diff --git a/scripts/test-all-features.sh b/scripts/test-all-features.sh
index b20f26cd..5af69e5b 100755
--- a/scripts/test-all-features.sh
+++ b/scripts/test-all-features.sh
@@ -77,20 +77,20 @@ echo "# Target: ${TARGET}"
 echo "# Iterations: ${ITERATIONS}"
 echo "# Started: $(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)"
 
-# ── Auth ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-session_header=$(get_session)
-SESSION=$(echo "$session_header" | sed -n 's/.*session=\([^;]*\).*/\1/p' | head -1 | tr -d '[:space:]')
-CSRF=$(echo "$session_header" | sed -n 's/.*csrf_token=\([^;]*\).*/\1/p' | head -1 | tr -d '[:space:]')
-
-if [[ -z "$SESSION" ]]; then
-    echo "BAIL OUT! Cannot authenticate to ${TARGET}"
-    exit 1
-fi
-
 for i in $(seq 1 "$ITERATIONS"); do
     echo ""
     echo "# ── Iteration ${i}/${ITERATIONS} [$(date +%H:%M:%S)] ──"
 
+    # Re-authenticate each iteration to handle backend restarts
+    session_header=$(get_session)
+    SESSION=$(echo "$session_header" | sed -n 's/.*session=\([^;]*\).*/\1/p' | head -1 | tr -d '[:space:]')
+    CSRF=$(echo "$session_header" | sed -n 's/.*csrf_token=\([^;]*\).*/\1/p' | head -1 | tr -d '[:space:]')
+
+    if [[ -z "$SESSION" ]]; then
+        tap_fail "auth-${i}" "Cannot authenticate"
+        continue
+    fi
+
     # ── System Health ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
     health=$(curl -s --max-time 5 "http://${TARGET}/health" 2>/dev/null || echo "fail")
     if [[ "$health" == "OK" ]]; then tap_ok "health-${i}"; else tap_fail "health-${i}" "$health"; fi
@@ -153,7 +153,9 @@ for i in $(seq 1 "$ITERATIONS"); do
     fi
 
     # ── NIP-07 ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-    provider=$(curl -s --connect-timeout 5 "http://${TARGET}/app/mempool/" 2>/dev/null | grep -c "nostr-provider" || echo "0")
+    provider=$(curl -s --connect-timeout 5 "http://${TARGET}/app/mempool/" 2>/dev/null | grep -c "nostr-provider" 2>/dev/null || true)
+    provider=$(echo "$provider" | tr -d '[:space:]')
+    [[ -z "$provider" ]] && provider=0
     if [[ "$provider" -gt 0 ]]; then
         tap_ok "nip07-provider-${i}"
     else