fix error setting the apiServer to "", plus some refactors while fixing test 40

playwright.config-local.ts

@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@ export default defineConfig({
   /* Reporter to use. See https://playwright.dev/docs/test-reporters */
   reporter: [
     ['list'],
-    ['html', { open: 'never' }],
-    ['json', { outputFile: 'test-results/test-results.json' }]
+    ['html'],
+    // ['html', { open: 'never' }], // don't automatically open report page after tests complete even with failures
+    ['json', { outputFile: 'test-playwright-results/test-results.json' }]
   ],
   /* Shared settings for all the projects below. See https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-testoptions. */
   use: {