diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 32da9f0a..5b1a2920 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -4511,12 +4511,12 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@playwright/test": {
-      "version": "1.40.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@playwright/test/-/test-1.40.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-EaaawMTOeEItCRvfmkI9v6rBkF1svM8wjl/YPRrg2N2Wmp+4qJYkWtJsbew1szfKKDm6fPLy4YAanBhIlf9dWw==",
+      "version": "1.44.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@playwright/test/-/test-1.44.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-rNX5lbNidamSUorBhB4XZ9SQTjAqfe5M+p37Z8ic0jPFBMo5iCtQz1kRWkEMg+rYOKSlVycpQmpqjSFq7LXOfg==",
       "dev": true,
       "dependencies": {
-        "playwright": "1.40.1"
+        "playwright": "1.44.0"
       },
       "bin": {
         "playwright": "cli.js"
@@ -24698,12 +24698,12 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/playwright": {
-      "version": "1.40.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/playwright/-/playwright-1.40.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-2eHI7IioIpQ0bS1Ovg/HszsN/XKNwEG1kbzSDDmADpclKc7CyqkHw7Mg2JCz/bbCxg25QUPcjksoMW7JcIFQmw==",
+      "version": "1.44.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/playwright/-/playwright-1.44.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-F9b3GUCLQ3Nffrfb6dunPOkE5Mh68tR7zN32L4jCk4FjQamgesGay7/dAAe1WaMEGV04DkdJfcJzjoCKygUaRQ==",
       "dev": true,
       "dependencies": {
-        "playwright-core": "1.40.1"
+        "playwright-core": "1.44.0"
       },
       "bin": {
         "playwright": "cli.js"
@@ -24716,9 +24716,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/playwright-core": {
-      "version": "1.40.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/playwright-core/-/playwright-core-1.40.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-+hkOycxPiV534c4HhpfX6yrlawqVUzITRKwHAmYfmsVreltEl6fAZJ3DPfLMOODw0H3s1Itd6MDCWmP1fl/QvQ==",
+      "version": "1.44.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/playwright-core/-/playwright-core-1.44.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ZTbkNpFfYcGWohvTTl+xewITm7EOuqIqex0c7dNZ+aXsbrLj0qI8XlGKfPpipjm0Wny/4Lt4CJsWJk1stVS5qQ==",
       "bin": {
         "playwright-core": "cli.js"
       },
@@ -29886,7 +29886,7 @@
         "axe-core": "~4.9.1"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
-        "@playwright/test": "^1.34.3",
+        "@playwright/test": "^1.44.0",
         "@types/chai": "^4.3.3",
         "@types/express": "^4.17.14",
         "@types/mocha": "^10.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/playwright/package.json b/packages/playwright/package.json
index 6b12df5e..2532426b 100644
--- a/packages/playwright/package.json
+++ b/packages/playwright/package.json
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
     "axe-core": "~4.9.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@playwright/test": "^1.34.3",
+    "@playwright/test": "^1.44.0",
     "@types/chai": "^4.3.3",
     "@types/express": "^4.17.14",
     "@types/mocha": "^10.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/playwright/src/index.ts b/packages/playwright/src/index.ts
index cf0b3326..32cfd592 100644
--- a/packages/playwright/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright/src/index.ts
@@ -183,10 +183,24 @@ export default class AxeBuilder {
    * @returns Promise<void>
    */
 
-  private async inject(frames: Frame[]): Promise<void> {
+  private async inject(frames: Frame[], shouldThrow?: boolean): Promise<void> {
     for (const iframe of frames) {
-      await iframe.evaluate(await this.script());
-      await iframe.evaluate(await this.axeConfigure());
+      const race = new Promise((_, reject) => {
+        setTimeout(() => {
+          reject(new Error('Script Timeout'));
+        }, 1000);
+      });
+      const evaluate = iframe.evaluate(this.script());
+
+      try {
+        await Promise.race([evaluate, race]);
+        await iframe.evaluate(await this.axeConfigure());
+      } catch (err) {
+        // in legacy mode we don't want to throw the error we just want to skip injecting into the frame
+        if (shouldThrow) {
+          throw err;
+        }
+      }
     }
   }
 
@@ -256,7 +270,7 @@ export default class AxeBuilder {
           iframeHandle.asElement() as ElementHandle<Element>;
         const childFrame = await iframeElement.contentFrame();
         if (childFrame) {
-          await this.inject([childFrame]);
+          await this.inject([childFrame], true);
           childResults = await this.runPartialRecursive(
             childFrame,
             frameContext
diff --git a/packages/playwright/test/axe-playwright.spec.ts b/packages/playwright/test/axe-playwright.spec.ts
index 73b68257..5d64097a 100644
--- a/packages/playwright/test/axe-playwright.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright/test/axe-playwright.spec.ts
@@ -447,7 +447,12 @@ describe('@axe-core/playwright', () => {
         .analyze();
 
       assert.equal(res?.status(), 200);
-      assert.lengthOf(results.incomplete, 0);
+      assert.equal(results.incomplete[0].id, 'frame-tested');
+      assert.lengthOf(results.incomplete[0].nodes, 1);
+      assert.deepEqual(results.incomplete[0].nodes[0].target, [
+        '#ifr-lazy',
+        '#lazy-iframe'
+      ]);
       assert.equal(results.violations[0].id, 'label');
       assert.lengthOf(results.violations[0].nodes, 1);
       assert.deepEqual(results.violations[0].nodes[0].target, [