diff --git a/.github/workflows/component-tests_kitbook.yml b/.github/workflows/component-tests_kitbook.yml
index 48811a1b..339a7335 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/component-tests_kitbook.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/component-tests_kitbook.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
         run: pnpm install
 
       - name: Run Playwright Component tests
-        run: pnpm build && pnpm -F kitbook test:components
+        run: pnpm build && pnpm -F kitbook test:components:update
         env:
           CI: true
           PLAYWRIGHT_BASE_URL: ${{ github.event.deployment_status.target_url }}
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions-hub/gcloud@master
         env:
           PROJECT_ID: components-check
-          APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS: ${{ secrets.GCS_COMPONENT_CHECK_BUCKETS_CREDENTIALS }}
+          APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS: ${{ secrets.GCS_COMPONENT_CHECK_BUCKETS_CREDENTIALS_BASE64 }}
         with:
           args: storage rm gs://component-snapshots/kitbook/main/** --verbosity=critical # set verbosity to ignore errors emitted when nothing is found to delete
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/component-tests_template.yml b/.github/workflows/component-tests_template.yml
index abb7c63f..12ba0f41 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/component-tests_template.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/component-tests_template.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions-hub/gcloud@master
         env:
           PROJECT_ID: components-check
-          APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS: ${{ secrets.GCS_COMPONENT_CHECK_BUCKETS_CREDENTIALS }}
+          APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS: ${{ secrets.GCS_COMPONENT_CHECK_BUCKETS_CREDENTIALS_BASE64 }}
         with:
           args: storage rm gs://component-snapshots/kitbook-template/main/** --verbosity=critical # set verbosity to ignore errors emitted when nothing is found to delete
 
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ca6d80fa..0ba26782 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 .DS_Store
 node_modules
 ins.md
+key.json
 
 playwright-report
 test-results
 
 # ensure locally create snapshots are not committed
-*win32.png
\ No newline at end of file
+**/e2e/snapshots/*
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/kitbook/e2e/kitbook.spec.ts b/packages/kitbook/e2e/kitbook.spec.ts
index 20ec1bd2..3432cacd 100644
--- a/packages/kitbook/e2e/kitbook.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/kitbook/e2e/kitbook.spec.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import kitbookConfig from '../kitbook.config'
 const skipFiles = [
   '/docs/1-variants/DefaultSlot',
   '/lib/routes/sandbox/[...file]/+page',
+  '/lib/routes/sandbox/[...file]/mockComponents/NeedsPropsToNotError', // this page intentionally errors
 ]
 
 const variantModules = await getVariants({ skipFiles })
diff --git a/packages/kitbook/package.json b/packages/kitbook/package.json
index 7250bb1c..8b71c67f 100644
--- a/packages/kitbook/package.json
+++ b/packages/kitbook/package.json
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@
     "check": "svelte-check --tsconfig ./tsconfig.json --threshold warning --diagnostic-sources js,svelte",
     "check:watch": "svelte-check --tsconfig ./jsconfig.json --threshold warning --diagnostic-sources js,svelte --watch",
     "test": "vitest",
-    "test:components": "playwright test kitbook --update-snapshots"
+    "test:components": "playwright test kitbook",
+    "test:components:update": "playwright test kitbook --update-snapshots"
   },
   "svelte": "./dist/index.js",
   "peerDependencies": {