diff --git a/playwright/_impl/_browser_context.py b/playwright/_impl/_browser_context.py
index a28e2b27b..8424bef43 100644
--- a/playwright/_impl/_browser_context.py
+++ b/playwright/_impl/_browser_context.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 import asyncio
-import inspect
 import json
 from pathlib import Path
 from types import SimpleNamespace
@@ -154,20 +153,14 @@ def _on_page(self, page: Page) -> None:
             page._opener.emit(Page.Events.Popup, page)
 
     def _on_route(self, route: Route, request: Request) -> None:
-        handled = False
         for handler_entry in self._routes:
             if handler_entry.matches(request.url):
-                result = handler_entry.handle(route, request)
-                if inspect.iscoroutine(result):
-                    asyncio.create_task(result)
-                handled = True
+                if handler_entry.handle(route, request):
+                    self._routes.remove(handler_entry)
+                    if not len(self._routes) == 0:
+                        asyncio.create_task(self._disable_interception())
                 break
-        if not handled:
-            asyncio.create_task(route.continue_())
-        else:
-            self._routes = list(
-                filter(lambda route: route.expired() is False, self._routes)
-            )
+        route._internal_continue()
 
     def _on_binding(self, binding_call: BindingCall) -> None:
         func = self._bindings.get(binding_call._initializer["name"])
@@ -279,9 +272,10 @@ async def unroute(
             )
         )
         if len(self._routes) == 0:
-            await self._channel.send(
-                "setNetworkInterceptionEnabled", dict(enabled=False)
-            )
+            await self._disable_interception()
+
+    async def _disable_interception(self) -> None:
+        await self._channel.send("setNetworkInterceptionEnabled", dict(enabled=False))
 
     def expect_event(
         self,
diff --git a/playwright/_impl/_helper.py b/playwright/_impl/_helper.py
index 282b4472f..87cb7ca9d 100644
--- a/playwright/_impl/_helper.py
+++ b/playwright/_impl/_helper.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 import asyncio
 import fnmatch
+import inspect
 import math
 import os
 import re
@@ -206,25 +207,26 @@ def __init__(
         self,
         matcher: URLMatcher,
         handler: RouteHandlerCallback,
-        times: Optional[int],
+        times: Optional[int] = None,
     ):
         self.matcher = matcher
         self.handler = handler
-        self._times = times
+        self._times = times if times else 2 ** 32
         self._handled_count = 0
 
-    def expired(self) -> bool:
-        return self._times is not None and self._handled_count >= self._times
-
     def matches(self, request_url: str) -> bool:
         return self.matcher.matches(request_url)
 
-    def handle(self, route: "Route", request: "Request") -> Union[Coroutine, Any]:
-        if self._times:
+    def handle(self, route: "Route", request: "Request") -> bool:
+        try:
+            result = cast(
+                Callable[["Route", "Request"], Union[Coroutine, Any]], self.handler
+            )(route, request)
+            if inspect.iscoroutine(result):
+                asyncio.create_task(result)
+        finally:
             self._handled_count += 1
-        return cast(
-            Callable[["Route", "Request"], Union[Coroutine, Any]], self.handler
-        )(route, request)
+            return self._handled_count >= self._times
 
 
 def is_safe_close_error(error: Exception) -> bool:
diff --git a/playwright/_impl/_network.py b/playwright/_impl/_network.py
index e0c769d35..b480e16a6 100644
--- a/playwright/_impl/_network.py
+++ b/playwright/_impl/_network.py
@@ -238,6 +238,15 @@ async def continue_(
             overrides["postData"] = base64.b64encode(postData).decode()
         await self._channel.send("continue", cast(Any, overrides))
 
+    def _internal_continue(self) -> None:
+        async def continue_route() -> None:
+            try:
+                await self.continue_()
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+
+        asyncio.create_task(continue_route())
+
 
 class Response(ChannelOwner):
     def __init__(
diff --git a/playwright/_impl/_page.py b/playwright/_impl/_page.py
index b07e5733e..022cdb2de 100644
--- a/playwright/_impl/_page.py
+++ b/playwright/_impl/_page.py
@@ -212,20 +212,14 @@ def _on_frame_detached(self, frame: Frame) -> None:
         self.emit(Page.Events.FrameDetached, frame)
 
     def _on_route(self, route: Route, request: Request) -> None:
-        handled = False
         for handler_entry in self._routes:
             if handler_entry.matches(request.url):
-                result = handler_entry.handle(route, request)
-                if inspect.iscoroutine(result):
-                    asyncio.create_task(result)
-                handled = True
-                break
-        if not handled:
-            self._browser_context._on_route(route, request)
-        else:
-            self._routes = list(
-                filter(lambda route: route.expired() is False, self._routes)
-            )
+                if handler_entry.handle(route, request):
+                    self._routes.remove(handler_entry)
+                    if len(self._routes) == 0:
+                        asyncio.create_task(self._disable_interception())
+                return
+        self._browser_context._on_route(route, request)
 
     def _on_binding(self, binding_call: "BindingCall") -> None:
         func = self._bindings.get(binding_call._initializer["name"])
@@ -575,9 +569,10 @@ async def unroute(
             )
         )
         if len(self._routes) == 0:
-            await self._channel.send(
-                "setNetworkInterceptionEnabled", dict(enabled=False)
-            )
+            await self._disable_interception()
+
+    async def _disable_interception(self) -> None:
+        await self._channel.send("setNetworkInterceptionEnabled", dict(enabled=False))
 
     async def screenshot(
         self,