diff --git a/tests/wpt/metadata/MANIFEST.json b/tests/wpt/metadata/MANIFEST.json
index 141ec9cd8a69..ddea03784b2d 100644
--- a/tests/wpt/metadata/MANIFEST.json
+++ b/tests/wpt/metadata/MANIFEST.json
@@ -569785,7 +569785,7 @@
    "testharness"
   ],
   "html/semantics/embedded-content/media-elements/paused_false_during_play.html": [
-   "ff28f3466bf3f0b6df316b774dd4ac28950dbcb7",
+   "d3a57220a6932719c521953e6ea83f340649dc2b",
    "testharness"
   ],
   "html/semantics/embedded-content/media-elements/paused_true_during_pause.html": [
diff --git a/tests/wpt/metadata/html/semantics/embedded-content/media-elements/paused_false_during_play.html.ini b/tests/wpt/metadata/html/semantics/embedded-content/media-elements/paused_false_during_play.html.ini
index 615a0c048743..0897ac3cc12e 100644
--- a/tests/wpt/metadata/html/semantics/embedded-content/media-elements/paused_false_during_play.html.ini
+++ b/tests/wpt/metadata/html/semantics/embedded-content/media-elements/paused_false_during_play.html.ini
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 [paused_false_during_play.html]
   type: testharness
-  expected: TIMEOUT
   [audio.paused should be false during play event]
-    expected: NOTRUN
+    expected: FAIL
 
diff --git a/tests/wpt/web-platform-tests/html/semantics/embedded-content/media-elements/paused_false_during_play.html b/tests/wpt/web-platform-tests/html/semantics/embedded-content/media-elements/paused_false_during_play.html
index 28c563333faa..b5d3071388a1 100644
--- a/tests/wpt/web-platform-tests/html/semantics/embedded-content/media-elements/paused_false_during_play.html
+++ b/tests/wpt/web-platform-tests/html/semantics/embedded-content/media-elements/paused_false_during_play.html
@@ -17,26 +17,24 @@
 test(function() {
   var t = async_test("audio.paused should be false during play event", {timeout:5000});
   var a = document.getElementById("a");
-  a.addEventListener("play", function() {
-    t.step(function() {
-     assert_false(a.paused);
-    });
+  a.addEventListener("error", t.unreached_func());
+  a.addEventListener("play", t.step_func(function() {
+    assert_false(a.paused);
     t.done();
     a.pause();
-  }, false);
+  }), false);
   a.src = getAudioURI("/media/sound_5") + "?" + new Date() + Math.random();
 }, "audio events - paused property");
 
 test(function() {
   var t = async_test("video.paused should be false during play event", {timeout:5000});
   var v = document.getElementById("v");
-  v.addEventListener("play", function() {
-    t.step(function() {
-     assert_false(v.paused);
-    });
+  v.addEventListener("error", t.unreached_func());
+  v.addEventListener("play", t.step_func(function() {
+    assert_false(v.paused);
     t.done();
     v.pause();
-  }, false);
+  }), false);
   v.src = getVideoURI("/media/movie_5") + "?" + new Date() + Math.random();
 }, "video events - paused property");
   </script>