diff --git a/packages/playwright/src/utils/preset.ts b/packages/playwright/src/utils/preset.ts
index 0d851dc955fec..84b5a8a9395b1 100644
--- a/packages/playwright/src/utils/preset.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright/src/utils/preset.ts
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ export function nxE2EPreset(
   }
 
   return defineConfig({
-    testDir: options.testDir ?? './src',
+    testDir: options?.testDir ?? './src',
     outputDir: testResultOuputDir,
     /* Run tests in files in parallel */
     fullyParallel: true,