diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/electron.ts b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/electron.ts
index a9e90b77f2f1b..9d34e2e3dcb37 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/src/client/electron.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/src/client/electron.ts
@@ -116,7 +116,8 @@ export class ElectronApplication extends ChannelOwner<channels.ElectronApplicati
   }
 
   async close() {
-    await this._context.close().catch(() => {});
+    // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+    await this._context.close().catch(error => console.error(error));
   }
 
   async waitForEvent(event: string, optionsOrPredicate: WaitForEventOptions = {}): Promise<any> {