diff --git a/playwright/_impl/_browser.py b/playwright/_impl/_browser.py
index 79ed408bd..2649d75ea 100644
--- a/playwright/_impl/_browser.py
+++ b/playwright/_impl/_browser.py
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ async def prepare_browser_context_params(params: Dict) -> None:
         params["recordHar"] = prepare_record_har_options(params)
         del params["recordHarPath"]
     if "recordVideoDir" in params:
-        params["recordVideo"] = {"dir": str(params["recordVideoDir"])}
+        params["recordVideo"] = {"dir": Path(params["recordVideoDir"]).absolute()}
         if "recordVideoSize" in params:
             params["recordVideo"]["size"] = params["recordVideoSize"]
             del params["recordVideoSize"]
diff --git a/playwright/_impl/_browser_context.py b/playwright/_impl/_browser_context.py
index 1c7c546fe..6681e0852 100644
--- a/playwright/_impl/_browser_context.py
+++ b/playwright/_impl/_browser_context.py
@@ -479,9 +479,6 @@ async def _inner_close() -> None:
         await self._channel.send("close")
         await self._closed_future
 
-    async def _pause(self) -> None:
-        await self._channel.send("pause")
-
     async def storage_state(self, path: Union[str, Path] = None) -> StorageState:
         result = await self._channel.send_return_as_dict("storageState")
         if path:
diff --git a/playwright/_impl/_page.py b/playwright/_impl/_page.py
index be2538689..99944be41 100644
--- a/playwright/_impl/_page.py
+++ b/playwright/_impl/_page.py
@@ -961,7 +961,7 @@ async def pause(self) -> None:
         try:
             await asyncio.wait(
                 [
-                    asyncio.create_task(self._browser_context._pause()),
+                    asyncio.create_task(self._browser_context._channel.send("pause")),
                     self._closed_or_crashed_future,
                 ],
                 return_when=asyncio.FIRST_COMPLETED,
diff --git a/playwright/_impl/_tracing.py b/playwright/_impl/_tracing.py
index 509bbe336..98f19cb69 100644
--- a/playwright/_impl/_tracing.py
+++ b/playwright/_impl/_tracing.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ async def _inner_start() -> str:
                 "tracingStartChunk", filter_none({"title": title, "name": name})
             )
 
-        trace_name = await self._connection.wrap_api_call(_inner_start)
+        trace_name = await self._connection.wrap_api_call(_inner_start, True)
         await self._start_collecting_stacks(trace_name)
 
     async def start_chunk(self, title: str = None, name: str = None) -> None:
@@ -68,11 +68,14 @@ async def _start_collecting_stacks(self, trace_name: str) -> None:
         )
 
     async def stop_chunk(self, path: Union[pathlib.Path, str] = None) -> None:
-        await self._do_stop_chunk(path)
+        await self._connection.wrap_api_call(lambda: self._do_stop_chunk(path), True)
 
     async def stop(self, path: Union[pathlib.Path, str] = None) -> None:
-        await self._do_stop_chunk(path)
-        await self._channel.send("tracingStop")
+        async def _inner() -> None:
+            await self._do_stop_chunk(path)
+            await self._channel.send("tracingStop")
+
+        await self._connection.wrap_api_call(_inner, True)
 
     async def _do_stop_chunk(self, file_path: Union[pathlib.Path, str] = None) -> None:
         if self._is_tracing:
diff --git a/tests/sync/test_assertions.py b/tests/sync/test_assertions.py
index e11afe6f2..3f83eec49 100644
--- a/tests/sync/test_assertions.py
+++ b/tests/sync/test_assertions.py
@@ -227,9 +227,7 @@ def test_to_have_js_property_pass_null(page: Page) -> None:
     expect(locator).to_have_js_property("foo", None)
 
 
-def test_assertions_locator_to_have_text(
-    page: Page, server: Server
-) -> None:
+def test_assertions_locator_to_have_text(page: Page, server: Server) -> None:
     page.goto(server.EMPTY_PAGE)
     page.set_content("<div id=foobar>kek</div>")
     expect(page.locator("div#foobar")).to_have_text("kek")