diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/frames.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/frames.ts
index 042f07c544..e931bdcf5f 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/server/frames.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/server/frames.ts
@@ -908,7 +908,7 @@ export class Frame extends SdkObject {
         result.dispose();
         return null;
       }
-      const element = state === 'attached' || state === 'visible' ? await result.evaluateHandle(r => r.element) : null;
+      const element = state === 'attached' || state === 'visible' ? await result.evaluateHandle(r => r.element as Element) : null;
       result.dispose();
       if (!element) {
         return null;
diff --git a/packages/playwright/src/isomorphic/teleSuiteUpdater.ts b/packages/playwright/src/isomorphic/teleSuiteUpdater.ts
index 82ef9b9fc4..3629450c63 100644
--- a/packages/playwright/src/isomorphic/teleSuiteUpdater.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright/src/isomorphic/teleSuiteUpdater.ts
@@ -162,7 +162,8 @@ export class TeleSuiteUpdater {
   processTestReportEvent(message: any) {
     // The order of receiver dispatches matters here, we want to assign `lastRunTestCount`
     // before we use it.
-    this._lastRunReceiver?.dispatch(message).catch(() => { });
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unnecessary-condition
+    this._lastRunReceiver?.dispatch(message)?.catch(() => { });
     this._receiver.dispatch(message)?.catch(() => { });
   }