diff --git a/routes/settings/quick-login.html b/routes/settings/quick-login.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8670401e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/routes/settings/quick-login.html
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<!-- this is only used in the tests, to log in quickly -->
+<script>
+  import { store } from '../_store/store'
+  import { goto } from 'sapper/runtime.js'
+
+  export default {
+    oncreate () {
+      let accessToken = location.search.match(/accessToken=([^&]+)/)[1]
+      let instanceName = location.search.match(/instanceName=([^&]+)/)[1]
+      let {
+        loggedInInstances,
+        loggedInInstancesInOrder
+      } = store.get()
+
+      loggedInInstances[instanceName] = {
+        access_token: accessToken
+      }
+
+      if (!loggedInInstancesInOrder.includes(instanceName)) {
+        loggedInInstancesInOrder.push(instanceName)
+      }
+
+      store.set({
+        currentInstance: instanceName,
+        loggedInInstances,
+        loggedInInstancesInOrder
+      })
+      store.save()
+      goto('/')
+    }
+  }
+</script>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/roles.js b/tests/roles.js
index 497bb906..2344d49e 100644
--- a/tests/roles.js
+++ b/tests/roles.js
@@ -1,22 +1,9 @@
-import {
-  authorizeInput, emailInput, getUrl, instanceInput, mastodonLogInButton,
-  passwordInput,
-  sleep
-} from './utils'
+import { getUrl } from './utils'
 import { users } from './users'
 
-async function login (t, username, password) {
-  await sleep(500)
-  await t.typeText(instanceInput, 'localhost:3000', {paste: true})
-  await sleep(500)
-  return t
-    .pressKey('enter')
-    .expect(getUrl()).eql('http://localhost:3000/auth/sign_in', {timeout: 30000})
-    .typeText(emailInput, username, {paste: true})
-    .typeText(passwordInput, password, {paste: true})
-    .click(mastodonLogInButton)
-    .expect(getUrl()).contains('/oauth/authorize')
-    .click(authorizeInput)
+// quick login using a secret page and a known access token (makes tests run faster)
+async function login (t, user) {
+  await t.navigateTo(`/settings/quick-login?instanceName=localhost:3000&accessToken=${user.accessToken}`)
     .expect(getUrl()).eql('http://localhost:4002/', {timeout: 30000})
 }
 
@@ -30,11 +17,9 @@ async function login (t, username, password) {
 // })
 
 export async function loginAsFoobar (t) {
-  await t.navigateTo('/settings/instances/add')
-  await login(t, users.foobar.email, users.foobar.password)
+  await login(t, users.foobar)
 }
 
 export async function loginAsLockedAccount (t) {
-  await t.navigateTo('/settings/instances/add')
-  await login(t, users.LockedAccount.email, users.LockedAccount.password)
+  await login(t, users.LockedAccount)
 }