diff --git a/skyvern/webeye/scraper/domUtils.js b/skyvern/webeye/scraper/domUtils.js
index 2fdf7631..1dc227af 100644
--- a/skyvern/webeye/scraper/domUtils.js
+++ b/skyvern/webeye/scraper/domUtils.js
@@ -665,13 +665,7 @@ function buildTreeFromBody(frame = "main.frame") {
     var element_id = element.getAttribute("unique_id") ?? uniqueId();
     var elementTagNameLower = element.tagName.toLowerCase();
     element.setAttribute("unique_id", element_id);
-    // if element is an "a" tag and has a target="_blank" attribute, remove the target attribute
-    // We're doing this so that skyvern can do all the navigation in a single page/tab and not open new tab
-    if (element.tagName.toLowerCase() === "a") {
-      if (element.getAttribute("target") === "_blank") {
-        element.removeAttribute("target");
-      }
-    }
+
     const attrs = {};
     for (const attr of element.attributes) {
       var attrValue = attr.value;
@@ -762,6 +756,14 @@ function buildTreeFromBody(frame = "main.frame") {
       return;
     }
 
+    // if element is an "a" tag and has a target="_blank" attribute, remove the target attribute
+    // We're doing this so that skyvern can do all the navigation in a single page/tab and not open new tab
+    if (element.tagName.toLowerCase() === "a") {
+      if (element.getAttribute("target") === "_blank") {
+        element.removeAttribute("target");
+      }
+    }
+
     // Check if the element is interactable
     if (isInteractable(element)) {
       var elementObj = buildElementObject(element, true);