diff --git a/javascript/node/selenium-webdriver/lib/webdriver.js b/javascript/node/selenium-webdriver/lib/webdriver.js
index 6317a4fa05dba..cb60563695a06 100644
--- a/javascript/node/selenium-webdriver/lib/webdriver.js
+++ b/javascript/node/selenium-webdriver/lib/webdriver.js
@@ -789,8 +789,13 @@ class WebDriver {
       // If the websocket connection is not closed,
       // and we are running CDP sessions against the Selenium Grid,
       // the node process never exits since the websocket connection is open until the Grid is shutdown.
-      if (this._wsConnection !== undefined) {
-        this._wsConnection.close()
+      if (this._cdpWsConnection !== undefined) {
+        this._cdpWsConnection.close()
+      }
+
+      // Close the BiDi websocket connection
+      if (this._bidiConnection !== undefined) {
+        this._bidiConnection.close()
       }
     })
   }
@@ -1241,18 +1246,18 @@ class WebDriver {
     this._wsUrl = await this.getWsUrl(debuggerUrl, target, caps)
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
       try {
-        this._wsConnection = new WebSocket(this._wsUrl.replace('localhost', '127.0.0.1'))
-        this._cdpConnection = new cdp.CdpConnection(this._wsConnection)
+        this._cdpWsConnection = new WebSocket(this._wsUrl.replace('localhost', '127.0.0.1'))
+        this._cdpConnection = new cdp.CdpConnection(this._cdpWsConnection)
       } catch (err) {
         reject(err)
         return
       }
 
-      this._wsConnection.on('open', async () => {
+      this._cdpWsConnection.on('open', async () => {
         await this.getCdpTargets()
       })
 
-      this._wsConnection.on('message', async (message) => {
+      this._cdpWsConnection.on('message', async (message) => {
         const params = JSON.parse(message)
         if (params.result) {
           if (params.result.targetInfos) {
@@ -1273,7 +1278,7 @@ class WebDriver {
         }
       })
 
-      this._wsConnection.on('error', (error) => {
+      this._cdpWsConnection.on('error', (error) => {
         reject(error)
       })
     })
@@ -1288,9 +1293,12 @@ class WebDriver {
    * @returns {BIDI}
    */
   async getBidi() {
-    const caps = await this.getCapabilities()
-    let WebSocketUrl = caps['map_'].get('webSocketUrl')
-    return new BIDI(WebSocketUrl.replace('localhost', '127.0.0.1'))
+    if (this._bidiConnection === undefined) {
+      const caps = await this.getCapabilities()
+      let WebSocketUrl = caps['map_'].get('webSocketUrl')
+      this._bidiConnection = new BIDI(WebSocketUrl.replace('localhost', '127.0.0.1'))
+    }
+    return this._bidiConnection
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1338,7 +1346,7 @@ class WebDriver {
    * @param connection CDP Connection
    */
   async register(username, password, connection) {
-    this._wsConnection.on('message', (message) => {
+    this._cdpWsConnection.on('message', (message) => {
       const params = JSON.parse(message)
 
       if (params.method === 'Fetch.authRequired') {
@@ -1383,7 +1391,7 @@ class WebDriver {
    * @param callback callback called when we intercept requests.
    */
   async onIntercept(connection, httpResponse, callback) {
-    this._wsConnection.on('message', (message) => {
+    this._cdpWsConnection.on('message', (message) => {
       const params = JSON.parse(message)
       if (params.method === 'Fetch.requestPaused') {
         const requestPausedParams = params['params']
@@ -1420,7 +1428,7 @@ class WebDriver {
    * @returns {Promise<void>}
    */
   async onLogEvent(connection, callback) {
-    this._wsConnection.on('message', (message) => {
+    this._cdpWsConnection.on('message', (message) => {
       const params = JSON.parse(message)
       if (params.method === 'Runtime.consoleAPICalled') {
         const consoleEventParams = params['params']
@@ -1457,7 +1465,7 @@ class WebDriver {
   async onLogException(connection, callback) {
     await connection.execute('Runtime.enable', {}, null)
 
-    this._wsConnection.on('message', (message) => {
+    this._cdpWsConnection.on('message', (message) => {
       const params = JSON.parse(message)
 
       if (params.method === 'Runtime.exceptionThrown') {
@@ -1510,7 +1518,7 @@ class WebDriver {
       null,
     )
 
-    this._wsConnection.on('message', async (message) => {
+    this._cdpWsConnection.on('message', async (message) => {
       const params = JSON.parse(message)
       if (params.method === 'Runtime.bindingCalled') {
         let payload = JSON.parse(params['params']['payload'])