diff --git a/load-tests/darkwatch-auth/.gitignore b/load-tests/darkwatch-auth/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..08780e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/load-tests/darkwatch-auth/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# k6 load test results
+results/
+
+# Local environment overrides
+.env
diff --git a/load-tests/darkwatch-auth/darkwatch-auth.js b/load-tests/darkwatch-auth/darkwatch-auth.js
index e0f5b9f..a0831c9 100644
--- a/load-tests/darkwatch-auth/darkwatch-auth.js
+++ b/load-tests/darkwatch-auth/darkwatch-auth.js
@@ -45,12 +45,42 @@ const credentialPool = Array.from({ length: CREDENTIAL_POOL_SIZE }, (_, i) => ({
   password: TEST_PASSWORD,
 }));
 
-// Pre-warmed token pool for refresh/logout standalone scenarios
+// Fake token pool fallback — used when setup() warmup is skipped or fails
 const tokenPool = Array.from({ length: CREDENTIAL_POOL_SIZE }, () => ({
   accessToken: uuidv4(),
   refreshToken: uuidv4(),
 }));
 
+// ── Setup: Seed real tokens via login warmup ──────────────────────────────────
+export function setup() {
+  const creds = credentialPool[0];
+  const payload = JSON.stringify({ email: creds.email, password: creds.password });
+  const res = http.post(`${BASE_URL}/auth/login`, payload, { headers: authHeaders });
+
+  try {
+    const json = JSON.parse(res.body);
+    const accessToken = json.access_token || json.token || json.data?.access_token;
+    const refreshToken = json.refresh_token || json.data?.refresh_token;
+
+    if (accessToken && refreshToken) {
+      return {
+        accessToken,
+        refreshToken,
+        warmupSuccess: true,
+      };
+    }
+  } catch {
+    // fall through to fake tokens
+  }
+
+  console.warn(`[warmup] Login returned ${res.status} — standalone scenarios will use fake tokens (expect 401/403)`);
+  return {
+    accessToken: tokenPool[0].accessToken,
+    refreshToken: tokenPool[0].refreshToken,
+    warmupSuccess: false,
+  };
+}
+
 // ── Scenario: Login (POST /auth/login) ──────────────────────────────────────
 function testLogin(email, password) {
   const creds = email
@@ -243,13 +273,25 @@ export function loginOnly() {
   sleep(0.1);
 }
 
-export function logoutOnly() {
-  testLogout();
+export function logoutOnly(data) {
+  if (data && data.warmupSuccess) {
+    testLogout(data.accessToken, data.refreshToken);
+  } else {
+    const poolEntry = tokenPool[Math.floor(Math.random() * tokenPool.length)];
+    console.warn('[logoutOnly] Using fake token (warmup skipped or failed)');
+    testLogout(poolEntry.accessToken, poolEntry.refreshToken);
+  }
   sleep(0.1);
 }
 
-export function refreshOnly() {
-  testRefresh();
+export function refreshOnly(data) {
+  if (data && data.warmupSuccess) {
+    testRefresh(data.refreshToken);
+  } else {
+    const poolEntry = tokenPool[Math.floor(Math.random() * tokenPool.length)];
+    console.warn('[refreshOnly] Using fake token (warmup skipped or failed)');
+    testRefresh(poolEntry.refreshToken);
+  }
   sleep(0.1);
 }
 
@@ -264,37 +306,15 @@ export function handleSummary(data) {
     metric.thresholds.every((t) => t.pass)
   );
 
+  const loginP99 = data.metrics.login_p99?.values['p(99)']?.toFixed(2) || 'N/A';
+  const logoutP99 = data.metrics.logout_p99?.values['p(99)']?.toFixed(2) || 'N/A';
+  const refreshP99 = data.metrics.refresh_p99?.values['p(99)']?.toFixed(2) || 'N/A';
+
   return {
-    'stdout': `\n=== Darkwatch Auth Load Test Results ===\n`,
-    'summary.json': JSON.stringify({
-      timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
-      duration: DURATION,
-      targetRPS: TARGET_RPS,
-      thresholds: THRESHOLDS,
-      metrics: {
-        login: {
-          p99: data.metrics.login_p99?.values['p(99)']?.toFixed(2) || 'N/A',
-          p95: data.metrics.login_p99?.values['p(95)']?.toFixed(2) || 'N/A',
-          avg: data.metrics.login_p99?.values.avg?.toFixed(2) || 'N/A',
-          count: data.metrics.login_p99?.values.count || 0,
-          successRate: (data.metrics.login_success?.values.rate || 0) * 100 + '%',
-        },
-        logout: {
-          p99: data.metrics.logout_p99?.values['p(99)']?.toFixed(2) || 'N/A',
-          p95: data.metrics.logout_p99?.values['p(95)']?.toFixed(2) || 'N/A',
-          avg: data.metrics.logout_p99?.values.avg?.toFixed(2) || 'N/A',
-          count: data.metrics.logout_p99?.values.count || 0,
-          successRate: (data.metrics.logout_success?.values.rate || 0) * 100 + '%',
-        },
-        refresh: {
-          p99: data.metrics.refresh_p99?.values['p(99)']?.toFixed(2) || 'N/A',
-          p95: data.metrics.refresh_p99?.values['p(95)']?.toFixed(2) || 'N/A',
-          avg: data.metrics.refresh_p99?.values.avg?.toFixed(2) || 'N/A',
-          count: data.metrics.refresh_p99?.values.count || 0,
-          successRate: (data.metrics.refresh_success?.values.rate || 0) * 100 + '%',
-        },
-      },
-      passed: passed,
-    }, null, 2),
+    'stdout': `\n=== Darkwatch Auth Load Test Results ===\n` +
+      `Login P99:     ${loginP99}ms (threshold: ${THRESHOLDS.login}ms)\n` +
+      `Logout P99:    ${logoutP99}ms (threshold: ${THRESHOLDS.logout}ms)\n` +
+      `Refresh P99:   ${refreshP99}ms (threshold: ${THRESHOLDS.refresh}ms)\n` +
+      `Overall:       ${passed ? 'PASS' : 'FAIL'}\n`,
   };
 }
diff --git a/load-tests/darkwatch-auth/run.sh b/load-tests/darkwatch-auth/run.sh
index 40028b4..ec96980 100755
--- a/load-tests/darkwatch-auth/run.sh
+++ b/load-tests/darkwatch-auth/run.sh
@@ -31,20 +31,22 @@ echo ""
 case "$SCENARIO" in
   mixed)
     k6 run darkwatch-auth.js \
-      --out json="$OUTPUT_DIR/results-${TIMESTAMP}.json" \
-      <<EOF
-EOF
+      --summary-export "$OUTPUT_DIR/summary-${TIMESTAMP}.json" \
+      --out json="$OUTPUT_DIR/results-${TIMESTAMP}.json"
     ;;
   login)
     k6 run --scenario login_only darkwatch-auth.js \
+      --summary-export "$OUTPUT_DIR/summary-${TIMESTAMP}.json" \
       --out json="$OUTPUT_DIR/results-${TIMESTAMP}.json"
     ;;
   logout)
     k6 run --scenario logout_only darkwatch-auth.js \
+      --summary-export "$OUTPUT_DIR/summary-${TIMESTAMP}.json" \
       --out json="$OUTPUT_DIR/results-${TIMESTAMP}.json"
     ;;
   refresh)
     k6 run --scenario refresh_only darkwatch-auth.js \
+      --summary-export "$OUTPUT_DIR/summary-${TIMESTAMP}.json" \
       --out json="$OUTPUT_DIR/results-${TIMESTAMP}.json"
     ;;
   *)
diff --git a/scripts/load-test/lib/common.js b/scripts/load-test/lib/common.js
index c7c9ca2..1809d78 100644
--- a/scripts/load-test/lib/common.js
+++ b/scripts/load-test/lib/common.js
@@ -45,6 +45,4 @@ export const autoscaleMetric = new Trend('autoscale_vu_count');
 
 export function recordAutoscaleMetric(vuCount) {
   autoscaleMetric.add(vuCount);
-}
-  return result;
 }