diff --git a/aiohttp/client_reqrep.py b/aiohttp/client_reqrep.py
index f8a5346dee0..68713ab2375 100644
--- a/aiohttp/client_reqrep.py
+++ b/aiohttp/client_reqrep.py
@@ -169,14 +169,11 @@ def process_data_to_payload(body: Any) -> Any:
     if body is None:
         return None
 
-    # FormData
     if isinstance(body, FormData):
         body = body()
 
-    try:
+    with contextlib.suppress(payload.LookupError):
         body = payload.PAYLOAD_REGISTRY.get(body, disposition=None)
-    except payload.LookupError:
-        pass  # keep for ClientRequest to handle
 
     return body
 
diff --git a/aiohttp/payload.py b/aiohttp/payload.py
index b68b7573398..395c44f6ea4 100644
--- a/aiohttp/payload.py
+++ b/aiohttp/payload.py
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ def __init__(
 
         try:
             self._seekable = self._value.seekable()
-        except (AttributeError, OSError):
+        except AttributeError:  # https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/124293
             self._seekable = False
 
         if self._seekable:
diff --git a/tests/test_formdata.py b/tests/test_formdata.py
index e4a10911834..2cf1f3177d1 100644
--- a/tests/test_formdata.py
+++ b/tests/test_formdata.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import io
-import pathlib
 import tarfile
 import tempfile
+from pathlib import Path
 from typing import NoReturn
 from unittest import mock
 
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ async def test_formdata_boundary_param() -> None:
 
 
 async def test_formdata_on_redirect(aiohttp_client: AiohttpClient) -> None:
-    with pathlib.Path(pathlib.Path(__file__).parent / "sample.txt").open("rb") as fobj:
+    with Path(__file__).with_name("sample.txt").open("rb") as fobj:
         content = fobj.read()
         fobj.seek(0)
 
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ async def handler_1(request: web.Request) -> web.Response:
 
 
 async def test_formdata_on_redirect_after_recv(aiohttp_client: AiohttpClient) -> None:
-    with pathlib.Path(pathlib.Path(__file__).parent / "sample.txt").open("rb") as fobj:
+    with Path(__file__).with_name("sample.txt").open("rb") as fobj:
         content = fobj.read()
         fobj.seek(0)
 
diff --git a/tests/test_multipart.py b/tests/test_multipart.py
index 756f8cffc91..74a715369e7 100644
--- a/tests/test_multipart.py
+++ b/tests/test_multipart.py
@@ -1426,9 +1426,7 @@ async def test_multiple_write_on_io_payload(
         self, buf: bytearray, stream: Stream
     ) -> None:
         with aiohttp.MultipartWriter("form-data", boundary=":") as writer:
-            with pathlib.Path(pathlib.Path(__file__).parent / "sample.txt").open(
-                "rb"
-            ) as fobj:
+            with pathlib.Path(__file__).with_name("sample.txt").open("rb") as fobj:
                 content = fobj.read()
                 fobj.seek(0)
 
diff --git a/tests/test_payload.py b/tests/test_payload.py
index 4ee2e3b7398..c04533a817b 100644
--- a/tests/test_payload.py
+++ b/tests/test_payload.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import array
 import io
-import pathlib
+from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any, AsyncIterator, Iterator
 from unittest import mock
 
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ def test_string_io_payload() -> None:
 
 
 def test_text_io_payload() -> None:
-    filepath = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent / "sample.txt"
+    filepath = Path(__file__).with_name("sample.txt")
     filesize = filepath.stat().st_size
     with filepath.open("r") as f:
         p = payload.TextIOPayload(f)
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ def test_text_io_payload() -> None:
 
 
 def test_bytes_io_payload() -> None:
-    filepath = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent / "sample.txt"
+    filepath = Path(__file__).with_name("sample.txt")
     filesize = filepath.stat().st_size
     with filepath.open("rb") as f:
         p = payload.BytesIOPayload(f)
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ def test_bytes_io_payload() -> None:
 
 
 def test_buffered_reader_payload() -> None:
-    filepath = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent / "sample.txt"
+    filepath = Path(__file__).with_name("sample.txt")
     filesize = filepath.stat().st_size
     with filepath.open("rb") as f:
         p = payload.BufferedReaderPayload(f)
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ async def test_string_io_payload_write() -> None:
 
 
 async def test_io_base_payload_write() -> None:
-    filepath = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent / "sample.txt"
+    filepath = Path(__file__).with_name("sample.txt")
     with filepath.open("rb") as f:
         content = f.read()
         with io.BytesIO(content) as bf:
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ async def test_io_base_payload_write() -> None:
 
 
 async def test_text_io_payload_write() -> None:
-    filepath = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent / "sample.txt"
+    filepath = Path(__file__).with_name("sample.txt")
     with filepath.open("r") as f:
         content = f.read()
         f.seek(0)
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ async def test_text_io_payload_write() -> None:
 
 
 async def test_bytes_io_payload_write() -> None:
-    filepath = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent / "sample.txt"
+    filepath = Path(__file__).with_name("sample.txt")
     with filepath.open("rb") as f:
         content = f.read()
         with io.BytesIO(content) as bf:
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ async def test_bytes_io_payload_write() -> None:
 
 
 async def test_buffered_reader_payload_write() -> None:
-    filepath = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent / "sample.txt"
+    filepath = Path(__file__).with_name("sample.txt")
     with filepath.open("rb") as f:
         content = f.read()
         f.seek(0)