diff --git a/packages/playwright-ct-core/src/vitePlugin.ts b/packages/playwright-ct-core/src/vitePlugin.ts
index 57a332d18b..04698348cd 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-ct-core/src/vitePlugin.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-ct-core/src/vitePlugin.ts
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ export function createPlugin(): TestRunnerPlugin {
     },
 
     runDevServer: async (config: FullConfigInternal) => {
-      await runDevServer(config);
+      return await runDevServer(config);
     }
   };
 }