diff --git a/Dockers/puppeteer-api/app/services/browser.py b/Dockers/puppeteer-api/app/services/browser.py
index ff0cd96..c7b76ec 100644
--- a/Dockers/puppeteer-api/app/services/browser.py
+++ b/Dockers/puppeteer-api/app/services/browser.py
@@ -565,4 +565,10 @@ async def detect_pagination_service(decoded_url):
             }
 
     # Perform the operation
-    return await safe_browser_operation(decoded_url, pagination_operation)
+    result = await safe_browser_operation(decoded_url, pagination_operation)
+
+    # Check if the result is an error from safe_browser_operation
+    if isinstance(result, dict) and result.get("status") == "error":
+        return result
+
+    return result
diff --git a/Dockers/puppeteer-api/app/utils/browser_utils.py b/Dockers/puppeteer-api/app/utils/browser_utils.py
index 6e7356d..bdb287a 100644
--- a/Dockers/puppeteer-api/app/utils/browser_utils.py
+++ b/Dockers/puppeteer-api/app/utils/browser_utils.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from pyppeteer import launch
 from app.config import CUSTOM_USER_AGENT
+import asyncio
 
 async def wait_for_network_idle(page):
     """Wait until no network requests are in flight"""
@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@ async def wait_for_network_idle(page):
 async def safe_browser_operation(url, operation_func):
     """Safely perform browser operations with proper cleanup"""
     browser = None
+    page = None
     try:
         browser = await launch(
             headless=True,
@@ -28,12 +30,24 @@ async def safe_browser_operation(url, operation_func):
         # Call the operation function that uses the page
         result = await operation_func(page)
 
-        # Explicitly close the page
-        await page.close()
-
         return result
 
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Error during browser operation: {e}")
+        # Return error result instead of re-raising to allow graceful handling
+        return {
+            "status": "error",
+            "error": str(e),
+            "url": url
+        }
     finally:
+        # Ensure page is closed properly
+        if page:
+            try:
+                await page.close()
+            except Exception as e:
+                print(f"Error closing page: {e}")
+
         # Ensure browser is closed properly
         if browser:
             try: