diff --git a/src-ui/e2e/admin/settings.spec.ts b/src-ui/e2e/admin/settings.spec.ts
index e90bd7d82..ed651fd5d 100644
--- a/src-ui/e2e/admin/settings.spec.ts
+++ b/src-ui/e2e/admin/settings.spec.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test'
+import path from 'node:path'
 
-const REQUESTS_HAR = 'e2e/admin/requests/api-settings.har'
+const REQUESTS_HAR = path.join(__dirname, 'requests/api-settings.har')
 
 test('should activate / deactivate save button when settings change', async ({
   page,
diff --git a/src-ui/e2e/dashboard/dashboard.spec.ts b/src-ui/e2e/dashboard/dashboard.spec.ts
index 7d397c459..f062b63e7 100644
--- a/src-ui/e2e/dashboard/dashboard.spec.ts
+++ b/src-ui/e2e/dashboard/dashboard.spec.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test'
+import path from 'node:path'
 
-const REQUESTS_HAR1 = 'e2e/dashboard/requests/api-dashboard1.har'
-const REQUESTS_HAR2 = 'e2e/dashboard/requests/api-dashboard2.har'
-const REQUESTS_HAR3 = 'e2e/dashboard/requests/api-dashboard3.har'
-const REQUESTS_HAR4 = 'e2e/dashboard/requests/api-dashboard4.har'
+const REQUESTS_HAR1 = path.join(__dirname, 'requests/api-dashboard1.har')
+const REQUESTS_HAR2 = path.join(__dirname, 'requests/api-dashboard2.har')
+const REQUESTS_HAR3 = path.join(__dirname, 'requests/api-dashboard3.har')
+const REQUESTS_HAR4 = path.join(__dirname, 'requests/api-dashboard4.har')
 
 test('dashboard inbox link', async ({ page }) => {
   await page.routeFromHAR(REQUESTS_HAR1, { notFound: 'fallback' })
diff --git a/src-ui/e2e/document-detail/document-detail.spec.ts b/src-ui/e2e/document-detail/document-detail.spec.ts
index 7f5b28c47..39e503fff 100644
--- a/src-ui/e2e/document-detail/document-detail.spec.ts
+++ b/src-ui/e2e/document-detail/document-detail.spec.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test'
+import path from 'node:path'
 
-const REQUESTS_HAR = 'e2e/document-detail/requests/api-document-detail.har'
-const REQUESTS_HAR2 = 'e2e/document-detail/requests/api-document-detail2.har'
+const REQUESTS_HAR = path.join(__dirname, 'requests/api-document-detail.har')
+const REQUESTS_HAR2 = path.join(__dirname, 'requests/api-document-detail2.har')
 
 test('should activate / deactivate save button when changes are saved', async ({
   page,
diff --git a/src-ui/e2e/document-list/document-list.spec.ts b/src-ui/e2e/document-list/document-list.spec.ts
index 7cacdfcd0..d624a92ad 100644
--- a/src-ui/e2e/document-list/document-list.spec.ts
+++ b/src-ui/e2e/document-list/document-list.spec.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test'
+import path from 'node:path'
 
-const REQUESTS_HAR1 = 'e2e/document-list/requests/api-document-list1.har'
-const REQUESTS_HAR2 = 'e2e/document-list/requests/api-document-list2.har'
-const REQUESTS_HAR3 = 'e2e/document-list/requests/api-document-list3.har'
-const REQUESTS_HAR4 = 'e2e/document-list/requests/api-document-list4.har'
-const REQUESTS_HAR5 = 'e2e/document-list/requests/api-document-list5.har'
-const REQUESTS_HAR6 = 'e2e/document-list/requests/api-document-list6.har'
+const REQUESTS_HAR1 = path.join(__dirname, 'requests/api-document-list1.har')
+const REQUESTS_HAR2 = path.join(__dirname, 'requests/api-document-list2.har')
+const REQUESTS_HAR3 = path.join(__dirname, 'requests/api-document-list3.har')
+const REQUESTS_HAR4 = path.join(__dirname, 'requests/api-document-list4.har')
+const REQUESTS_HAR5 = path.join(__dirname, 'requests/api-document-list5.har')
+const REQUESTS_HAR6 = path.join(__dirname, 'requests/api-document-list6.har')
 
 test('basic filtering', async ({ page }) => {
   await page.routeFromHAR(REQUESTS_HAR1, { notFound: 'fallback' })
diff --git a/src-ui/e2e/permissions/global-permissions.spec.ts b/src-ui/e2e/permissions/global-permissions.spec.ts
index 69c6f94d1..5cbc0df46 100644
--- a/src-ui/e2e/permissions/global-permissions.spec.ts
+++ b/src-ui/e2e/permissions/global-permissions.spec.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test'
+import path from 'node:path'
 
-const REQUESTS_HAR = 'e2e/permissions/requests/api-global-permissions.har'
+const REQUESTS_HAR = path.join(__dirname, 'requests/api-global-permissions.har')
 
 test('should not allow user to edit settings', async ({ page }) => {
   await page.routeFromHAR(REQUESTS_HAR, { notFound: 'fallback' })
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/filter-editor/filter-editor.component.html b/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/filter-editor/filter-editor.component.html
index 39e51a123..da789aaf6 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/filter-editor/filter-editor.component.html
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/filter-editor/filter-editor.component.html
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
   <div class="col-auto">
     <div class="d-flex flex-wrap gap-3">
       <div class="d-flex flex-wrap gap-2">
-        @if (permissionsService.currentUserCan(PermissionAction.View, PermissionType.Tag)) {
+        @if (permissionsService.currentUserCan(PermissionAction.View, PermissionType.Tag) && tags.length > 0) {
           <pngx-filterable-dropdown class="flex-fill" title="Tags" icon="tag-fill" i18n-title
           filterPlaceholder="Filter tags" i18n-filterPlaceholder
           [items]="tags"
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
           [disabled]="disabled"
           shortcutKey="t"></pngx-filterable-dropdown>
         }
-        @if (permissionsService.currentUserCan(PermissionAction.View, PermissionType.Correspondent)) {
+        @if (permissionsService.currentUserCan(PermissionAction.View, PermissionType.Correspondent) && correspondents.length > 0) {
           <pngx-filterable-dropdown class="flex-fill" title="Correspondent" icon="person-fill" i18n-title
           filterPlaceholder="Filter correspondents" i18n-filterPlaceholder
           [items]="correspondents"
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
           [disabled]="disabled"
           shortcutKey="y"></pngx-filterable-dropdown>
         }
-        @if (permissionsService.currentUserCan(PermissionAction.View, PermissionType.DocumentType)) {
+        @if (permissionsService.currentUserCan(PermissionAction.View, PermissionType.DocumentType) && documentTypes.length > 0) {
             <pngx-filterable-dropdown class="flex-fill" title="Document type" icon="file-earmark-fill" i18n-title
             filterPlaceholder="Filter document types" i18n-filterPlaceholder
             [items]="documentTypes"