diff --git a/maxun-core/src/interpret.ts b/maxun-core/src/interpret.ts
index 14d8f46e..c581954d 100644
--- a/maxun-core/src/interpret.ts
+++ b/maxun-core/src/interpret.ts
@@ -111,13 +111,21 @@ export default class Interpreter extends EventEmitter {
 
   private async applyAdBlocker(page: Page): Promise<void> {
     if (this.blocker) {
-      await this.blocker.enableBlockingInPage(page);
+      try {
+        await this.blocker.enableBlockingInPage(page);
+      } catch (err) {
+        this.log(`Ad-blocker operation failed:`, Level.ERROR);
+      }
     }
   }
 
   private async disableAdBlocker(page: Page): Promise<void> {
     if (this.blocker) {
-      await this.blocker.disableBlockingInPage(page);
+      try {
+        await this.blocker.disableBlockingInPage(page);
+      } catch (err) {
+        this.log(`Ad-blocker operation failed:`, Level.ERROR);
+      }
     }
   }
 
@@ -662,7 +670,11 @@ export default class Interpreter extends EventEmitter {
     const workflowCopy: Workflow = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(workflow));
 
     // apply ad-blocker to the current page
-    await this.applyAdBlocker(p);
+    try {
+      await this.applyAdBlocker(p);
+    } catch (error) {
+      this.log(`Failed to apply ad-blocker: ${error.message}`, Level.ERROR);
+    }
     const usedActions: string[] = [];
     let selectors: string[] = [];
     let lastAction = null;
diff --git a/server/src/browser-management/classes/RemoteBrowser.ts b/server/src/browser-management/classes/RemoteBrowser.ts
index 31aceada..2c45d146 100644
--- a/server/src/browser-management/classes/RemoteBrowser.ts
+++ b/server/src/browser-management/classes/RemoteBrowser.ts
@@ -245,10 +245,17 @@ export class RemoteBrowser {
 
         await this.setupPageEventListeners(this.currentPage);
 
-        const blocker = await PlaywrightBlocker.fromLists(fetch, ['https://easylist.to/easylist/easylist.txt']);
-        await blocker.enableBlockingInPage(this.currentPage);
-        this.client = await this.currentPage.context().newCDPSession(this.currentPage);
-        await blocker.disableBlockingInPage(this.currentPage);
+        try {
+            const blocker = await PlaywrightBlocker.fromLists(fetch, ['https://easylist.to/easylist/easylist.txt']);
+            await blocker.enableBlockingInPage(this.currentPage);
+            this.client = await this.currentPage.context().newCDPSession(this.currentPage);
+            await blocker.disableBlockingInPage(this.currentPage);
+            console.log('Adblocker initialized');
+          } catch (error: any) {
+            console.warn('Failed to initialize adblocker, continuing without it:', error.message);
+            // Still need to set up the CDP session even if blocker fails
+            this.client = await this.currentPage.context().newCDPSession(this.currentPage);
+          }
     };
 
     /**