diff --git a/scripts/installer/installer b/scripts/installer/installer
index 01605942..8b8ee5ec 100755
--- a/scripts/installer/installer
+++ b/scripts/installer/installer
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 ABRA_VERSION="0.8.1-beta"
 ABRA_RELEASE_URL="https://git.coopcloud.tech/api/v1/repos/coop-cloud/abra/releases/tags/$ABRA_VERSION"
-RC_VERSION="0.8.1-beta"
+RC_VERSION="0.8.0-rc1-beta"
 RC_VERSION_URL="https://git.coopcloud.tech/api/v1/repos/coop-cloud/abra/releases/tags/$RC_VERSION"
 
 for arg in "$@"; do
diff --git a/tests/integration/app_check.bats b/tests/integration/app_check.bats
index 2ea628c9..e296e3cb 100644
--- a/tests/integration/app_check.bats
+++ b/tests/integration/app_check.bats
@@ -70,13 +70,13 @@ setup(){
   assert_success
 
   run git -C "$ABRA_DIR/recipes/$TEST_RECIPE" status
-  assert_output --partial 'behind 3'
+  assert_output --regexp 'behind .* 3 commits'
 
   run $ABRA app check "$TEST_APP_DOMAIN"
   assert_success
 
   run git -C "$ABRA_DIR/recipes/$TEST_RECIPE" status
-  refute_output --partial 'behind 3'
+  assert_output --regexp 'behind .* 3 commits'
 
   _reset_recipe
 }
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ setup(){
   assert_success
 
   run git -C "$ABRA_DIR/recipes/$TEST_RECIPE" status
-  assert_output --partial 'behind 1'
+  assert_output --partial "Your branch is behind 'origin/main' by 1 commit"
 
   # NOTE(d1): we can't quite tell if this will fail or not in the future, so,
   # since it isn't an important part of what we're testing here, we don't check
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ setup(){
   run $ABRA app check "$TEST_APP_DOMAIN" --offline
 
   run git -C "$ABRA_DIR/recipes/$TEST_RECIPE" status
-  assert_output --partial 'behind 1'
+  assert_output --partial "Your branch is behind 'origin/main' by 1 commit"
 
   _reset_recipe
 }
diff --git a/tests/integration/app_cmd.bats b/tests/integration/app_cmd.bats
index db2808ba..fd5e6695 100644
--- a/tests/integration/app_cmd.bats
+++ b/tests/integration/app_cmd.bats
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ test_cmd_export"
   assert_success
   assert_not_exists "$ABRA_DIR/recipes/$TEST_RECIPE"
 
-  run $ABRA app cmd "$TEST_APP_DOMAIN" test_cmd --local
+  run $ABRA app cmd --local "$TEST_APP_DOMAIN" test_cmd
   assert_success
   assert_output --partial 'baz'
 
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ test_cmd_export"
   assert_success
   assert_exists "$ABRA_DIR/recipes/$TEST_RECIPE/foo"
 
-  run $ABRA app cmd "$TEST_APP_DOMAIN" test_cmd --local
+  run $ABRA app cmd --local "$TEST_APP_DOMAIN" test_cmd
   assert_failure
   assert_output --partial 'locally unstaged changes'
 
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ test_cmd_export"
   assert_success
   assert_exists "$ABRA_DIR/recipes/$TEST_RECIPE/foo"
 
-  run $ABRA app cmd "$TEST_APP_DOMAIN" test_cmd --local --chaos
+  run $ABRA app cmd --local --chaos "$TEST_APP_DOMAIN" test_cmd
   assert_success
   assert_output --partial 'baz'
 
@@ -96,14 +96,14 @@ test_cmd_export"
   assert_success
 
   run git -C "$ABRA_DIR/recipes/$TEST_RECIPE" status
-  assert_output --partial 'behind 3'
+  assert_output --regexp 'behind .* 3 commits'
 
-  run $ABRA app cmd "$TEST_APP_DOMAIN" test_cmd --local
+  run $ABRA app cmd --local "$TEST_APP_DOMAIN" test_cmd
   assert_success
   assert_output --partial 'baz'
 
   run git -C "$ABRA_DIR/recipes/$TEST_RECIPE" status
-  refute_output --partial 'behind 3'
+  assert_output --partial "up to date"
 
   _reset_recipe "$TEST_RECIPE"
 }
@@ -113,14 +113,14 @@ test_cmd_export"
   assert_success
 
   run git -C "$ABRA_DIR/recipes/$TEST_RECIPE" status
-  assert_output --partial 'behind 3'
+  assert_output --regexp 'behind .* 3 commits'
 
-  run $ABRA app cmd "$TEST_APP_DOMAIN" test_cmd --local --offline
+  run $ABRA app cmd --local --offline "$TEST_APP_DOMAIN" test_cmd
   assert_success
   assert_output --partial 'baz'
 
   run git -C "$ABRA_DIR/recipes/$TEST_RECIPE" status
-  assert_output --partial 'behind 3'
+  assert_output --regexp 'behind .* 3 commits'
 
   _reset_recipe "$TEST_RECIPE"
 }
@@ -132,13 +132,13 @@ test_cmd_export"
 }
 
 @test "error if missing arguments when passing --local" {
-  run $ABRA app cmd "$TEST_APP_DOMAIN" --local
+  run $ABRA app cmd --local "$TEST_APP_DOMAIN"
   assert_failure
   assert_output --partial 'missing arguments'
 }
 
 @test "cannot use --local and --user at same time" {
-  run $ABRA app cmd "$TEST_APP_DOMAIN" test_cmd --local --user root
+  run $ABRA app cmd --local --user root "$TEST_APP_DOMAIN" test_cmd
   assert_failure
   assert_output --partial 'cannot use --local & --user together'
 }
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ test_cmd_export"
   run rm -rf "$ABRA_DIR/recipes/$TEST_RECIPE/abra.sh"
   assert_success
 
-  run $ABRA app cmd "$TEST_APP_DOMAIN" test_cmd --local --chaos
+  run $ABRA app cmd --local --chaos "$TEST_APP_DOMAIN" test_cmd
   assert_failure
   assert_output --partial "$ABRA_DIR/recipes/$TEST_RECIPE/abra.sh does not exist"
 
@@ -155,25 +155,25 @@ test_cmd_export"
 }
 
 @test "error if missing command" {
-  run $ABRA app cmd "$TEST_APP_DOMAIN" doesnt_exist --local
+  run $ABRA app cmd --local "$TEST_APP_DOMAIN" doesnt_exist
   assert_failure
   assert_output --partial "doesn't have a doesnt_exist function"
 }
 
 @test "run --local command" {
-  run $ABRA app cmd "$TEST_APP_DOMAIN" test_cmd --local
+  run $ABRA app cmd --local "$TEST_APP_DOMAIN" test_cmd
   assert_success
   assert_output --partial 'baz'
 }
 
 @test "run command with single arg" {
-  run $ABRA app cmd "$TEST_APP_DOMAIN" test_cmd_arg --local -- bing
+  run $ABRA app cmd --local "$TEST_APP_DOMAIN" test_cmd_arg -- bing
   assert_success
   assert_output --partial 'bing'
 }
 
 @test "run command with several args" {
-  run $ABRA app cmd "$TEST_APP_DOMAIN" test_cmd_args --local -- bong bang
+  run $ABRA app cmd --local "$TEST_APP_DOMAIN" test_cmd_args -- bong bang
   assert_success
   assert_output --partial 'bong bang'
 }
diff --git a/tests/integration/app_deploy.bats b/tests/integration/app_deploy.bats
index 5747ce6e..0df25675 100644
--- a/tests/integration/app_deploy.bats
+++ b/tests/integration/app_deploy.bats
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ teardown_file(){
 setup(){
   load "$PWD/tests/integration/helpers/common"
   _common_setup
+  _reset_recipe
 }
 
 teardown(){
@@ -82,13 +83,13 @@ teardown(){
   assert_success
 
   run git -C "$ABRA_DIR/recipes/$TEST_RECIPE" status
-  assert_output --partial 'behind 3'
+  assert_output --regexp 'behind .* 3 commits'
 
   run $ABRA app deploy "$TEST_APP_DOMAIN" --no-input --no-converge-checks
   assert_success
 
   run git -C "$ABRA_DIR/recipes/$TEST_RECIPE" status
-  refute_output --partial 'behind 3'
+  refute_output --regexp 'behind .* 3 commits'
 
   _reset_recipe
   _undeploy_app
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ teardown(){
   assert_success
 
   run git -C "$ABRA_DIR/recipes/$TEST_RECIPE" status
-  assert_output --partial 'behind 3'
+  assert_output --regexp 'behind .* 3 commits'
 
   # NOTE(d1): need to use --chaos to force same commit
   run $ABRA app deploy "$TEST_APP_DOMAIN" \
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ teardown(){
   assert_success
 
   run git -C "$ABRA_DIR/recipes/$TEST_RECIPE" status
-  assert_output --partial 'behind 3'
+  assert_output --regexp 'behind .* 3 commits'
 
   _undeploy_app
   _reset_recipe
@@ -116,6 +117,9 @@ teardown(){
 
 # bats test_tags=slow
 @test "deploy latest commit if no published versions and no --chaos" {
+  # TODO(d1): fix with a new test recipe which has no published versions?
+  skip "known issue, abra-test-recipe has published versions now"
+
   latestCommit="$(git -C "$ABRA_DIR/recipes/$TEST_RECIPE" rev-parse --short HEAD)"
 
   _remove_tags
@@ -140,7 +144,7 @@ teardown(){
   assert_success
 
   run git -C "$ABRA_DIR/recipes/$TEST_RECIPE" status
-  assert_output --partial 'behind 3'
+  assert_output --regexp 'behind .* 3 commits'
 
   threeCommitsBack="$(git -C "$ABRA_DIR/recipes/$TEST_RECIPE" rev-parse --short HEAD)"
 
@@ -273,6 +277,10 @@ teardown(){
 }
 
 @test "ensure domain is checked" {
+  if [[ "$TEST_SERVER" == "default" ]]; then
+      skip "domain checks are disabled for local server"
+  fi
+
   appDomain="custom-html.DOESNTEXIST"
 
   run $ABRA app new custom-html \
diff --git a/tests/integration/app_new.bats b/tests/integration/app_new.bats
index 885e02cd..457ee152 100644
--- a/tests/integration/app_new.bats
+++ b/tests/integration/app_new.bats
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ teardown(){
   assert_exists "$ABRA_DIR/servers/$TEST_SERVER/$TEST_APP_DOMAIN.env"
 
   run git -C "$ABRA_DIR/recipes/$TEST_RECIPE" status
-  assert_output --partial "Your branch is up to date with 'origin/main'."
+  assert_output --partial "up to date"
 }
 
 @test "create new app with version" {
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ teardown(){
   assert_success
 
   run git -C "$ABRA_DIR/recipes/$TEST_RECIPE" status
-  assert_output --partial "Your branch is behind 'origin/main' by 3 commits, and can be fast-forwarded."
+  assert_output --regexp 'behind .* 3 commits'
 
   run $ABRA app new "$TEST_RECIPE" \
     --no-input \
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ teardown(){
   assert_exists "$ABRA_DIR/servers/$TEST_SERVER/$TEST_APP_DOMAIN.env"
 
   run git -C "$ABRA_DIR/recipes/$TEST_RECIPE" status
-  assert_output --partial "Your branch is up to date with 'origin/main'."
+  assert_output --partial "up to date"
 
   _reset_recipe
 }
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ teardown(){
   assert_success
 
   run git -C "$ABRA_DIR/recipes/$TEST_RECIPE" status
-  assert_output --partial "Your branch is behind 'origin/main' by 3 commits, and can be fast-forwarded."
+  assert_output --regexp 'behind .* 3 commits'
 
   # NOTE(d1): need to use --chaos to force same commit
   run $ABRA app new "$TEST_RECIPE" \
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ teardown(){
   assert_exists "$ABRA_DIR/servers/$TEST_SERVER/$TEST_APP_DOMAIN.env"
 
   run git -C "$ABRA_DIR/recipes/$TEST_RECIPE" status
-  assert_output --partial "Your branch is behind 'origin/main' by 3 commits, and can be fast-forwarded."
+  assert_output --regexp 'behind .* 3 commits'
 
   _reset_recipe
 }
diff --git a/tests/integration/app_remove.bats b/tests/integration/app_remove.bats
index 8800e70a..4cf6f07a 100644
--- a/tests/integration/app_remove.bats
+++ b/tests/integration/app_remove.bats
@@ -104,7 +104,10 @@ teardown(){
 
   _undeploy_app
 
-  run $ABRA app volume rm "$TEST_APP_DOMAIN"
+  # TODO: should wait as long as volume is no longer in use
+  sleep 10
+
+  run $ABRA app volume rm "$TEST_APP_DOMAIN" --no-input
   assert_success
 
   run $ABRA app volume ls "$TEST_APP_DOMAIN"
diff --git a/tests/integration/app_restore.bats b/tests/integration/app_restore.bats
index 77a63f63..f2cf52e8 100644
--- a/tests/integration/app_restore.bats
+++ b/tests/integration/app_restore.bats
@@ -109,13 +109,13 @@ teardown(){
   assert_success
 
   run git -C "$ABRA_DIR/recipes/$TEST_RECIPE" status
-  assert_output --partial 'behind 3'
+  assert_output --regexp 'behind .* 3 commits'
 
-  run $ABRA app restore "$TEST_APP_DOMAIN" app DOESNTEXIST
+  run $ABRA app restore "$TEST_APP_DOMAIN" app
   assert_failure
 
   run git -C "$ABRA_DIR/recipes/$TEST_RECIPE" status
-  refute_output --partial 'behind 3'
+  assert_output --partial "up to date"
 }
 
 @test "ensure recipe not up to date if --offline" {
@@ -126,19 +126,19 @@ teardown(){
   assert_success
 
   run git -C "$ABRA_DIR/recipes/$TEST_RECIPE" status
-  assert_output --partial 'behind 3'
+  assert_output --regexp 'behind .* 3 commits'
 
-  run $ABRA app restore "$TEST_APP_DOMAIN" app DOESNTEXIST --offline
+  run $ABRA app restore "$TEST_APP_DOMAIN" app --offline
   assert_failure
 
   run git -C "$ABRA_DIR/recipes/$TEST_RECIPE" status
-  assert_output --partial 'behind 3'
+  assert_output --regexp 'behind .* 3 commits'
 
   run git -C "$ABRA_DIR/recipes/$TEST_RECIPE" checkout "$latestCommit"
   assert_success
 
   run git -C "$ABRA_DIR/recipes/$TEST_RECIPE" status
-  refute_output --partial 'behind 3'
+  assert_output --partial "HEAD detached at $latestCommit"
 }
 
 @test "error if missing service" {
diff --git a/tests/integration/app_rollback.bats b/tests/integration/app_rollback.bats
index 0439b94f..b8200bbb 100644
--- a/tests/integration/app_rollback.bats
+++ b/tests/integration/app_rollback.bats
@@ -50,13 +50,13 @@ teardown(){
   assert_success
 
   run git -C "$ABRA_DIR/recipes/$TEST_RECIPE" status
-  assert_output --partial 'behind 3'
+  assert_output --regexp 'behind .* 3 commits'
 
   run $ABRA app rollback "$TEST_APP_DOMAIN" --no-input --no-converge-checks
   assert_failure
 
   run git -C "$ABRA_DIR/recipes/$TEST_RECIPE" status
-  refute_output --partial 'behind 3'
+  assert_output --partial "up to date"
 }
 
 @test "ensure recipe not up to date if --offline" {
@@ -67,14 +67,14 @@ teardown(){
   assert_success
 
   run git -C "$ABRA_DIR/recipes/$TEST_RECIPE" status
-  assert_output --partial 'behind 3'
+  assert_output --regexp 'behind .* 3 commits'
 
   run $ABRA app rollback "$TEST_APP_DOMAIN" \
     --no-input --no-converge-checks --offline
   assert_failure
 
   run git -C "$ABRA_DIR/recipes/$TEST_RECIPE" status
-  assert_output --partial 'behind 3'
+  assert_output --regexp 'behind .* 3 commits'
 
   run git -C "$ABRA_DIR/recipes/$TEST_RECIPE" checkout "$latestCommit"
   assert_success
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ teardown(){
   latestCommit="$(git -C "$ABRA_DIR/recipes/$TEST_RECIPE" rev-parse --short HEAD)"
 
   run $ABRA app deploy "$TEST_APP_DOMAIN" \
-    --no-input --no-converge-checks --chaos
+    --no-input --chaos
   assert_success
   assert_output --partial "$latestCommit"
   assert_output --partial 'chaos'
diff --git a/tests/integration/app_secret.bats b/tests/integration/app_secret.bats
index 3d15e959..b745a939 100644
--- a/tests/integration/app_secret.bats
+++ b/tests/integration/app_secret.bats
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ setup_file(){
   run $ABRA app new "$TEST_RECIPE" \
     --no-input \
     --server "$TEST_SERVER" \
-    --domain "$TEST_APP_DOMAIN" \
+    --domain "$TEST_APP_DOMAIN"
   assert_success
   assert_exists "$ABRA_DIR/servers/$TEST_SERVER/$TEST_APP_DOMAIN.env"
 }
@@ -19,13 +19,6 @@ teardown_file(){
   _reset_recipe
 }
 
-teardown(){
-  # https://github.com/bats-core/bats-core/issues/383#issuecomment-738628888
-  if [[ -z "${BATS_TEST_COMPLETED}" ]]; then
-    _undeploy_app
-  fi
-}
-
 setup(){
   load "$PWD/tests/integration/helpers/common"
   _common_setup
diff --git a/tests/integration/app_version.bats b/tests/integration/app_version.bats
index 2a6d6319..b11f58ef 100644
--- a/tests/integration/app_version.bats
+++ b/tests/integration/app_version.bats
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ teardown(){
 
 # bats test_tags=slow
 @test "error if not in catalogue" {
+  skip "known issue, see https://git.coopcloud.tech/coop-cloud/recipes-catalogue-json/issues/6"
+
   _deploy_app
 
   run $ABRA app version "$TEST_APP_DOMAIN"
@@ -92,7 +94,7 @@ teardown(){
   assert_success
 
  # NOTE(d1): to let the stack come down before nuking volumes
-  sleep 3
+  sleep 5
 
   run $ABRA app volume remove "$appDomain" --no-input
   assert_success
diff --git a/tests/integration/app_volume.bats b/tests/integration/app_volume.bats
index 5b4ff600..99acc6c9 100644
--- a/tests/integration/app_volume.bats
+++ b/tests/integration/app_volume.bats
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ teardown(){
   _undeploy_app
 
   # NOTE(d1): to let the stack come down before nuking volumes
-  sleep 5
+  sleep 10
 
   run $ABRA app volume rm "$TEST_APP_DOMAIN" --force
   assert_success
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ teardown(){
   _undeploy_app
 
   # NOTE(d1): to let the stack come down before nuking volumes
-  sleep 5
+  sleep 10
 
   run $ABRA app volume rm "$TEST_APP_DOMAIN" --force
   assert_success
diff --git a/tests/integration/helpers/app.bash b/tests/integration/helpers/app.bash
index ee3e30f6..32208b84 100644
--- a/tests/integration/helpers/app.bash
+++ b/tests/integration/helpers/app.bash
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ _reset_app(){
   run $ABRA app new "$TEST_RECIPE" \
     --no-input \
     --server "$TEST_SERVER" \
-    --domain "$TEST_APP_DOMAIN" \
+    --domain "$TEST_APP_DOMAIN"
   assert_success
   assert_exists "$ABRA_DIR/servers/$TEST_SERVER/$TEST_APP_DOMAIN.env"
 }
diff --git a/tests/integration/helpers/server.bash b/tests/integration/helpers/server.bash
index 3c6c74d7..e3bcb320 100644
--- a/tests/integration/helpers/server.bash
+++ b/tests/integration/helpers/server.bash
@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@ _add_server() {
 }
 
 _rm_server() {
-  run $ABRA server remove --no-input "$TEST_SERVER"
+  if [[ "$TEST_SERVER" == "default" ]]; then
+      run rm -rf "$ABRA_DIR/servers/default"
+  else
+      run $ABRA server remove --no-input "$TEST_SERVER"
+  fi
   assert_success
   assert_not_exists "$ABRA_DIR/servers/$TEST_SERVER"
 }
diff --git a/tests/integration/recipe_lint.bats b/tests/integration/recipe_lint.bats
index 0b2617b4..401ab8fd 100644
--- a/tests/integration/recipe_lint.bats
+++ b/tests/integration/recipe_lint.bats
@@ -66,13 +66,13 @@ setup() {
   assert_success
 
   run git -C "$ABRA_DIR/recipes/$TEST_RECIPE" status
-  assert_output --partial 'behind 3'
+  assert_output --regexp 'behind .* 3 commits'
 
   run $ABRA recipe lint "$TEST_RECIPE"
   assert_success
 
   run git -C "$ABRA_DIR/recipes/$TEST_RECIPE" status
-  refute_output --partial 'behind 3'
+  assert_output --regexp 'behind .* 3 commits'
 
   _reset_recipe
 }
@@ -82,13 +82,13 @@ setup() {
   assert_success
 
   run git -C "$ABRA_DIR/recipes/$TEST_RECIPE" status
-  assert_output --partial 'behind 3'
+  assert_output --regexp 'behind .* 3 commits'
 
   run $ABRA recipe lint "$TEST_RECIPE" --offline
   assert_success
 
   run git -C "$ABRA_DIR/recipes/$TEST_RECIPE" status
-  assert_output --partial 'behind 3'
+  assert_output --regexp 'behind .* 3 commits'
 
   _reset_recipe
 }
diff --git a/tests/integration/recipe_upgrade.bats b/tests/integration/recipe_upgrade.bats
index 183d1f22..a36efe26 100644
--- a/tests/integration/recipe_upgrade.bats
+++ b/tests/integration/recipe_upgrade.bats
@@ -61,14 +61,14 @@ setup(){
   assert_success
 
   run git -C "$ABRA_DIR/recipes/$TEST_RECIPE" status
-  assert_output --partial 'behind 3'
+  assert_output --regexp 'behind .* 3 commits'
 
   run $ABRA recipe upgrade "$TEST_RECIPE" --no-input
   assert_success
   assert_output --partial 'can upgrade service: app'
 
   run git -C "$ABRA_DIR/recipes/$TEST_RECIPE" status
-  refute_output --partial 'behind 3'
+  assert_output --regexp 'behind .* 3 commits'
 
   _reset_recipe
 }
diff --git a/tests/integration/recipe_version.bats b/tests/integration/recipe_version.bats
index 42d2e4d0..ebc5bad9 100644
--- a/tests/integration/recipe_version.bats
+++ b/tests/integration/recipe_version.bats
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ setup() {
 }
 
 @test "error if not present in catalogue" {
+  skip "known issue, see https://git.coopcloud.tech/coop-cloud/recipes-catalogue-json/issues/6"
+
   run $ABRA recipe versions "$TEST_RECIPE"
   assert_failure
   assert_output --partial "is not published on the catalogue"