diff --git a/playwright/session-recording/opting-out.spec.ts b/playwright/session-recording/opting-out.spec.ts
index fc70f6c91..63dc7bbd3 100644
--- a/playwright/session-recording/opting-out.spec.ts
+++ b/playwright/session-recording/opting-out.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { expect, test, WindowWithPostHog } from '../utils/posthog-playwright-test-base'
+import { expect, test } from '../utils/posthog-playwright-test-base'
 import { start } from '../utils/setup'
 import { BrowserContext, Page } from '@playwright/test'
 import { PostHogConfig } from '../../src/types'
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ test.describe('Session Recording - opting out', () => {
         await startWith({ opt_out_capturing_by_default: true }, page, context)
 
         await page.waitingForNetworkCausedBy(['**/recorder.js*'], async () => {
-            await page.evaluate(() => {
-                const ph = (window as WindowWithPostHog).posthog
-                ph?.opt_in_capturing()
-                ph?.startSessionRecording()
+            await page.evaluate(async () => {
+                const ph = await page.posthog()
+                ph.opt_in_capturing()
+                ph.startSessionRecording()
             })
         })
 
@@ -78,9 +78,9 @@ test.describe('Session Recording - opting out', () => {
 
         await page.waitingForNetworkCausedBy(['**/recorder.js*'], async () => {
             await page.resetCapturedEvents()
-            await page.evaluate(() => {
-                const ph = (window as WindowWithPostHog).posthog
-                ph?.startSessionRecording()
+            await page.evaluate(async () => {
+                const ph = await page.posthog()
+                ph.startSessionRecording()
             })
         })
 
diff --git a/playwright/session-recording/session-recording-array-full.spec.ts b/playwright/session-recording/session-recording-array-full.spec.ts
index a40cc2bb6..32d544dbe 100644
--- a/playwright/session-recording/session-recording-array-full.spec.ts
+++ b/playwright/session-recording/session-recording-array-full.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { expect, test, WindowWithPostHog } from '../utils/posthog-playwright-test-base'
+import { expect, test } from '../utils/posthog-playwright-test-base'
 import { start } from '../utils/setup'
 
 const startOptions = {
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ test.describe('session recording in array.full.js', () => {
             await page.locator('[data-cy-input]').fill('hello posthog!')
         })
 
-        await page.evaluate(() => {
-            const ph = (window as WindowWithPostHog).posthog
-            ph?.capture('test_registered_property')
+        await page.evaluate(async () => {
+            const ph = await page.posthog()
+            ph.capture('test_registered_property')
         })
 
         await page.expectCapturedEventsToBe(['$pageview', '$snapshot', 'test_registered_property'])
diff --git a/playwright/session-recording/session-recording-ingestion-controls.spec.ts b/playwright/session-recording/session-recording-ingestion-controls.spec.ts
index a2d251c3f..dbbf1581c 100644
--- a/playwright/session-recording/session-recording-ingestion-controls.spec.ts
+++ b/playwright/session-recording/session-recording-ingestion-controls.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { test, WindowWithPostHog } from '../utils/posthog-playwright-test-base'
+import { test } from '../utils/posthog-playwright-test-base'
 import { start } from '../utils/setup'
 import { assertThatRecordingStarted, pollUntilEventCaptured } from '../utils/event-capture-utils'
 
@@ -30,19 +30,19 @@ test.describe('Session recording - multiple ingestion controls', () => {
 
     test('respects sampling when overriding linked flag', async ({ page }) => {
         await page.waitingForNetworkCausedBy(['**/recorder.js*'], async () => {
-            await page.evaluate(() => {
-                const ph = (window as WindowWithPostHog).posthog
-                ph?.opt_in_capturing()
+            await page.evaluate(async () => {
+                const ph = await page.posthog()
+                ph.opt_in_capturing()
                 // this won't start recording because of the linked flag and sample rate
-                ph?.startSessionRecording()
+                ph.startSessionRecording()
             })
         })
 
         await page.expectCapturedEventsToBe(['$opt_in', '$pageview'])
 
-        await page.evaluate(() => {
-            const ph = (window as WindowWithPostHog).posthog
-            ph?.startSessionRecording({ linked_flag: true })
+        await page.evaluate(async () => {
+            const ph = await page.posthog()
+            ph.startSessionRecording({ linked_flag: true })
         })
         await page.locator('[data-cy-input]').type('hello posthog!')
         // there's nothing to wait for... so, just wait a bit
@@ -51,10 +51,10 @@ test.describe('Session recording - multiple ingestion controls', () => {
         await page.expectCapturedEventsToBe(['$opt_in', '$pageview'])
         await page.resetCapturedEvents()
 
-        await page.evaluate(() => {
-            const ph = (window as WindowWithPostHog).posthog
+        await page.evaluate(async () => {
+            const ph = await page.posthog()
             // override all controls
-            ph?.startSessionRecording(true)
+            ph.startSessionRecording(true)
         })
         await page.locator('[data-cy-input]').type('hello posthog!')
         await pollUntilEventCaptured(page, '$snapshot')
diff --git a/playwright/session-recording/session-recording-linked-flags.spec.ts b/playwright/session-recording/session-recording-linked-flags.spec.ts
index 31fbbb844..7ecfa7061 100644
--- a/playwright/session-recording/session-recording-linked-flags.spec.ts
+++ b/playwright/session-recording/session-recording-linked-flags.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { test, WindowWithPostHog } from '../utils/posthog-playwright-test-base'
+import { test } from '../utils/posthog-playwright-test-base'
 import { start } from '../utils/setup'
 import { assertThatRecordingStarted, pollUntilEventCaptured } from '../utils/event-capture-utils'
 
@@ -28,20 +28,20 @@ test.describe('Session recording - linked flags', () => {
 
     test('can opt in and override linked flag', async ({ page }) => {
         await page.waitingForNetworkCausedBy(['**/recorder.js*'], async () => {
-            await page.evaluate(() => {
-                const ph = (window as WindowWithPostHog).posthog
-                ph?.opt_in_capturing()
+            await page.evaluate(async () => {
+                const ph = await page.posthog()
+                ph.opt_in_capturing()
                 // starting does not begin recording because of the linked flag
-                ph?.startSessionRecording()
+                ph.startSessionRecording()
             })
         })
         await page.expectCapturedEventsToBe(['$opt_in', '$pageview'])
 
         await page.resetCapturedEvents()
 
-        await page.evaluate(() => {
-            const ph = (window as WindowWithPostHog).posthog
-            ph?.startSessionRecording({ linked_flag: true })
+        await page.evaluate(async () => {
+            const ph = await page.posthog()
+            ph.startSessionRecording({ linked_flag: true })
         })
         await page.locator('[data-cy-input]').type('hello posthog!')
         await pollUntilEventCaptured(page, '$snapshot')
diff --git a/playwright/session-recording/session-recording-sampling.spec.ts b/playwright/session-recording/session-recording-sampling.spec.ts
index 9d4237f22..3fcf7dd85 100644
--- a/playwright/session-recording/session-recording-sampling.spec.ts
+++ b/playwright/session-recording/session-recording-sampling.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { expect, test, WindowWithPostHog } from '../utils/posthog-playwright-test-base'
+import { expect, test } from '../utils/posthog-playwright-test-base'
 import { start } from '../utils/setup'
 
 const startOptions = {
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ test.describe('Session recording - sampling', () => {
     })
 
     test('can override sampling when starting session recording', async ({ page, context }) => {
-        await page.evaluate(() => {
-            const ph = (window as WindowWithPostHog).posthog
-            ph?.startSessionRecording({ sampling: true })
-            ph?.capture('test_registered_property')
+        await page.evaluate(async () => {
+            const ph = await page.posthog()
+            ph.startSessionRecording({ sampling: true })
+            ph.capture('test_registered_property')
         })
         await page.expectCapturedEventsToBe(['test_registered_property'])
         expect((await page.capturedEvents())[0]['properties']['$session_recording_start_reason']).toEqual(
diff --git a/playwright/session-recording/session-recording.spec.ts b/playwright/session-recording/session-recording.spec.ts
index 454186248..0ecc030fb 100644
--- a/playwright/session-recording/session-recording.spec.ts
+++ b/playwright/session-recording/session-recording.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { expect, test, WindowWithPostHog } from '../utils/posthog-playwright-test-base'
+import { expect, test } from '../utils/posthog-playwright-test-base'
 import { start } from '../utils/setup'
 import { Page } from '@playwright/test'
 import { isUndefined } from '../../src/utils/type-utils'
@@ -74,30 +74,30 @@ test.describe('Session recording - array.js', () => {
     })
 
     test('captures session events', async ({ page }) => {
-        const startingSessionId = await page.evaluate(() => {
-            const ph = (window as WindowWithPostHog).posthog
-            return ph?.get_session_id()
+        const startingSessionId = await page.evaluate(async () => {
+            const ph = await page.posthog()
+            return ph.get_session_id()
         })
         await ensureActivitySendsSnapshots(page, ['$remote_config_received', '$session_options', '$posthog_config'])
 
-        await page.evaluate(() => {
-            const ph = (window as WindowWithPostHog).posthog
-            ph?.stopSessionRecording()
+        await page.evaluate(async () => {
+            const ph = await page.posthog()
+            ph.stopSessionRecording()
         })
 
         await ensureRecordingIsStopped(page)
 
-        await page.evaluate(() => {
-            const ph = (window as WindowWithPostHog).posthog
-            ph?.startSessionRecording()
+        await page.evaluate(async () => {
+            const ph = await page.posthog()
+            ph.startSessionRecording()
         })
 
         await ensureActivitySendsSnapshots(page, ['$session_options', '$posthog_config'])
 
         // the session id is not rotated by stopping and starting the recording
-        const finishingSessionId = await page.evaluate(() => {
-            const ph = (window as WindowWithPostHog).posthog
-            return ph?.get_session_id()
+        const finishingSessionId = await page.evaluate(async () => {
+            const ph = await page.posthog()
+            return ph.get_session_id()
         })
         expect(startingSessionId).toEqual(finishingSessionId)
     })
@@ -139,9 +139,9 @@ test.describe('Session recording - array.js', () => {
             await page.locator('[data-cy-input]').fill('hello posthog!')
         })
 
-        const firstSessionId = await page.evaluate(() => {
-            const ph = (window as WindowWithPostHog).posthog
-            return ph?.get_session_id()
+        const firstSessionId = await page.evaluate(async () => {
+            const ph = await page.posthog()
+            return ph.get_session_id()
         })
         const capturedEvents = await page.capturedEvents()
         expect(new Set(capturedEvents.map((c) => c['properties']['$session_id']))).toEqual(new Set([firstSessionId]))
@@ -167,9 +167,9 @@ test.describe('Session recording - array.js', () => {
         expect(capturedAfterActivity.map((x) => x.event)).toEqual(['$snapshot'])
         expect(capturedAfterActivity[0]['properties']['$session_id']).toEqual(firstSessionId)
 
-        await page.evaluate(() => {
-            const ph = (window as WindowWithPostHog).posthog
-            ph?.capture('some_custom_event')
+        await page.evaluate(async () => {
+            const ph = await page.posthog()
+            ph.capture('some_custom_event')
         })
         await page.expectCapturedEventsToBe(['$snapshot', 'some_custom_event'])
         const capturedAfterReload = await page.capturedEvents()
@@ -180,18 +180,18 @@ test.describe('Session recording - array.js', () => {
 
     test('starts a new recording after calling reset', async ({ page }) => {
         await page.resetCapturedEvents()
-        const startingSessionId = await page.evaluate(() => {
-            const ph = (window as WindowWithPostHog).posthog
-            return ph?.get_session_id()
+        const startingSessionId = await page.evaluate(async () => {
+            const ph = await page.posthog()
+            return ph.get_session_id()
         })
         expect(startingSessionId).not.toBeNull()
 
         await ensureActivitySendsSnapshots(page, ['$remote_config_received', '$session_options', '$posthog_config'])
 
         await page.resetCapturedEvents()
-        await page.evaluate(() => {
-            const ph = (window as WindowWithPostHog).posthog
-            ph?.reset()
+        await page.evaluate(async () => {
+            const ph = await page.posthog()
+            ph.reset()
         })
 
         await page.waitingForNetworkCausedBy(['**/ses/*'], async () => {
@@ -211,9 +211,9 @@ test.describe('Session recording - array.js', () => {
             await page.locator('[data-cy-input]').fill('hello posthog!')
         })
 
-        await page.evaluate(() => {
-            const ph = (window as WindowWithPostHog).posthog
-            ph?.capture('test_registered_property')
+        await page.evaluate(async () => {
+            const ph = await page.posthog()
+            ph.capture('test_registered_property')
         })
 
         await page.expectCapturedEventsToBe(['$snapshot', 'test_registered_property'])
@@ -225,11 +225,11 @@ test.describe('Session recording - array.js', () => {
         expect(capturedEvents[1]['properties']['$session_recording_start_reason']).toEqual('recording_initialized')
 
         await page.resetCapturedEvents()
-        await page.evaluate(() => {
-            const ph = (window as WindowWithPostHog).posthog
-            const activityTs = ph?.sessionManager?.['_sessionActivityTimestamp']
-            const startTs = ph?.sessionManager?.['_sessionStartTimestamp']
-            const timeout = ph?.sessionManager?.['_sessionTimeoutMs']
+        await page.evaluate(async () => {
+            const ph = await page.posthog()
+            const activityTs = ph.sessionManager?.['_sessionActivityTimestamp']
+            const startTs = ph.sessionManager?.['_sessionStartTimestamp']
+            const timeout = ph.sessionManager?.['_sessionTimeoutMs']
 
             // move the session values back,
             // so that the next event appears to be greater than timeout since those values
@@ -244,9 +244,9 @@ test.describe('Session recording - array.js', () => {
             await page.locator('[data-cy-input]').type('hello posthog!')
         })
 
-        await page.evaluate(() => {
-            const ph = (window as WindowWithPostHog).posthog
-            ph?.capture('test_registered_property')
+        await page.evaluate(async () => {
+            const ph = await page.posthog()
+            ph.capture('test_registered_property')
         })
 
         await page.expectCapturedEventsToBe(['$snapshot', 'test_registered_property'])
diff --git a/playwright/utils/posthog-playwright-test-base.ts b/playwright/utils/posthog-playwright-test-base.ts
index bd96e95f4..b6c3bd69f 100644
--- a/playwright/utils/posthog-playwright-test-base.ts
+++ b/playwright/utils/posthog-playwright-test-base.ts
@@ -33,12 +33,22 @@ declare module '@playwright/test' {
         waitingForNetworkCausedBy: (urlPatterns: (string | RegExp)[], action: () => Promise<void>) => Promise<void>
 
         expectCapturedEventsToBe(expectedEvents: string[]): Promise<void>
+
+        posthog(): Promise<PostHog>
     }
 }
 
 export const test = base.extend<{ mockStaticAssets: void; page: Page }>({
     page: async ({ page }, use) => {
-        // Add custom methods to the page object
+        page.posthog = async function () {
+            const currentPosthog = await this.evaluate(() => {
+                return (window as WindowWithPostHog).posthog
+            })
+            if (!currentPosthog) {
+                throw new Error('PostHog not found on the page')
+            }
+            return currentPosthog
+        }
         page.resetCapturedEvents = async function () {
             await this.evaluate(() => {
                 ;(window as WindowWithPostHog).capturedEvents = []