diff --git a/src/server/browserType.ts b/src/server/browserType.ts
index 0056074326..e2149141d7 100644
--- a/src/server/browserType.ts
+++ b/src/server/browserType.ts
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export abstract class BrowserType {
     return browser;
   }
 
-  async launchPersistentContext(userDataDir: string, options: types.LaunchPersistentOptions = {}): Promise<BrowserContext> {
+  async launchPersistentContext(userDataDir?: string, options: types.LaunchPersistentOptions = {}): Promise<BrowserContext> {
     options = validateLaunchOptions(options);
     const persistent: types.BrowserContextOptions = options;
     const controller = new ProgressController();
diff --git a/src/server/chromium/chromium.ts b/src/server/chromium/chromium.ts
index a0a9a043b2..439ea37f7a 100644
--- a/src/server/chromium/chromium.ts
+++ b/src/server/chromium/chromium.ts
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ export class Chromium extends BrowserType {
   }
 }
 
-export const DEFAULT_ARGS = [
+const DEFAULT_ARGS = [
   '--disable-background-networking',
   '--enable-features=NetworkService,NetworkServiceInProcess',
   '--disable-background-timer-throttling',
diff --git a/src/server/supplements/recorder/recorderApp.ts b/src/server/supplements/recorder/recorderApp.ts
index df3a8d3934..6fde54ed43 100644
--- a/src/server/supplements/recorder/recorderApp.ts
+++ b/src/server/supplements/recorder/recorderApp.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import * as os from 'os';
 import * as fs from 'fs';
 import * as path from 'path';
 import * as util from 'util';
@@ -23,7 +22,6 @@ import { Page } from '../../page';
 import { ProgressController } from '../../progress';
 import { createPlaywright } from '../../playwright';
 import { EventEmitter } from 'events';
-import { DEFAULT_ARGS } from '../../chromium/chromium';
 
 const readFileAsync = util.promisify(fs.readFile);
 
@@ -92,15 +90,10 @@ export class RecorderApp extends EventEmitter {
 
   static async open(): Promise<RecorderApp> {
     const recorderPlaywright = createPlaywright(true);
-    const context = await recorderPlaywright.chromium.launchPersistentContext('', {
-      ignoreAllDefaultArgs: true,
+    const context = await recorderPlaywright.chromium.launchPersistentContext(undefined, {
       args: [
-        ...DEFAULT_ARGS,
-        `--user-data-dir=${path.join(os.homedir(),'.playwright-app')}`,
-        '--remote-debugging-pipe',
         '--app=data:text/html,',
         '--window-size=300,800',
-        '--no-sandbox',
       ],
       noDefaultViewport: true
     });