diff --git a/src/Playwright/Core/CDPSession.cs b/src/Playwright/Core/CDPSession.cs
index 0e2de9dbb4..87c505a07f 100644
--- a/src/Playwright/Core/CDPSession.cs
+++ b/src/Playwright/Core/CDPSession.cs
@@ -45,7 +45,9 @@ internal override void OnMessage(string method, JsonElement? serverParams)
         switch (method)
         {
             case "event":
-                OnCDPEvent(serverParams!.Value.GetProperty("method").ToString(), serverParams.Value.GetProperty("params"));
+                OnCDPEvent(
+                    serverParams!.Value.GetProperty("method").ToString(),
+                    serverParams!.Value.TryGetProperty("params", out var cdpParams) ? cdpParams : null);
                 break;
         }
     }