diff --git a/Dockers/puppeteer-api/app/utils/browser_utils.py b/Dockers/puppeteer-api/app/utils/browser_utils.py
index 4e7d8b1..0a1a9d7 100644
--- a/Dockers/puppeteer-api/app/utils/browser_utils.py
+++ b/Dockers/puppeteer-api/app/utils/browser_utils.py
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ async def safe_browser_operation(url, operation_func):
     browser = None
     context = None
     page = None
+    playwright = None
+
     try:
         # Get or create playwright instance
         playwright = await async_playwright().start()
@@ -64,4 +66,10 @@ async def safe_browser_operation(url, operation_func):
                 await browser.close()
             except Exception as e:
                 print(f"Error closing browser: {e}")
-                # We don't re-raise here to avoid masking the original error
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+
+        # Ensure playwright is closed properly - THIS IS THE KEY FIX
+        if playwright:
+            try:
+                await playwright.stop()
+            except Exception as e:
+                print(f"Error closing playwright: {e}")
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