diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests_components.yml b/.github/workflows/tests_components.yml
index d2909fbeee..bd1d4396b3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests_components.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests_components.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
       with:
-        # Component tests require Node.js 16+ (they require ESM via TS)
         node-version: 16
     - run: npm i -g npm@8
     - run: npm ci
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests_primary.yml b/.github/workflows/tests_primary.yml
index 43ed9b9428..9e3881dd0d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests_primary.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests_primary.yml
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ jobs:
           - os: ubuntu-22.04
             node-version: 18
             browser: chromium
+          - os: ubuntu-22.04
+            node-version: 20
+            browser: chromium
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
@@ -241,7 +244,6 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
       with:
-        # Component tests require Node.js 16+ (they require ESM via TS)
         node-version: 16
     - run: npm ci
       env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests_secondary.yml b/.github/workflows/tests_secondary.yml
index 1fa3214680..956ea6a9a8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests_secondary.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests_secondary.yml
@@ -102,9 +102,9 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         include:
         - os: ubuntu-latest
-          node_version: "^18.0.0"
+          node_version: 18
         - os: ubuntu-latest
-          node_version: "^16.0.0"
+          node_version: 20
     timeout-minutes: 30
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
diff --git a/tests/config/testserver/index.ts b/tests/config/testserver/index.ts
index 230e1ee065..ded1c1c7d5 100644
--- a/tests/config/testserver/index.ts
+++ b/tests/config/testserver/index.ts
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ export class TestServer {
     if (err) {
       response.statusCode = 404;
       response.setHeader('Content-Type', 'text/plain');
-      response.end(`File not found: ${filePath}`);
+      response.end(request.method !== 'HEAD' ? `File not found: ${filePath}` : null);
       return;
     }
     const extension = filePath.substring(filePath.lastIndexOf('.') + 1);
@@ -269,9 +269,9 @@ export class TestServer {
       const result = await gzipAsync(data);
       // The HTTP transaction might be already terminated after async hop here.
       if (!response.writableEnded)
-        response.end(result);
+        response.end(request.method !== 'HEAD' ? result : null);
     } else {
-      response.end(data);
+      response.end(request.method !== 'HEAD' ? data : null);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/tests/library/browsercontext-storage-state.spec.ts b/tests/library/browsercontext-storage-state.spec.ts
index 8319ef892e..bf64f2c074 100644
--- a/tests/library/browsercontext-storage-state.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/library/browsercontext-storage-state.spec.ts
@@ -209,5 +209,8 @@ it('should handle malformed file', async ({ contextFactory }, testInfo) => {
   const error = await contextFactory({
     storageState: file,
   }).catch(e => e);
-  expect(error.message).toContain(`Error reading storage state from ${file}:\nUnexpected token o in JSON at position 1`);
+  if (+process.versions.node.split('.')[0] > 18)
+    expect(error.message).toContain(`Error reading storage state from ${file}:\nUnexpected token 'o', \"not-json\" is not valid JSON`);
+  else
+    expect(error.message).toContain(`Error reading storage state from ${file}:\nUnexpected token o in JSON at position 1`);
 });