diff --git a/.github/workflows/qc_checks.yaml b/.github/workflows/qc_checks.yaml
index 4cdaf13deb..d7563243ac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/qc_checks.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/qc_checks.yaml
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ env:
   INVENTREE_SITE_URL: http://localhost:8000
   INVENTREE_DEBUG: true
 
+  use_performance: false
+
 permissions:
   contents: read
 
@@ -78,7 +80,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Which runner to use?
         id: runner-perf
         # decide if we are running in inventree/inventree -> use codspeed-macro runner else ubuntu-24.04
-        run: echo "runner=$([[ '${{ github.repository }}' == 'inventree/InvenTree' ]] && echo 'codspeed-macro' || echo 'ubuntu-24.04')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        run: echo "runner=$([[ '${{ github.repository }}' == 'inventree/InvenTree' ]] && '${{ env.use_performance }}' == 'true' ]] && echo 'codspeed-macro' || echo 'ubuntu-24.04')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
   pre-commit:
     name: Style [pre-commit]
diff --git a/src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/version.py b/src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/version.py
index d1fd42fec1..661ec1dbe4 100644
--- a/src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/version.py
+++ b/src/backend/InvenTree/InvenTree/version.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ from django.conf import settings
 from .api_version import INVENTREE_API_TEXT, INVENTREE_API_VERSION
 
 # InvenTree software version
-INVENTREE_SW_VERSION = '1.2.0'
+INVENTREE_SW_VERSION = '1.2.1'
 
 # Minimum supported Python version
 MIN_PYTHON_VERSION = (3, 11)
diff --git a/src/backend/InvenTree/common/models.py b/src/backend/InvenTree/common/models.py
index e0f8ef34f5..90486e9f12 100644
--- a/src/backend/InvenTree/common/models.py
+++ b/src/backend/InvenTree/common/models.py
@@ -1216,7 +1216,9 @@ class InvenTreeSetting(BaseInvenTreeSetting):
     even if that key does not exist.
     """
 
-    SETTINGS: dict[str, InvenTreeSettingsKeyType]
+    from common.setting.system import SYSTEM_SETTINGS
+
+    SETTINGS: dict[str, InvenTreeSettingsKeyType] = SYSTEM_SETTINGS
 
     CHECK_SETTING_KEY = True
 
@@ -1282,9 +1284,6 @@ class InvenTreeSetting(BaseInvenTreeSetting):
 
     The keys must be upper-case
     """
-    from common.setting.system import SYSTEM_SETTINGS
-
-    SETTINGS = SYSTEM_SETTINGS
 
     typ = 'inventree'
 
@@ -1310,6 +1309,8 @@ class InvenTreeUserSetting(BaseInvenTreeSetting):
 
     import common.setting.user
 
+    SETTINGS = common.setting.user.USER_SETTINGS
+
     CHECK_SETTING_KEY = True
 
     class Meta:
@@ -1321,8 +1322,6 @@ class InvenTreeUserSetting(BaseInvenTreeSetting):
             models.UniqueConstraint(fields=['key', 'user'], name='unique key and user')
         ]
 
-    SETTINGS = common.setting.user.USER_SETTINGS
-
     typ = 'user'
     extra_unique_fields = ['user']
 
diff --git a/src/backend/InvenTree/stock/test_api.py b/src/backend/InvenTree/stock/test_api.py
index e997a113a1..405f90a6b8 100644
--- a/src/backend/InvenTree/stock/test_api.py
+++ b/src/backend/InvenTree/stock/test_api.py
@@ -962,7 +962,9 @@ class StockItemListTest(StockAPITestCase):
 
         # Note: While the export is quick on pgsql, it is still quite slow on sqlite3
         with self.export_data(
-            self.list_url, max_query_count=50, max_query_time=9.0
+            self.list_url,
+            max_query_count=50,
+            max_query_time=12.0,  # Test time increased due to worker variability
         ) as data_file:
             data = self.process_csv(data_file)