diff --git a/packages/playwright-test/src/reporters/html.ts b/packages/playwright-test/src/reporters/html.ts
index 4b95c7e793..eaa026dc75 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-test/src/reporters/html.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-test/src/reporters/html.ts
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ export async function showHTMLReport(reportFolder: string | undefined, testId?:
   console.log(colors.cyan(`  Serving HTML report at ${url}. Press Ctrl+C to quit.`));
   if (testId)
     url += `#?testId=${testId}`;
-  open(url);
+  await open(url, { wait: true }).catch(() => console.log(`Failed to open browser on ${url}`));
   await new Promise(() => {});
 }