diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/utils/network.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/utils/network.ts
index bf834abaa0..8cacb8aeb6 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/utils/network.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/utils/network.ts
@@ -181,9 +181,8 @@ export async function isURLAvailable(url: URL, ignoreHTTPSErrors: boolean, onLog
 
 async function httpStatusCode(url: URL, ignoreHTTPSErrors: boolean, onLog?: (data: string) => void, onStdErr?: (data: string) => void): Promise<number> {
   return new Promise(resolve => {
-    onLog?.(`HTTP HEAD: ${url}`);
+    onLog?.(`HTTP GET: ${url}`);
     httpRequest({
-      method: 'HEAD',
       url: url.toString(),
       headers: { Accept: '*/*' },
       rejectUnauthorized: !ignoreHTTPSErrors
diff --git a/tests/playwright-test/web-server.spec.ts b/tests/playwright-test/web-server.spec.ts
index d2eacb2d55..04e3c1d328 100644
--- a/tests/playwright-test/web-server.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/playwright-test/web-server.spec.ts
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ test('should check ipv4 and ipv6 with happy eyeballs when URL is passed', async
   expect(result.exitCode).toBe(0);
   expect(result.passed).toBe(1);
   expect(result.output).toContain('Process started');
-  expect(result.output).toContain(`HTTP HEAD: http://localhost:${port}/`);
+  expect(result.output).toContain(`HTTP GET: http://localhost:${port}/`);
   expect(result.output).toContain('WebServer available');
 });