diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
index 35e2d0b..5ffcb52 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ on:
       - main
 
 jobs:
+  # this tests the basic commands without checking the output
   actions:
     runs-on: depot-ubuntu-22.04-4
     env:
@@ -83,6 +84,9 @@ jobs:
 
           echo "E2E Tests Complete"
 
+  # this runs 2 commands that require user input,
+  # the `overmind terraform plan` subcommand has to be run first and succeed before the `overmind terraform apply` subcommand can be run
+  # the lost pixel tapes have built in sleeps to wait for commands to complete
   interactive:
     runs-on: depot-ubuntu-22.04-4
     env:
@@ -140,7 +144,7 @@ jobs:
           terraform init
 
           cp -a $(which terraform) . # provide a terraform binary to the containers below
-
+          # see the workflow file for an explanation of what is happening here
           docker run --rm -e AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID -e AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY -e AWS_DEFAULT_REGION -e AWS_REGION -e AWS_SESSION_TOKEN -e HONEYCOMB_API_KEY -e OVM_API_KEY -e TEABUG -v $PWD:/vhs -v ~/.aws:/root/.aws ghcr.io/charmbracelet/vhs /vhs/.github/e2eplan.tape
           docker run --rm -e AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID -e AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY -e AWS_DEFAULT_REGION -e AWS_REGION -e AWS_SESSION_TOKEN -e HONEYCOMB_API_KEY -e OVM_API_KEY -e TEABUG -v $PWD:/vhs -v ~/.aws:/root/.aws ghcr.io/charmbracelet/vhs /vhs/.github/e2eapply.tape
 
diff --git a/cmd/pterm.go b/cmd/pterm.go
index e04867c..38e78db 100644
--- a/cmd/pterm.go
+++ b/cmd/pterm.go
@@ -137,6 +137,10 @@ func RunRevlinkWarmup(ctx context.Context, oi sdp.OvermindInstance, postPlanPrin
 
 		if spinner != nil {
 			spinner.Success("Discovered and linked all resources")
+		} else {
+			// if we didn't have a spinner, print a success message
+			// this can happen if the terminal is not available, or if the revlink warmup is very fast
+			pterm.Success.Println("Discovered and linked all resources")
 		}
 
 		return nil
diff --git a/cmd/terraform_plan.go b/cmd/terraform_plan.go
index ff72bf0..7db3c8a 100644
--- a/cmd/terraform_plan.go
+++ b/cmd/terraform_plan.go
@@ -177,10 +177,19 @@ func TerraformPlanImpl(ctx context.Context, cmd *cobra.Command, oi sdp.OvermindI
 
 	resourceExtractionSpinner.Success()
 
-	// wait for the revlink warmup to finish before we update the planned changes
-	err = revlinkPool.Wait()
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("error waiting for revlink warmup: %w", err)
+	// wait for the revlink warmup for 15 seconds. if it takes longer, we'll just continue
+	waitCh := make(chan error, 1)
+	go func() {
+		waitCh <- revlinkPool.Wait()
+	}()
+
+	select {
+	case err = <-waitCh:
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("error waiting for revlink warmup: %w", err)
+		}
+	case <-time.After(15 * time.Second):
+		pterm.Info.Print("Done waiting for revlink warmup")
 	}
 
 	///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////