diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/registry/index.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/registry/index.ts
index 3d7664b16b..eddf206c7d 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/registry/index.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/registry/index.ts
@@ -503,11 +503,11 @@ export class Registry {
       browserName: 'chromium',
       directory: chromiumHeadlessShell.dir,
       executablePath: () => chromiumHeadlessShellExecutable,
-      executablePathOrDie: (sdkLanguage: string) => executablePathOrDie('chromium', chromiumHeadlessShellExecutable, chromium.installByDefault, sdkLanguage),
+      executablePathOrDie: (sdkLanguage: string) => executablePathOrDie('chromium-headless-shell', chromiumHeadlessShellExecutable, chromiumHeadlessShell.installByDefault, sdkLanguage),
       installType: 'download-on-demand',
       _validateHostRequirements: (sdkLanguage: string) => this._validateHostRequirements(sdkLanguage, 'chromium', chromiumHeadlessShell.dir, ['chrome-linux'], [], ['chrome-win']),
       downloadURLs: this._downloadURLs(chromiumHeadlessShell),
-      browserVersion: chromium.browserVersion,
+      browserVersion: chromiumHeadlessShell.browserVersion,
       _install: () => this._downloadExecutable(chromiumHeadlessShell, chromiumHeadlessShellExecutable),
       _dependencyGroup: 'chromium',
       _isHermeticInstallation: true,