diff --git a/packages/element-web-playwright-common/src/expect/axe.ts b/packages/element-web-playwright-common/src/expect/axe.ts
index 7a751f4fbe..ab798d9a96 100644
--- a/packages/element-web-playwright-common/src/expect/axe.ts
+++ b/packages/element-web-playwright-common/src/expect/axe.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Please see LICENSE files in the repository root for full details.
 
 import { test, expect as baseExpect, type ExpectMatcherState, type MatcherReturnType } from "@playwright/test";
 
-import type AxeBuilder from "@axe-core/playwright";
+import type { AxeBuilder } from "@axe-core/playwright";
 
 export type Expectations = {
     /**
diff --git a/packages/element-web-playwright-common/src/fixtures/axe.ts b/packages/element-web-playwright-common/src/fixtures/axe.ts
index f438b56d1f..6f99b489c0 100644
--- a/packages/element-web-playwright-common/src/fixtures/axe.ts
+++ b/packages/element-web-playwright-common/src/fixtures/axe.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Please see LICENSE files in the repository root for full details.
 */
 
 import { test as base } from "@playwright/test";
-import AxeBuilder from "@axe-core/playwright";
+import { AxeBuilder } from "@axe-core/playwright";
 
 // This fixture is useful for simple component library tests that won't want any extra services like a homeserver, so we
 // explicitly avoid pulling anything more than playwright's base fixtures in.