diff --git a/examples/todomvc/tests/integration.spec.ts b/examples/todomvc/tests/integration.spec.ts
index 9f910b9e2e..8bc56948bb 100644
--- a/examples/todomvc/tests/integration.spec.ts
+++ b/examples/todomvc/tests/integration.spec.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /* eslint-disable notice/notice */
 
-import { test, expect, Page } from '@playwright/test';
+import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
+import type { Page } from '@playwright/test';
 
 test.describe.configure({ mode: 'parallel' });
 
@@ -396,8 +397,7 @@ test.describe('Routing', () => {
     await expect(page.getByRole('link', { name: 'All' })).toHaveClass('selected');
     await page.getByRole('link', { name: 'Active' }).click();
     // Page change - active items.
-    await expect(page.getByRole('link', { name: 'Active' })).
-    toHaveClass('selected');
+    await expect(page.getByRole('link', { name: 'Active' })).toHaveClass('selected');
     await page.getByRole('link', { name: 'Completed' }).click();
     // Page change - completed items.
     await expect(page.getByRole('link', { name: 'Completed' })).toHaveClass('selected');
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/page.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/page.ts
index 1dd4f79937..0692ac9209 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/page.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/page.ts
@@ -697,8 +697,12 @@ export class Page extends ChannelOwner<channels.PageChannel> implements api.Page
   }
 
   async pause() {
-    if (!require('inspector').url())
-      await this.context()._channel.pause();
+    if (require('inspector').url())
+      return;
+    await Promise.race([
+      this.context()._channel.pause(),
+      this._closedOrCrashedPromise
+    ]);
   }
 
   async pdf(options: PDFOptions = {}): Promise<Buffer> {