diff --git a/bruno/neon-sprawl-server/perk-state/Post branch select deny branch already chosen.bru b/bruno/neon-sprawl-server/perk-state/Post branch select deny branch already chosen.bru
index c64f45d..0503cb1 100644
--- a/bruno/neon-sprawl-server/perk-state/Post branch select deny branch already chosen.bru	
+++ b/bruno/neon-sprawl-server/perk-state/Post branch select deny branch already chosen.bru	
@@ -10,39 +10,40 @@ docs {
 }
 
 script:pre-request {
-  const baseUrl = bru.getVar("baseUrl");
-  const grant = await bru.sendRequest({
-    method: "POST",
-    url: `${baseUrl}/game/players/dev-local-1/skill-progression`,
-    headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
-    data: {
+  const axios = require("axios");
+  const baseUrl = bru.getEnvVar("baseUrl") || bru.getVar("baseUrl");
+  const playerId = bru.getEnvVar("playerId") || bru.getVar("playerId");
+  const jsonHeaders = { headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" } };
+  const grant = await axios.post(
+    `${baseUrl}/game/players/${playerId}/skill-progression`,
+    {
       schemaVersion: 1,
       skillId: "salvage",
       amount: 100,
       sourceKind: "activity",
     },
-  });
+    jsonHeaders,
+  );
   if (grant.status !== 200) {
     throw new Error(`salvage grant failed: ${grant.status}`);
   }
-  const firstPick = await bru.sendRequest({
-    method: "POST",
-    url: `${baseUrl}/game/players/dev-local-1/perk-state`,
-    headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
-    data: {
+  const firstPick = await axios.post(
+    `${baseUrl}/game/players/${playerId}/perk-state`,
+    {
       schemaVersion: 1,
       skillId: "salvage",
       tierIndex: 1,
       branchId: "scrap_efficiency",
     },
-  });
+    jsonHeaders,
+  );
   if (firstPick.status !== 200 || firstPick.data?.selected !== true) {
     throw new Error(`tier-1 pick failed: ${firstPick.status} ${JSON.stringify(firstPick.data)}`);
   }
 }
 
 post {
-  url: {{baseUrl}}/game/players/dev-local-1/perk-state
+  url: {{baseUrl}}/game/players/{{playerId}}/perk-state
   body: json
   auth: none
 }