diff --git a/apps/desktop/e2e/record.ts b/apps/desktop/e2e/record.ts
index 100174aab..4a3b3dc71 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/e2e/record.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/e2e/record.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,7 @@
-import path from 'node:path';
 import { spawn, type ChildProcessWithoutNullStreams } from 'child_process';
+import path from 'node:path';
 import type { Frameworks } from '@wdio/types';
 
-function filePath({
-	test,
-	videoPath,
-	extension
-}: {
-	test: Frameworks.Test;
-	videoPath: string;
-	extension: string;
-}) {
-	return path.join(videoPath, `${fileName(test.parent)}-${fileName(test.title)}.${extension}`);
-}
-
 function fileName(title: string) {
 	return encodeURIComponent(title.trim().replace(/\s+/g, '-'));
 }
@@ -28,38 +16,37 @@ export class TestRecorder {
 	}
 
 	start(test: Frameworks.Test, videoPath: string) {
-		if (!videoPath) {
-			throw new Error('Video path not set. Set using setPath() function.');
+		if (!videoPath || !test) {
+			throw new Error('Cannot start recording without a test and path for the video file.');
 		}
 
 		if (process.env.DISPLAY && process.env.DISPLAY.startsWith(':')) {
-			const parsedPath = filePath({
-				test,
+			const parsedPath = path.join(
 				videoPath,
-				extension: 'mp4'
-			});
+				`${fileName(test.parent)}-${fileName(test.title)}.mp4`
+			);
 
 			this.ffmpeg = spawn('ffmpeg', [
 				'-f',
-				'x11grab', //  Grab the X11 display
+				'x11grab',
 				'-video_size',
-				'1280x1024', // Video size
+				'1280x1024',
 				'-i',
-				process.env.DISPLAY, // Input file url
+				process.env.DISPLAY,
 				'-loglevel',
-				'error', // Log only errors
-				'-y', // Overwrite output files without asking
+				'error',
+				'-y',
 				'-pix_fmt',
-				'yuv420p', // QuickTime Player support, "Use -pix_fmt yuv420p for compatibility with outdated media players"
-				parsedPath // Output file
+				'yuv420p',
+				parsedPath
 			]);
 
-			const logBuffer = function (buffer: Buffer, prefix: string) {
+			function logBuffer(buffer: Buffer, prefix: string) {
 				const lines = buffer.toString().trim().split('\n');
 				lines.forEach(function (line) {
 					console.log(prefix + line);
 				});
-			};
+			}
 
 			this.ffmpeg.stdout.on('data', (data: Buffer) => {
 				logBuffer(data, '[ffmpeg:stdout] ');
@@ -69,11 +56,11 @@ export class TestRecorder {
 				logBuffer(data, '[ffmpeg:error] ');
 			});
 
-			this.ffmpeg.on('close', (code: number, signal: string | unknown) => {
-				if (code !== null) {
+			this.ffmpeg.on('close', (code?: number, signal?: string) => {
+				if (code) {
 					console.log(`[ffmpeg:stdout] exited with code ${code}: ${videoPath}`);
 				}
-				if (signal !== null) {
+				if (signal) {
 					console.log(`[ffmpeg:stdout] received signal ${signal}: ${videoPath}`);
 				}
 			});