Version

1.48.1

Steps to reproduce

npx playwright test --ui

UI open without any issue.

Run small amount of tests, no issue.

Run 2000+ visual comparison test.

Expected behavior

Finish all tests without error and UI should not crash.

Actual behavior

The UI crashed before showing the report at the end of the test with the following errors:

/node_modules/playwright-core/lib/server/chromium/crConnection.js:129
if (this._crashed || this._closed || this._connection._closed || this._connection._browserDisconnectedLogs) throw new _protocolError.ProtocolError(this._crashed ? 'crashed' : 'closed', undefined, this._connection._browserDisconnectedLogs);
^

ProtocolError:
at CRSession.send (/private/var/www/automated-test/node_modules/playwright-core/lib/server/chromium/crConnection.js:129:119)
at CRPage.bringToFront (/private/var/www/automated-test/node_modules/playwright-core/lib/server/chromium/crPage.js:185:42)
at Page.bringToFront (/private/var/www/automated-test/node_modules/playwright-core/lib/server/page.js:385:26)
at CRBrowserContext. (/private/var/www/automated-test/node_modules/playwright-core/lib/server/launchApp.js:51:20)
at CRBrowserContext.emit (node:events:519:28)
at Page.emitOnContext (/private/var/www/automated-test/node_modules/playwright-core/lib/server/page.js:128:26)
at Page.reportAsNew (/private/var/www/automated-test/node_modules/playwright-core/lib/server/page.js:111:10)
at CRPage._reportAsNew (/private/var/www/automated-test/node_modules/playwright-core/lib/server/chromium/crPage.js:129:16)
at /private/var/www/automated-test/node_modules/playwright-core/lib/server/chromium/crPage.js:118:12 {
type: 'crashed',
method: undefined,
logs: undefined
}

Node.js v22.9.0

Additional context

The same tests can run inside of the VS code with Playwright extension without any error.

Environment

macOS 15.0.1
CPU: Apple M1 Max
Memory: 32 GB
Store: 929.95 GB available

Node.js v22.9.0
NPM 10.8.3
@playwright/test@1.48.1
Chromium Version 130.0.6723.31 (Developer Build) (arm64)