diff --git a/src/common/utils.ts b/src/common/utils.ts
index 73f16cc7..e2328fb7 100644
--- a/src/common/utils.ts
+++ b/src/common/utils.ts
@@ -38,10 +38,9 @@ export const generateProjectionParams = ({ userFields }: GenerateProjectionParam
 
 
 export const nonEmptyCommaSeparatedStringSchema = z.
-  string().
-  min(1, { message: "Filter expression must be at least 1 character long." }).
-  transform((val) => val.split(',').map((item) => item.trim())).
-  pipe(z.array(z.string()).nonempty());
+  array(z.string().min(1)).
+  min(1, { message: "Filter expression must select at least one item." }).
+  transform((val) => val.map((item) => item.trim()))
 
 type GetDefaultFilteringQuerystringInput = {
   defaultSelect: string[];
@@ -49,8 +48,8 @@ type GetDefaultFilteringQuerystringInput = {
 export const getDefaultFilteringQuerystring = ({ defaultSelect }: GetDefaultFilteringQuerystringInput) => {
   return {
     select: z.optional(nonEmptyCommaSeparatedStringSchema).default(defaultSelect).meta({
-      description: "Comma-seperated list of attributes to return",
-      ...(defaultSelect.length === 0 ? { default: "<ALL ATTRIBUTES>" } : {})
+      description: "A list of attributes to return.",
+      ...(defaultSelect.length === 0 ? { default: ["<ALL ATTRIBUTES>"] } : { example: defaultSelect })
     })
   };
 };
diff --git a/src/ui/pages/roomRequest/RoomRequestLanding.page.tsx b/src/ui/pages/roomRequest/RoomRequestLanding.page.tsx
index d033b6cd..13756e98 100644
--- a/src/ui/pages/roomRequest/RoomRequestLanding.page.tsx
+++ b/src/ui/pages/roomRequest/RoomRequestLanding.page.tsx
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ export const ManageRoomRequestsPage: React.FC = () => {
         host: string;
         status: RoomRequestStatus;
       }[]
-    >(`/api/v1/roomRequests/${semester}?select=requestId,title,host,status`);
+    >(
+      `/api/v1/roomRequests/${semester}?select=requestId&select=title&select=host&select=status`,
+    );
     return response.data.map((x) => ({ ...x, semester }));
   };
 
diff --git a/tests/e2e/base.ts b/tests/e2e/base.ts
index 58153b49..57967446 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/base.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/base.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,9 @@ export function capitalizeFirstLetter(string: string) {
 }
 
 async function becomeUser(page: Page) {
-  await page.goto("https://core.aws.qa.acmuiuc.org/login");
+  await page.goto(
+    process.env.E2E_TEST_HOST || "https://core.aws.qa.acmuiuc.org/login",
+  );
   await page
     .getByRole("button", { name: "Sign in with Illinois NetID" })
     .click();
@@ -58,7 +60,9 @@ async function becomeUser(page: Page) {
     .fill(secrets["PLAYWRIGHT_USERNAME"]);
   await page.getByPlaceholder("NetID@illinois.edu").press("Enter");
   await page.getByPlaceholder("Password").click();
-  await page.getByPlaceholder("Password").fill(secrets["PLAYWRIGHT_PASSWORD"]);
+  await page.getByPlaceholder("Password").evaluate((input, password) => {
+    (input as any).value = password;
+  }, secrets["PLAYWRIGHT_PASSWORD"]);
   await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Sign in" }).click();
   await page.getByRole("button", { name: "No" }).click();
 }
diff --git a/tests/e2e/roomRequests.spec.ts b/tests/e2e/roomRequests.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7e857506
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e/roomRequests.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import { expect } from "@playwright/test";
+import { test } from "./base.js";
+import { describe } from "node:test";
+
+describe("Room Requests Tests", () => {
+  test("A user can see the room requests screen", async ({
+    page,
+    becomeUser,
+  }) => {
+    await becomeUser(page);
+    await expect(
+      page.locator("a").filter({ hasText: "Management Portal DEV ENV" }),
+    ).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(
+      page.locator("a").filter({ hasText: "Room Requests" }),
+    ).toBeVisible();
+    await page.locator("a").filter({ hasText: "Room Requests" }).click();
+    await expect(page.getByRole("heading")).toContainText("Room Requests");
+    await page.locator("button").filter({ hasText: "New Request" }).click();
+    await expect(page.getByText("Basic Information")).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(page.getByText("Compliance Information")).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(page.getByText("Room Requirements")).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(page.getByText("Miscellaneous Information")).toBeVisible();
+    await page
+      .locator("button")
+      .filter({ hasText: "Existing Requests" })
+      .click();
+    await expect(page.locator(".mantine-Loader-root")).toHaveCount(0);
+  });
+});