diff --git a/browse/src/cookie-import-browser.ts b/browse/src/cookie-import-browser.ts
index e8d793ea6..9029c2fcd 100644
--- a/browse/src/cookie-import-browser.ts
+++ b/browse/src/cookie-import-browser.ts
@@ -989,6 +989,7 @@ export class CdpPipeTransport {
     });
     this.readStream.on('end', () => {
       if (!this.closed) {
+        this.closed = true;
         this.abortAll(new CookieImportError('CDP read stream ended unexpectedly', 'cdp_error'));
       }
     });
@@ -1113,7 +1114,13 @@ export async function extractCookiesViaCdpPipe(
     targetId: pageTarget.targetId,
     flatten: true,
   });
-  const sessionId = attached.sessionId as string;
+  const sessionId = attached.sessionId as string | undefined;
+  if (typeof sessionId !== 'string' || sessionId.length === 0) {
+    throw new CookieImportError(
+      'Target.attachToTarget returned no sessionId',
+      'cdp_error',
+    );
+  }
 
   await transport.send('Network.enable', undefined, sessionId);
   const cookiesResp = await transport.send('Network.getAllCookies', undefined, sessionId);
@@ -1126,7 +1133,7 @@ export async function extractCookiesViaCdpPipe(
   }
 
   const result: PlaywrightCookie[] = [];
-  for (const c of cookiesResp.cookies as CdpCookie[]) {
+  for (const c of (cookiesResp.cookies ?? []) as CdpCookie[]) {
     if (!domainSet.has(c.domain)) continue;
     result.push({
       name: c.name,
diff --git a/browse/test/cookie-import-browser.test.ts b/browse/test/cookie-import-browser.test.ts
index d9776bbb9..f8035ea26 100644
--- a/browse/test/cookie-import-browser.test.ts
+++ b/browse/test/cookie-import-browser.test.ts
@@ -649,6 +649,25 @@ describe('CdpPipeTransport', () => {
     expect(caught!.code).toBe('cdp_error');
   });
 
+  test('send after read-stream end rejects immediately (closed flag flipped)', async () => {
+    const pipes = makeMockPipes();
+    const t = new CdpPipeTransport(pipes.writeToChild, pipes.readFromChild);
+
+    pipes.closeFromChild();
+    // Give the 'end' handler a tick to fire.
+    await flush();
+
+    let caught: any = null;
+    try {
+      await t.send('Network.enable');
+    } catch (e) {
+      caught = e;
+    }
+    expect(caught).toBeInstanceOf(CookieImportError);
+    expect(caught.code).toBe('cdp_error');
+    expect(caught.message.toLowerCase()).toContain('closed');
+  });
+
   test('send with explicit sessionId includes it in the frame', async () => {
     const pipes = makeMockPipes();
     const t = new CdpPipeTransport(pipes.writeToChild, pipes.readFromChild);
@@ -784,6 +803,33 @@ describe('extractCookiesViaCdpPipe', () => {
     expect(cookies).toEqual([]);
     expect(transport.sent).toHaveLength(0);
   });
+
+  test('returns empty array when Network.getAllCookies response has no cookies field', async () => {
+    const transport = new ScriptedTransport();
+    transport.script('Target.getTargets', { targetInfos: [{ targetId: 'P', type: 'page' }] });
+    transport.script('Target.attachToTarget', { sessionId: 'S1' });
+    transport.script('Network.enable', {});
+    transport.script('Network.getAllCookies', {}); // no 'cookies' field
+
+    const cookies = await extractCookiesViaCdpPipe(transport as any, ['example.com']);
+    expect(cookies).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  test('throws cdp_error when attachToTarget returns no sessionId', async () => {
+    const transport = new ScriptedTransport();
+    transport.script('Target.getTargets', { targetInfos: [{ targetId: 'P', type: 'page' }] });
+    transport.script('Target.attachToTarget', {}); // missing sessionId
+
+    let caught: any = null;
+    try {
+      await extractCookiesViaCdpPipe(transport as any, ['example.com']);
+    } catch (e) {
+      caught = e;
+    }
+    expect(caught).toBeInstanceOf(CookieImportError);
+    expect(caught.code).toBe('cdp_error');
+    expect(caught.message.toLowerCase()).toContain('sessionid');
+  });
 });
 
 describe('buildCdpSpawnArgs', () => {