diff --git a/packages/expect-puppeteer/src/matchers/notToMatch.js b/packages/expect-puppeteer/src/matchers/notToMatch.js
index c9d420cf..77b609ce 100644
--- a/packages/expect-puppeteer/src/matchers/notToMatch.js
+++ b/packages/expect-puppeteer/src/matchers/notToMatch.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 async function notToMatch(page, matcher, options = { timeout: 500 }) {
   try {
     await page.waitForFunction(
-      `document.body.textContent.match(new RegExp('${matcher}')) === null`,
+      `document.body && document.body.textContent.match(new RegExp('${matcher}')) === null`,
       options,
     )
   } catch (error) {
diff --git a/packages/expect-puppeteer/src/matchers/toMatch.js b/packages/expect-puppeteer/src/matchers/toMatch.js
index c04e5ca3..29fb44ed 100644
--- a/packages/expect-puppeteer/src/matchers/toMatch.js
+++ b/packages/expect-puppeteer/src/matchers/toMatch.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 async function toMatch(page, matcher, options = { timeout: 500 }) {
   try {
     await page.waitForFunction(
-      `document.body.textContent.match(new RegExp('${matcher}')) !== null`,
+      `document.body && document.body.textContent.match(new RegExp('${matcher}')) !== null`,
       options,
     )
   } catch (error) {