diff --git a/Directory.Build.props b/Directory.Build.props
index 584b8fd..6838f67 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/Directory.Build.props
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@
         <RepositoryUrl>https://github.com/managedcode/IntegrationTestBaseKit</RepositoryUrl>
         <PackageProjectUrl>https://github.com/managedcode/IntegrationTestBaseKit</PackageProjectUrl>
         <Product>Managed Code - IntegrationTestBaseKit</Product>
-        <Version>0.0.1</Version>
-        <PackageVersion>0.0.1</PackageVersion>
+        <Version>0.0.2</Version>
+        <PackageVersion>0.0.2</PackageVersion>
 
     </PropertyGroup>
     <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(GITHUB_ACTIONS)' == 'true'">
diff --git a/ManagedCode.IntegrationTestBaseKit.Tests/HealthTests.cs b/ManagedCode.IntegrationTestBaseKit.Tests/HealthTests.cs
index 2b41895..d0318dc 100644
--- a/ManagedCode.IntegrationTestBaseKit.Tests/HealthTests.cs
+++ b/ManagedCode.IntegrationTestBaseKit.Tests/HealthTests.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 using FluentAssertions;
+using TestBlazorApp;
+using Testcontainers.Azurite;
+using Testcontainers.PostgreSql;
 using Xunit.Abstractions;
 
 namespace ManagedCode.IntegrationTestBaseKit.Tests;
@@ -23,4 +26,18 @@ public async Task BrowserHealthTest()
             .Should()
             .BeTrue();
     }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ConnectionStringTest()
+    {
+        StaticContainer.AzureBlobConnectionString
+            .Should()
+            .Be(testApplication.GetContainer<AzuriteContainer>()
+                .GetConnectionString());
+
+        StaticContainer.PostgreSqlConnectionString
+            .Should()
+            .Be(testApplication.GetContainer<PostgreSqlContainer>("postgree")
+                .GetConnectionString());
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/ManagedCode.IntegrationTestBaseKit.Tests/TestApp.cs b/ManagedCode.IntegrationTestBaseKit.Tests/TestApp.cs
index 3f1eaea..0a33fa9 100644
--- a/ManagedCode.IntegrationTestBaseKit.Tests/TestApp.cs
+++ b/ManagedCode.IntegrationTestBaseKit.Tests/TestApp.cs
@@ -13,4 +13,12 @@ protected override async Task ConfigureTestContainers()
         AddContainer(new AzuriteBuilder().Build());
         AddContainer("postgree", new PostgreSqlBuilder().Build());
     }
+
+    protected override void ConfigureConfiguration()
+    {
+        SetConfigurationValue("AzureBlob", GetContainer<AzuriteContainer>()
+            .GetConnectionString());
+        SetConfigurationValue("ConnectionStrings:PostgreSql", GetContainer<PostgreSqlContainer>("postgree")
+            .GetConnectionString());
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/ManagedCode.IntegrationTestBaseKit.XUnit/BaseXUnitTestApp.cs b/ManagedCode.IntegrationTestBaseKit.XUnit/BaseXUnitTestApp.cs
index b6d8c87..b0937c7 100644
--- a/ManagedCode.IntegrationTestBaseKit.XUnit/BaseXUnitTestApp.cs
+++ b/ManagedCode.IntegrationTestBaseKit.XUnit/BaseXUnitTestApp.cs
@@ -2,11 +2,16 @@
 
 namespace ManagedCode.IntegrationTestBaseKit.XUnit;
 
-public abstract class BaseXUnitTestApp<TEntryPoint> : BaseTestApp<TEntryPoint>, IAsyncLifetime 
-    where TEntryPoint : class
+public abstract class BaseXUnitTestApp<TEntryPoint> : BaseTestApp<TEntryPoint>, IAsyncLifetime where TEntryPoint : class
 {
+    async Task IAsyncLifetime.InitializeAsync()
+    {
+        await InitializeAsync();
+        CreateHttpClient();
+    }
+
     async Task IAsyncLifetime.DisposeAsync()
     {
-        await base.DisposeAsync();
+        await DisposeAsync();
     }
 }
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diff --git a/ManagedCode.IntegrationTestBaseKit/BaseTestApp.cs b/ManagedCode.IntegrationTestBaseKit/BaseTestApp.cs
index a59442c..d851774 100644
--- a/ManagedCode.IntegrationTestBaseKit/BaseTestApp.cs
+++ b/ManagedCode.IntegrationTestBaseKit/BaseTestApp.cs
@@ -5,17 +5,20 @@
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.Connections.Client;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Testing;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.SignalR.Client;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
 using Microsoft.Playwright;
 
 namespace ManagedCode.IntegrationTestBaseKit;
 
-public abstract class BaseTestApp<TEntryPoint> : WebApplicationFactory<TEntryPoint> 
-    where TEntryPoint : class
+public abstract class BaseTestApp<TEntryPoint> : WebApplicationFactory<TEntryPoint> where TEntryPoint : class
 {
     private IHost? _host;
 
+    private readonly ConfigurationBuilder ConfigurationBuilder = new();
+
+    protected virtual bool UsePlaywright { get; } = true;
     private PlaywrightWrapper Fixture { get; } = new();
 
     protected Dictionary<string, DockerContainer> Containers { get; } = new();
@@ -62,18 +65,44 @@ public T GetContainer<T>() where T : DockerContainer
     public virtual async Task InitializeAsync()
     {
         await ConfigureTestContainers();
-        await Fixture.InitializeAsync();
+
+        if (UsePlaywright)
+            await Fixture.InitializeAsync();
+
         foreach (var container in Containers)
             await container.Value.StartAsync();
     }
 
     protected override IHost CreateHost(IHostBuilder builder)
     {
+        ConfigureConfiguration();
+        var configuration = ConfigurationBuilder.Build();
+        builder.ConfigureWebHost(hostBuilder =>
+        {
+            foreach (var setting in configuration.AsEnumerable(true))
+                hostBuilder.UseSetting(setting.Key, setting.Value);
+        });
+
+        // Create the host for TestServer now before we  
+        // modify the builder to use Kestrel instead.    
         var testHost = builder.Build();
+
+        // Modify the host builder to use Kestrel instead  
+        // of TestServer so we can listen on a real address.    
         builder.ConfigureWebHost(hostBuilder => hostBuilder.UseKestrel());
-        _host = builder.Build();
+
+        // Create and start the Kestrel server before the test server,  
+        // otherwise due to the way the deferred host builder works    
+        // for minimal hosting, the server will not get "initialized    
+        // enough" for the address it is listening on to be available.    
+        // See https://github.com/dotnet/aspnetcore/issues/33846.    
+        _host = builder.Build(); //base.CreateHost(builder);
         _host.Start();
 
+        // Extract the selected dynamic port out of the Kestrel server  
+        // and assign it onto the client options for convenience so it    
+        // "just works" as otherwise it'll be the default http://localhost    
+        // URL, which won't route to the Kestrel-hosted HTTP server.     
         var server = _host.Services.GetRequiredService<IServer>();
         var addressFeature = server.Features.Get<IServerAddressesFeature>();
         ClientOptions.BaseAddress = addressFeature!.Addresses
@@ -84,13 +113,9 @@ protected override IHost CreateHost(IHostBuilder builder)
         return testHost;
     }
 
-    protected override void ConfigureWebHost(IWebHostBuilder builder)
-    {
-        builder.UseEnvironment("Development");
-    }
-
     public override async ValueTask DisposeAsync()
     {
+        _host?.Dispose();
         await Fixture.DisposeAsync();
         foreach (var container in Containers)
         {
@@ -125,6 +150,9 @@ public HubConnection CreateSignalRClient(string hubUrl, Action<HubConnectionBuil
 
     public async Task<IPage> OpenNewPage(string url)
     {
+        if (!UsePlaywright)
+            throw new InvalidOperationException("Playwright is not enabled");
+
         var fullUrl = new Uri(ServerUri, url).ToString();
         var context = await Browser.NewContextAsync();
         var page = await context.NewPageAsync();
@@ -144,4 +172,10 @@ protected void AddContainer(DockerContainer container)
     }
 
     protected abstract Task ConfigureTestContainers();
+    protected abstract void ConfigureConfiguration();
+
+    protected void SetConfigurationValue(string key, string value)
+    {
+        ConfigurationBuilder.AddInMemoryCollection(new Dictionary<string, string> { { key, value } }!);
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 75758ac..47d20d1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ dotnet add package ManagedCode.IntegrationTestBaseKit
 ```
 
 for xUnit integration use the following command:
+
 ```sh
 dotnet add package ManagedCode.ManagedCode.IntegrationTestBaseKit.XUnit
 ```
diff --git a/TestBlazorApp/Program.cs b/TestBlazorApp/Program.cs
index baa38c1..b542d3c 100644
--- a/TestBlazorApp/Program.cs
+++ b/TestBlazorApp/Program.cs
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ public static void Main(string[] args)
             .AddHealthChecks()
             .AddCheck("self", () => HealthCheckResult.Healthy(), ["live"]);
 
+
+        StaticContainer.PostgreSqlConnectionString = builder.Configuration.GetConnectionString("PostgreSql");
+        StaticContainer.AzureBlobConnectionString = builder.Configuration.GetValue<string>("AzureBlob");
+
+
         var app = builder.Build();
 
         // Configure the HTTP request pipeline.
diff --git a/TestBlazorApp/StaticContainer.cs b/TestBlazorApp/StaticContainer.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba9f037
--- /dev/null
+++ b/TestBlazorApp/StaticContainer.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+namespace TestBlazorApp;
+
+public static class StaticContainer
+{
+    public static string PostgreSqlConnectionString;
+    public static string AzureBlobConnectionString;
+}
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