diff --git a/tests/config/browserTest.ts b/tests/config/browserTest.ts
index cab7e6f285..02555d42eb 100644
--- a/tests/config/browserTest.ts
+++ b/tests/config/browserTest.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ const test = baseTest.extend<BrowserTestTestFixtures, BrowserTestWorkerFixtures>
   }, { scope: 'worker' }],
 
   browserType: [async ({ playwright, browserName, mode }, run) => {
-    test.skip(mode.startsWith('service'));
+    test.skip(mode === 'service2');
     await run(playwright[browserName]);
   }, { scope: 'worker' }],
 
diff --git a/tests/library/chromium/connect-over-cdp.spec.ts b/tests/library/chromium/connect-over-cdp.spec.ts
index a5d52c5e57..570460fe04 100644
--- a/tests/library/chromium/connect-over-cdp.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/library/chromium/connect-over-cdp.spec.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import fs from 'fs';
 import { getUserAgent } from '../../../packages/playwright-core/lib/utils/userAgent';
 import { suppressCertificateWarning } from '../../config/utils';
 
-test.skip(({ mode }) => mode.startsWith('service'));
+test.skip(({ mode }) => mode === 'service2');
 
 test('should connect to an existing cdp session', async ({ browserType, mode }, testInfo) => {
   const port = 9339 + testInfo.workerIndex;