diff --git a/test/custom-elements/index.js b/test/custom-elements/index.js
index 510bcdf6d4..f86c3532e3 100644
--- a/test/custom-elements/index.js
+++ b/test/custom-elements/index.js
@@ -9,12 +9,13 @@ import { loadConfig, loadSvelte } from '../helpers';
 const assert = fs.readFileSync(`${__dirname}/assert.js`, 'utf-8');
 
 describe('custom-elements', function () {
+	this.timeout(10000);
+
 	let svelte;
 	/** @type {import('@playwright/test').Browser} */
 	let browser;
 
 	before(async function () {
-		this.timeout(10000);
 		svelte = loadSvelte();
 		console.log('[custom-element] Loaded Svelte');
 		browser = await chromium.launch();
diff --git a/test/runtime-playwright/index.js b/test/runtime-playwright/index.js
index 03b64023ed..804300e84f 100644
--- a/test/runtime-playwright/index.js
+++ b/test/runtime-playwright/index.js
@@ -12,12 +12,13 @@ const index = path.resolve('index.mjs');
 
 const assert = fs.readFileSync(`${__dirname}/assert.js`, 'utf-8');
 
-describe('runtime (playwright)', () => {
+describe('runtime (playwright)', function () {
+	this.timeout(10000);
+
 	let svelte;
 	let browser;
 
-	before(async function () {
-		this.timeout(10000);
+	before(async () => {
 		svelte = loadSvelte(false);
 		console.log('[runtime-playwright] Loaded Svelte');