diff --git a/reflex/compiler/utils.py b/reflex/compiler/utils.py
index 25c44bd74..9b388400b 100644
--- a/reflex/compiler/utils.py
+++ b/reflex/compiler/utils.py
@@ -3,12 +3,14 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import asyncio
+import concurrent.futures
 import traceback
 from datetime import datetime
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, Optional, Type, Union
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
 
+from reflex.utils.exec import is_in_app_harness
 from reflex.utils.prerequisites import get_web_dir
 from reflex.vars.base import Var
 
@@ -178,6 +180,23 @@ def compile_state(state: Type[BaseState]) -> dict:
         initial_state = state(_reflex_internal_init=True).dict(
             initial=True, include_computed=False
         )
+    try:
+        _ = asyncio.get_running_loop()
+    except RuntimeError:
+        pass
+    else:
+        if is_in_app_harness():
+            # Playwright tests already have an event loop running, so we can't use asyncio.run.
+            with concurrent.futures.ThreadPoolExecutor() as pool:
+                resolved_initial_state = pool.submit(
+                    asyncio.run, _resolve_delta(initial_state)
+                ).result()
+                console.warn(
+                    f"Had to get initial state in a thread 🤮 {resolved_initial_state}",
+                )
+                return resolved_initial_state
+
+    # Normally the compile runs before any event loop starts, we asyncio.run is available for calling.
     return asyncio.run(_resolve_delta(initial_state))
 
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/tests_playwright/test_table.py b/tests/integration/tests_playwright/test_table.py
index bd399a840..a88c4a621 100644
--- a/tests/integration/tests_playwright/test_table.py
+++ b/tests/integration/tests_playwright/test_table.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from typing import Generator
 
 import pytest
-from playwright.sync_api import Page
+from playwright.sync_api import Page, expect
 
 from reflex.testing import AppHarness
 
@@ -87,12 +87,14 @@ def test_table(page: Page, table_app: AppHarness):
     table = page.get_by_role("table")
 
     # Check column headers
-    headers = table.get_by_role("columnheader").all_inner_texts()
-    assert headers == expected_col_headers
+    headers = table.get_by_role("columnheader")
+    for header, exp_value in zip(headers.all(), expected_col_headers, strict=True):
+        expect(header).to_have_text(exp_value)
 
     # Check rows headers
-    rows = table.get_by_role("rowheader").all_inner_texts()
-    assert rows == expected_row_headers
+    rows = table.get_by_role("rowheader")
+    for row, expected_row in zip(rows.all(), expected_row_headers, strict=True):
+        expect(row).to_have_text(expected_row)
 
     # Check cells
     rows = table.get_by_role("cell").all_inner_texts()