diff --git a/desktop/tests/helpers/bootstrap.ts b/desktop/tests/helpers/bootstrap.ts
index 0eb8a81578..f2d553706c 100644
--- a/desktop/tests/helpers/bootstrap.ts
+++ b/desktop/tests/helpers/bootstrap.ts
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ export async function bootstrapE2ePage(
     throw bootstrapFailure(expectedOrigin, page.url(), error);
   }
 
-  if (!response?.ok()) {
+  if (response && !response.ok()) {
     throw bootstrapFailure(
       expectedOrigin,
       page.url(),
-      `navigation returned HTTP ${response?.status() ?? "no response"}`,
+      `navigation returned HTTP ${response.status()}`,
     );
   }
 
diff --git a/web/tests/helpers/bootstrap.ts b/web/tests/helpers/bootstrap.ts
index 9b96ae6cc3..ffdd8beafe 100644
--- a/web/tests/helpers/bootstrap.ts
+++ b/web/tests/helpers/bootstrap.ts
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ export async function bootstrapE2ePage(
     throw bootstrapFailure(expectedOrigin, page.url(), error);
   }
 
-  if (!response?.ok()) {
+  if (response && !response.ok()) {
     throw bootstrapFailure(
       expectedOrigin,
       page.url(),
-      `navigation returned HTTP ${response?.status() ?? "no response"}`,
+      `navigation returned HTTP ${response.status()}`,
     );
   }