CLI push fails with default --dir path

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space push fails with

Validating your Spacefile...
                                                     
Your Spacefile looks good, proceeding with your push!

✓ Successfully started your build!
✓ Successfully pushed your Spacefile!

~ Pushing your code (27 files) & running build process...

2023/11/23 10:45:15 internal server error
2023/11/23 10:45:15 error: internal error
! Error: failed to push code and create a revision, please try again

while like this finishes fine:

space push --dir `realpath .` 

• space version 0.4.2 with the pre-built arm64 linux binary.