diff --git a/src/server/supplements/recorder/recorderApp.ts b/src/server/supplements/recorder/recorderApp.ts
index 454f232e19..d6ce54bc47 100644
--- a/src/server/supplements/recorder/recorderApp.ts
+++ b/src/server/supplements/recorder/recorderApp.ts
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ export class RecorderApp extends EventEmitter {
   }
 
   static async open(inspectedContext: BrowserContext): Promise<RecorderApp> {
-    const recorderPlaywright = require('../../playwright').createPlaywright(true) as import('../../playwright').Playwright;
+    const recorderPlaywright = (require('../../playwright').createPlaywright as typeof import('../../playwright').createPlaywright)('javascript', true) as import('../../playwright').Playwright;
     const args = [
       '--app=data:text/html,',
       '--window-size=600,600',
diff --git a/tests/config/baseTest.ts b/tests/config/baseTest.ts
index 8d1a8504a6..062ba168dd 100644
--- a/tests/config/baseTest.ts
+++ b/tests/config/baseTest.ts
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class DriverMode {
 }
 
 class ServiceMode {
-  private _client: any;
+  private _client: import('../../src/remote/playwrightClient').PlaywrightClient;
   private _serviceProcess: childProcess.ChildProcess;
 
   async setup(workerIndex: number) {