diff --git a/commands/host/1x-playwright b/commands/host/1x-playwright
index 59a349f..193ca58 100755
--- a/commands/host/1x-playwright
+++ b/commands/host/1x-playwright
@@ -29,13 +29,19 @@ if [ -z "${playwright_installed_inside_ddev}" ]; then
   npx playwright "${@:1}"
 else
   echo "Note: Using playwright inside ddev container!"
+  DXP_REGISTRY=$(ddev exec "npm config get @dxp:registry")
+  if [ -z "$DXP_REGISTRY" ] || [ "$DXP_REGISTRY" = "undefined" ]; then
+    echo "Error: The @dxp npm scope is not configured inside the container."
+    echo "Please run 'ddev 1x-token-setup' first to configure your GitLab token."
+    exit 1
+  fi
   case "$1" in
     "ui")
       host=$(ddev_hostname)
       playwright_report_url="https://${host}:9324"
       # Note: playwright "report server" hangs.
       sleep 1 && open_compat $playwright_report_url & jobs
-      ddev playwright test "${@:2} --ui-host=0.0.0.0 --ui-port=9323"
+      ddev playwright test "${@:2}" --ui-host=0.0.0.0 --ui-port=9323
       ;;
 
     "codegen")
diff --git a/commands/host/1x-playwright-install b/commands/host/1x-playwright-install
index 01289d4..5ef5cb5 100755
--- a/commands/host/1x-playwright-install
+++ b/commands/host/1x-playwright-install
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ ddev start
 # Let's make sure @dxp-scoped package registry is defined as it required in the starterkit below.
 DXP_REGISTRY=$(ddev exec "npm config get @dxp:registry")
 
-if [ -z "$DXP_REGISTRY" ] ; then
+if [ -z "$DXP_REGISTRY" ] || [ "$DXP_REGISTRY" = "undefined" ]; then
     echo "The @dxp-scope is not configured inside the container aborting. Consider running the command 'ddev 1x-token-setup'!"
     exit 1
 fi
diff --git a/commands/host/1x-start b/commands/host/1x-start
index 3570885..2609e9c 100755
--- a/commands/host/1x-start
+++ b/commands/host/1x-start
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #ddev-generated
 ## Description: Starts the ddev project, runs auth and makes sure the .gitconfig is present.
 ## Usage: 1x-start
-if [ ! -f $DDEV_APPROOT/.ddev/homeadditions/.gitconfig ]
+if [ ! -e $DDEV_APPROOT/.ddev/homeadditions/.gitconfig ]
 then
     if [  -f ~/.gitconfig ]
     then
diff --git a/commands/host/1x-token-setup b/commands/host/1x-token-setup
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 08f3337..230750d
--- a/commands/host/1x-token-setup
+++ b/commands/host/1x-token-setup
@@ -23,11 +23,19 @@ fi
 touch ~/.npmrc
 
 # Symlink your local config into DDEV's homeadditions
-# Using -f to force overwrite if symlink exists
-# Symlink directory:
-ln -sf "$(realpath ~/.composer)" ~/.ddev/homeadditions
-# Symlink file:
-ln -sf "$(realpath ~/.npmrc)"    ~/.ddev/homeadditions/.npmrc
+# Only replace if it's not already a symlink pointing to the right target.
+COMPOSER_TARGET="$(realpath ~/.composer)"
+if [ "$(readlink ~/.ddev/homeadditions/.composer 2>/dev/null)" != "$COMPOSER_TARGET" ]; then
+    if [ -e ~/.ddev/homeadditions/.composer ]; then
+        echo "Warning: replacing existing ~/.ddev/homeadditions/.composer with symlink to $COMPOSER_TARGET"
+    fi
+    rm -rf ~/.ddev/homeadditions/.composer
+    ln -s "$COMPOSER_TARGET" ~/.ddev/homeadditions/.composer
+fi
+NPMRC_TARGET="$(realpath ~/.npmrc)"
+if [ "$(readlink ~/.ddev/homeadditions/.npmrc 2>/dev/null)" != "$NPMRC_TARGET" ]; then
+    ln -sf "$NPMRC_TARGET" ~/.ddev/homeadditions/.npmrc
+fi
 
 # Set your personal access token
 # Check if PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN is set, otherwise try to get it from composer
@@ -51,7 +59,8 @@ fi
 
 # If it is set now, prompt the user to confirm.
 if [ ! -z "$PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN" ]; then
-    echo "Please note we've determined your 1xinternet gitlab token is: $PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN"
+    MASKED_TOKEN="...${PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN: -4}"
+    echo "Please note we've determined your 1xinternet gitlab token is: $MASKED_TOKEN"
     if [ -z "$DDEV_NON_INTERACTIVE" ] || [ "$DDEV_NON_INTERACTIVE" = "0" ]; then
       read -p "Please confirm to proceed with this token (Y/n): " -n 1 -r REPLY
       REPLY=${REPLY:-Y}
@@ -62,8 +71,12 @@ if [ ! -z "$PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN" ]; then
     fi
 fi
 
-# If still not set, prompt the user
+# If still not set, prompt the user (only in interactive mode)
 if [ -z "$PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN" ]; then
+    if [ -n "$DDEV_NON_INTERACTIVE" ] && [ "$DDEV_NON_INTERACTIVE" != "0" ]; then
+        echo "Error: PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN is required. Pass it as an environment variable in non-interactive mode."
+        exit 1
+    fi
     echo "Please enter your GitLab Personal Access Token (must have read_api & read_repository):"
     read -s PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN
 fi
@@ -79,17 +92,16 @@ fi
 sed_compat -i '/\/\/git.1xinternet.de\/.*:_authToken=/d' ~/.npmrc
 echo "//git.1xinternet.de/:_authToken=${PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN}" >> ~/.npmrc
 
-# Configure NPM in homeadditions so the container picks it up.
-# We append if not already present to avoid duplication
-if ! grep -q "@dxp:registry=https://git.1xinternet.de/api/v4/groups/392/-/packages/npm/" ~/.npmrc; then
-    echo "@dxp:registry=https://git.1xinternet.de/api/v4/groups/392/-/packages/npm/" >> ~/.npmrc
-fi
+# Configure NPM scoped registries.
+# Remove any existing entries for these scopes first to avoid duplicates and stale URLs.
+sed_compat -i '/@dxp:registry=/d' ~/.npmrc
+echo "@dxp:registry=https://git.1xinternet.de/api/v4/groups/392/-/packages/npm/" >> ~/.npmrc
 
-# Configure NPM in homeadditions so the container picks it up.
-# We append if not already present to avoid duplication
-if ! grep -q "@1xINTERNET:registry=https://git.1xinternet.de/api/v4/projects/1121/packages/npm/" ~/.npmrc; then
-    echo "@1xINTERNET:registry=https://git.1xinternet.de/api/v4/projects/1121/packages/npm/" >> ~/.npmrc
-fi
+sed_compat -i '/@1xINTERNET:registry=/d' ~/.npmrc
+echo "@1xINTERNET:registry=https://git.1xinternet.de/api/v4/projects/1121/packages/npm/" >> ~/.npmrc
+
+sed_compat -i '/@1xinternet:registry=/d' ~/.npmrc
+echo "@1xinternet:registry=https://git.1xinternet.de/api/v4/groups/4/-/packages/npm/" >> ~/.npmrc
 
 # Start the DDEV project (so containers run).
 ddev start
@@ -133,35 +145,11 @@ else
     echo "NOTE: Skipping host Composer config update (non-interactive mode)."
 fi
 
-# Verify it directly from your host using ddev exec:
+# Verify .npmrc in container (already written to host directly, no need to persist back).
 echo "Verifying .npmrc"
 ddev exec "cat \$HOME/.npmrc"
-if [ -z "$DDEV_NON_INTERACTIVE" ] || [ "$DDEV_NON_INTERACTIVE" = "0" ]; then
-    echo
-    echo "We can now update the NPM config on your host machine"
-    echo "to make this change persistent."
-    echo
-    echo "Note:"
-    echo "This will replace your existing NPM config file"
-    echo "(~/.npmrc)."
-    echo "Any custom settings in that file"
-    echo "will be overwritten."
-    echo
-    read -p "Update the NPM config on your host machine? (Y/n): " -n 1 -r REPLY
-    echo
-    REPLY=${REPLY:-Y}
-    if [[ $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
-        ddev exec "cat \$HOME/.npmrc" > ~/.npmrc
-        echo "Host NPM config updated."
-    else
-        echo "Host NPM config was not changed."
-    fi
-else
-    echo "NOTE: Skipping host NPM config update (non-interactive mode)."
-fi
 
 # Restart so everything is fully synced.
-ddev stop
-ddev start
+ddev restart
 
 echo "Setup complete!"
diff --git a/tests/test.bats b/tests/test.bats
index d12855b..5f58ef7 100644
--- a/tests/test.bats
+++ b/tests/test.bats
@@ -44,7 +44,10 @@ teardown() {
   run ddev exec "npm config get @1xINTERNET:registry"
     [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
     [ "$output" = "https://git.1xinternet.de/api/v4/projects/1121/packages/npm/" ]
+  run ddev exec "npm config get @1xinternet:registry"
+    [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+    [ "$output" = "https://git.1xinternet.de/api/v4/groups/4/-/packages/npm/" ]
   run ddev exec "grep '=123' ~/.npmrc"
     [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
-    [ "$output" = "//git.1xinternet.de/api/v4/packages/npm/:_authToken=123" ]
+    [ "$output" = "//git.1xinternet.de/:_authToken=123" ]
  }
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