diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 612eb026..c0ab5b6a 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -26359,7 +26359,7 @@
         "async-listen": "^3.0.1",
         "axe-test-fixtures": "github:dequelabs/axe-test-fixtures#v1",
         "chai": "^4.3.6",
-        "chromedriver": "*",
+        "chromedriver": "latest",
         "cross-dirname": "^0.1.0",
         "delay": "^5.0.0",
         "devtools": "^8.27.2",
@@ -26394,7 +26394,7 @@
         "async-listen": "^3.0.1",
         "axe-test-fixtures": "github:dequelabs/axe-test-fixtures#v1",
         "chai": "^4.3.6",
-        "chromedriver": "*",
+        "chromedriver": "latest",
         "express": "^4.18.2",
         "mocha": "^10.0.0",
         "nyc": "^15.1.0",
diff --git a/packages/webdriverjs/src/index.ts b/packages/webdriverjs/src/index.ts
index 8d035816..a57da095 100644
--- a/packages/webdriverjs/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/webdriverjs/src/index.ts
@@ -274,9 +274,7 @@ export default class AxeBuilder {
     await driver.switchTo().window(win);
 
     try {
-      await driver.executeScript(`window.open('about:blank')`);
-      const handlers = await driver.getAllWindowHandles();
-      await driver.switchTo().window(handlers[handlers.length - 1]);
+      await driver.switchTo().newWindow('tab');
       await driver.get('about:blank');
     } catch (error) {
       throw new Error(