diff --git a/packages/playwright/src/program.ts b/packages/playwright/src/program.ts
index 54c6f768c4..803b9d2291 100644
--- a/packages/playwright/src/program.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright/src/program.ts
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ async function runTests(args: string[], opts: { [key: string]: any }) {
   config.cliGrepInvert = opts.grepInvert as string | undefined;
   config.cliListOnly = !!opts.list;
   config.cliProjectFilter = opts.project || undefined;
-  config.cliPassWithNoTests =opts.passWithNoTests;
+  config.cliPassWithNoTests = !!opts.passWithNoTests;
   config.cliFailOnFlakyTests = !!opts.failOnFlakyTests;
 
   const runner = new Runner(config);