diff --git a/playwright.config-local.ts b/playwright.config-local.ts
index 4ca4ec9..92b2413 100644
--- a/playwright.config-local.ts
+++ b/playwright.config-local.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
   /* Shared settings for all the projects below. See https://playwright.dev/docs/api/class-testoptions. */
   use: {
     /* Base URL to use in actions like `await page.goto('/')`. */
-    baseURL: "http://localhost:8080",
+    baseURL: "http://localhost:8081",
 
     /* Collect trace when retrying the failed test. See https://playwright.dev/docs/trace-viewer */
     trace: "on-first-retry",
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ export default defineConfig({
    */
   webServer: {
     command:
-      "VITE_APP_SERVER=http://localhost:8080 VITE_DEFAULT_ENDORSER_API_SERVER=http://localhost:3000 VITE_PASSKEYS_ENABLED=true npm run dev",
-    url: "http://localhost:8080",
+      "VITE_APP_SERVER=http://localhost:8081 VITE_DEFAULT_ENDORSER_API_SERVER=http://localhost:3000 VITE_PASSKEYS_ENABLED=true npm run dev -- --port=8081",
+    url: "http://localhost:8081",
     reuseExistingServer: !process.env.CI,
   },
 });
diff --git a/test-playwright/40-add-contact.spec.ts b/test-playwright/40-add-contact.spec.ts
index 211bb88..77eeeaa 100644
--- a/test-playwright/40-add-contact.spec.ts
+++ b/test-playwright/40-add-contact.spec.ts
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ test('Add contact, copy details, delete, and import from paste & from file', asy
 
 });
 
-test('Copy contact to clipboard, then import ', async ({ page, context }) => {
+test('Copy contact to clipboard, then import ', async ({ page, context }, testInfo) => {
   await importUser(page, '00');
 
   await page.goto('./account');
@@ -244,7 +244,12 @@ test('Copy contact to clipboard, then import ', async ({ page, context }) => {
   const clipboardText = await page.evaluate(async () => {
     return navigator.clipboard.readText();
   });
-  const PATH_PART = "http://localhost:8080/contact-import/";
+
+  // look into the playwright.config file for the server URL
+  const webServer = testInfo.config.webServer;
+  const clientServerUrl = webServer?.url;
+
+  const PATH_PART = clientServerUrl + "/contact-import/";
   expect(clipboardText).toContain(PATH_PART);
 
   await page.locator('div[role="alert"] button > svg.fa-xmark').click(); // dismiss alert