
+    res.status(200).end();
+  });
+}
+
 app.all(
   "*",
   MODE === "production"
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 08d2bcda5..8c2e040d1 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
     "resolveJsonModule": true,
     "target": "ES2019",
     "strict": true,
+    "noUnusedLocals": true,
+    "noUnusedParameters": true,
     "types": ["cypress"],
     "paths": {
       "~/*": ["./app/*"]