diff --git a/tests/wpt/metadata/MANIFEST.json b/tests/wpt/metadata/MANIFEST.json
index c20b0644f23..e360a6b10a4 100644
--- a/tests/wpt/metadata/MANIFEST.json
+++ b/tests/wpt/metadata/MANIFEST.json
@@ -569337,7 +569337,7 @@
    "testharness"
   ],
   "html/semantics/embedded-content/media-elements/event_canplaythrough.html": [
-   "7f6e61d2498bb60077c50a2036430a2bf7a7ec9f",
+   "1e8c7c45424c99a2695ff5857166fe34f39ffdc1",
    "testharness"
   ],
   "html/semantics/embedded-content/media-elements/event_canplaythrough_noautoplay.html": [
diff --git a/tests/wpt/metadata/html/semantics/embedded-content/media-elements/event_canplaythrough.html.ini b/tests/wpt/metadata/html/semantics/embedded-content/media-elements/event_canplaythrough.html.ini
index be455cfa535..afa93073b03 100644
--- a/tests/wpt/metadata/html/semantics/embedded-content/media-elements/event_canplaythrough.html.ini
+++ b/tests/wpt/metadata/html/semantics/embedded-content/media-elements/event_canplaythrough.html.ini
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 [event_canplaythrough.html]
   type: testharness
-  expected: TIMEOUT
   [setting src attribute on autoplay audio should trigger canplaythrough event]
-    expected: NOTRUN
+    expected: FAIL
 
diff --git a/tests/wpt/web-platform-tests/html/semantics/embedded-content/media-elements/event_canplaythrough.html b/tests/wpt/web-platform-tests/html/semantics/embedded-content/media-elements/event_canplaythrough.html
index 827e796072f..9c5a7625d82 100644
--- a/tests/wpt/web-platform-tests/html/semantics/embedded-content/media-elements/event_canplaythrough.html
+++ b/tests/wpt/web-platform-tests/html/semantics/embedded-content/media-elements/event_canplaythrough.html
@@ -17,20 +17,22 @@
 test(function() {
   var t = async_test("setting src attribute on autoplay audio should trigger canplaythrough event", {timeout:5000});
   var a = document.getElementById("a");
-  a.addEventListener("canplaythrough", function() {
+  a.addEventListener("error", t.unreached_func());
+  a.addEventListener("canplaythrough", t.step_func(function() {
     t.done();
     a.pause();
-  }, false);
+  }), false);
   a.src = getAudioURI("/media/sound_5") + "?" + new Date() + Math.random();
 }, "audio events - canplaythrough");
 
 test(function() {
   var t = async_test("setting src attribute on autoplay video should trigger canplaythrough event", {timeout:5000});
   var v = document.getElementById("v");
-  v.addEventListener("canplaythrough", function() {
+  v.addEventListener("error", t.unreached_func());
+  v.addEventListener("canplaythrough", t.step_func(function() {
     t.done();
     v.pause();
-  }, false);
+  }), false);
   v.src = getVideoURI("/media/movie_5") + "?" + new Date() + Math.random();
 }, "video events - canplaythrough");
   </script>