diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index ac24766afbb..ea53f916144 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -390,10 +390,17 @@ jobs:
 
   upgrade:
     needs: [publish]
-    name: Upgrade from latest release
+    name: Upgrade from ${{ matrix.version }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    timeout-minutes: 60
+
     if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
 
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        version: [ '4.2.4', 'latest' ]
+
     steps:
       - name: Configure AWS credentials Public
         if: ${{ env.INTERNAL_CONTRIBUTOR }}
@@ -413,6 +420,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set ENV
         run: |
           echo "BUILDS_SERVER=$STAGING_SERVER" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "BASE_VERSION=${{ matrix.version }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - run: npm ci
       - name: Create logs directory
         run: mkdir tests/logs
@@ -422,7 +430,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Archive Results
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: Upgrade
+          name: upgrade-${{ matrix.version }}
           path: |
             allure-results
             allure-report
diff --git a/ddocs/.eslintrc b/ddocs/.eslintrc
index fcdea031c61..c4d5c126164 100644
--- a/ddocs/.eslintrc
+++ b/ddocs/.eslintrc
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@
     "no-var": "off"
   },
   "parserOptions": {
-    "ecmaVersion": 6,
+    "ecmaVersion": 5
   }
 }
diff --git a/ddocs/users-meta-db/users-meta/views/device_by_user/map.js b/ddocs/users-meta-db/users-meta/views/device_by_user/map.js
index 425d19ebc7d..3edc3071c69 100644
--- a/ddocs/users-meta-db/users-meta/views/device_by_user/map.js
+++ b/ddocs/users-meta-db/users-meta/views/device_by_user/map.js
@@ -8,9 +8,12 @@ function(doc) {
     doc.metadata.month &&
     doc.metadata.day
   ) {
-    const pad = number => number.toString().padStart(2, '0');
+    var pad = function (number) {
+      return number.toString().padStart(2, '0');
+    };
+
     emit([doc.metadata.user, doc.metadata.deviceId], {
-      date: `${doc.metadata.year}-${pad(doc.metadata.month)}-${pad(doc.metadata.day)}`,
+      date: doc.metadata.year + '-' + pad(doc.metadata.month) + '-' + pad(doc.metadata.day),
       id: doc._id,
       device: {
         userAgent: doc.device && doc.device.userAgent,
diff --git a/ddocs/users-meta-db/users-meta/views/device_by_user/reduce.js b/ddocs/users-meta-db/users-meta/views/device_by_user/reduce.js
index b84a11d566e..944557e9601 100644
--- a/ddocs/users-meta-db/users-meta/views/device_by_user/reduce.js
+++ b/ddocs/users-meta-db/users-meta/views/device_by_user/reduce.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 function (keys, values) {
-  let latest = { date: '1970-01-01' };
-  values.forEach(function (value) {
+  var latest = { date: '1970-01-01' };
+  values.forEach(function(value) {
     if (value.date > latest.date) {
       latest = value;
     }
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index eb47763aac7..14b6e3de749 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "medic",
-  "version": "4.8.0",
+  "version": "4.8.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "medic",
-      "version": "4.8.0",
+      "version": "4.8.1",
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "AGPL-3.0-only",
       "workspaces": [
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e245075f6b2..f5707fe498c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "medic",
-  "version": "4.8.0",
+  "version": "4.8.1",
   "private": true,
   "license": "AGPL-3.0-only",
   "repository": {
diff --git a/tests/e2e/upgrade/upgrade.wdio-spec.js b/tests/e2e/upgrade/upgrade.wdio-spec.js
index e2fb523edfc..8fa338c48fa 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/upgrade/upgrade.wdio-spec.js
+++ b/tests/e2e/upgrade/upgrade.wdio-spec.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 const utils = require('@utils');
 
-const { BRANCH, TAG } = process.env;
+const { BRANCH, TAG, BASE_VERSION } = process.env;
 const loginPage = require('@page-objects/default/login/login.wdio.page');
 const upgradePage = require('@page-objects/upgrade/upgrade.wdio.page');
 const commonPage = require('@page-objects/default/common/common.wdio.page');
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ const version = require('../../../scripts/build/versions');
 const dataFactory = require('@factories/cht/generate');
 const semver = require('semver');
 
+const testFrontend = BASE_VERSION === 'latest';
+
 const docs = dataFactory.createHierarchy({
   name: 'offlineupgrade',
   user: true,
@@ -52,8 +54,12 @@ describe('Performing an upgrade', () => {
     await utils.saveDocs([...docs.places, ...docs.clinics, ...docs.persons, ...docs.reports]);
     await utils.createUsers([docs.user]);
 
-    await loginPage.login(docs.user);
-    await commonPage.logout();
+    if (testFrontend) {
+      // a variety of selectors that we use in e2e tests to interact with webapp
+      // are not compatible with older versions of the app.
+      await loginPage.login(docs.user);
+      await commonPage.logout();
+    }
 
     await loginPage.cookieLogin({
       username: constants.USERNAME,
@@ -72,6 +78,10 @@ describe('Performing an upgrade', () => {
   });
 
   it('should have valid semver after installing', async () => {
+    if (!testFrontend) {
+      return;
+    }
+
     const deployInfo = await utils.request({ path: '/api/deploy-info' });
     expect(semver.valid(deployInfo.version)).to.be.ok;
   });
@@ -117,6 +127,10 @@ describe('Performing an upgrade', () => {
       state: 'finalized',
     });
 
+    if (!testFrontend) {
+      return;
+    }
+
     await adminPage.logout();
     await loginPage.login(docs.user);
     await commonPage.sync(true);
diff --git a/tests/e2e/upgrade/wdio.conf.js b/tests/e2e/upgrade/wdio.conf.js
index c00010a10a0..ec7bf801fce 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/upgrade/wdio.conf.js
+++ b/tests/e2e/upgrade/wdio.conf.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const rpn = require('request-promise-native');
 const utils = require('@utils');
 const wdioBaseConfig = require('../../wdio.conf');
 
-const { MARKET_URL_READ, STAGING_SERVER, HAPROXY_PORT } = process.env;
+const { MARKET_URL_READ, STAGING_SERVER, HAPROXY_PORT, BASE_VERSION } = process.env;
 const CHT_COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME = 'cht-upgrade';
 
 const UPGRADE_SERVICE_DOCKER_COMPOSE_FOLDER = utils.makeTempDir('upgrade-service-');
@@ -28,7 +28,11 @@ const getUpgradeServiceDockerCompose = async () => {
   await fs.promises.writeFile(UPGRADE_SERVICE_DC, contents);
 };
 
-const getLatestRelease = async () => {
+const getRelease = async () => {
+  if (BASE_VERSION !== 'latest') {
+    return `medic:medic:${BASE_VERSION}`;
+  }
+
   const url = `${MARKET_URL_READ}/${STAGING_SERVER}/_design/builds/_view/releases`;
   const query = {
     startKey: ['release', 'medic', 'medic', {}],
@@ -43,9 +47,9 @@ const getLatestRelease = async () => {
 };
 
 const getMainCHTDockerCompose = async () => {
-  const latestRelease = await getLatestRelease();
+  const release = await getRelease();
   for (const composeFile of COMPOSE_FILES) {
-    const composeFileUrl = `${MARKET_URL_READ}/${STAGING_SERVER}/${latestRelease}/docker-compose/${composeFile}.yml`;
+    const composeFileUrl = `${MARKET_URL_READ}/${STAGING_SERVER}/${release}/docker-compose/${composeFile}.yml`;
     const contents = await rpn.get(composeFileUrl);
     const filePath = path.join(CHT_DOCKER_COMPOSE_FOLDER, `${composeFile}.yml`);
     await fs.promises.writeFile(filePath, contents);
diff --git a/tests/factories/cht/reports/pregnancy.js b/tests/factories/cht/reports/pregnancy.js
index e719d218fa9..86c2d10abb1 100644
--- a/tests/factories/cht/reports/pregnancy.js
+++ b/tests/factories/cht/reports/pregnancy.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ const defaultSubmitter = {
 };
 
 const nextANCVisit = moment().add(2, 'day');
-const lmp = moment().subtract(3, 'months');
+const lmp = moment().subtract(90, 'days');
 
 const defaultFields = {
   'inputs': {
diff --git a/tests/integration/couchdb/couch_chttpd.spec.js b/tests/integration/couchdb/couch_chttpd.spec.js
index 54e1315fdb1..df2aa2ebc5f 100644
--- a/tests/integration/couchdb/couch_chttpd.spec.js
+++ b/tests/integration/couchdb/couch_chttpd.spec.js
@@ -21,8 +21,13 @@ const startContainer = async (useAuthentication) => {
   if (useAuthentication) {
     env.COUCH_AUTH = `${constants.USERNAME}:${constants.PASSWORD}`;
   }
-  return await runDockerCommand('docker-compose', ['up', '--build', '--force-recreate'], env);
+  await runDockerCommand('docker-compose', ['up', '--build', '--force-recreate'], env);
 };
+
+const stopContainer = async () => {
+  await runDockerCommand('docker-compose', ['down', '--remove-orphans']);
+};
+
 const getLogs = async () => {
   const containerName = (await runDockerCommand('docker-compose', ['ps', '-q', '-a']))[0];
   const logs = await runDockerCommand('docker', ['logs', containerName]);
@@ -46,6 +51,10 @@ const expectCorrectMetadata = (metadata) => {
 };
 
 describe('accessing couch clustering endpoint', () => {
+  afterEach(async () => {
+    await stopContainer();
+  });
+
   it('should block unauthenticated access through the host network', async () => {
     await expect(
       utils.request({ uri: `https://${constants.API_HOST}/_node/_local/_dbs/${constants.DB_NAME}`, noAuth: true })
diff --git a/tests/integration/couchdb/couch_httpd_script/docker-compose.yml b/tests/integration/couchdb/couch_httpd_script/docker-compose.yml
index 4b65b5988d7..d9e6dd650c1 100644
--- a/tests/integration/couchdb/couch_httpd_script/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/couchdb/couch_httpd_script/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-version: '3'
-
 services:
   chttpd_call:
     build: .
@@ -11,3 +9,4 @@ services:
 networks:
   net:
     name: cht-net-e2e
+    external: true