diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 76285477..debd1ec9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "browsertrix-crawler",
-  "version": "1.8.0",
+  "version": "1.8.1",
   "main": "browsertrix-crawler",
   "type": "module",
   "repository": "https://github.com/webrecorder/browsertrix-crawler",
diff --git a/src/crawler.ts b/src/crawler.ts
index e405cefe..d815c3fd 100644
--- a/src/crawler.ts
+++ b/src/crawler.ts
@@ -852,31 +852,34 @@ self.__bx_behaviors.selectMainBehavior();
       await this.browser.addInitScript(page, initScript);
     }
 
-    // only add if running with autoclick behavior
-    if (this.params.behaviors.includes("autoclick")) {
-      // Ensure off-page navigation is canceled while behavior is running
-      page.on("dialog", async (dialog) => {
-        let accepted = true;
-        if (dialog.type() === "beforeunload") {
-          if (opts.pageBlockUnload) {
-            accepted = false;
-            await dialog.dismiss();
-          } else {
-            await dialog.accept();
-          }
+    // Handle JS dialogs:
+    // - Ensure off-page navigation is canceled while behavior is running
+    // - dismiss close all other dialogs if not blocking unload
+    page.on("dialog", async (dialog) => {
+      let accepted = true;
+      if (dialog.type() === "beforeunload") {
+        if (opts.pageBlockUnload) {
+          accepted = false;
+          await dialog.dismiss();
         } else {
           await dialog.accept();
         }
-        logger.debug("JS Dialog", {
-          accepted,
-          blockingUnload: opts.pageBlockUnload,
-          message: dialog.message(),
-          type: dialog.type(),
-          page: page.url(),
-          workerid,
-        });
+      } else {
+        // other JS dialog, just dismiss
+        await dialog.dismiss();
+      }
+      logger.debug("JS Dialog", {
+        accepted,
+        blockingUnload: opts.pageBlockUnload,
+        message: dialog.message(),
+        type: dialog.type(),
+        page: page.url(),
+        workerid,
       });
+    });
 
+    // only add if running with autoclick behavior
+    if (this.params.behaviors.includes("autoclick")) {
       // Close any windows opened during navigation from autoclick
       await cdp.send("Target.setDiscoverTargets", { discover: true });
 
diff --git a/src/create-login-profile.ts b/src/create-login-profile.ts
index 0dcbc608..66728c3d 100755
--- a/src/create-login-profile.ts
+++ b/src/create-login-profile.ts
@@ -339,7 +339,11 @@ async function createProfile(
   cdp: CDPSession,
   targetFilename = "",
 ) {
-  await cdp.send("Network.clearBrowserCache");
+  try {
+    await cdp.send("Network.clearBrowserCache");
+  } catch (e) {
+    logger.warn("Error clearing cache", e, "browser");
+  }
 
   await browser.close();
 
@@ -546,7 +550,8 @@ class InteractiveBrowser {
         return;
       }
 
-      const cookies = await this.browser.getCookies(this.page);
+      const cookies = await this.browser.getCookies();
+
       for (const cookieOrig of cookies) {
         // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
         const cookie = cookieOrig as any;
@@ -566,7 +571,7 @@ class InteractiveBrowser {
           cookie.url = url;
         }
       }
-      await this.browser.setCookies(this.page, cookies);
+      await this.browser.setCookies(cookies);
       // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
     } catch (e: any) {
       logger.error("Save Cookie Error: ", e);
diff --git a/src/util/browser.ts b/src/util/browser.ts
index 6e2cb6c7..73102d0d 100644
--- a/src/util/browser.ts
+++ b/src/util/browser.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import puppeteer, {
   Page,
   LaunchOptions,
   Viewport,
+  CookieData,
 } from "puppeteer-core";
 import { CDPSession, Target, Browser as PptrBrowser } from "puppeteer-core";
 import { Recorder } from "./recorder.js";
@@ -616,14 +617,12 @@ export class Browser {
     await page.setViewport(params);
   }
 
-  async getCookies(page: Page) {
-    return await page.cookies();
+  async getCookies() {
+    return (await this.browser?.cookies()) || [];
   }
 
-  // TODO: Fix this the next time the file is edited.
-  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
-  async setCookies(page: Page, cookies: any) {
-    return await page.setCookie(...cookies);
+  async setCookies(cookies: CookieData[]) {
+    return await this.browser?.setCookie(...cookies);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/util/proxy.ts b/src/util/proxy.ts
index c5a0c2f4..93abc151 100644
--- a/src/util/proxy.ts
+++ b/src/util/proxy.ts
@@ -153,13 +153,6 @@ export async function initProxy(
     privateKeyFile = privateKeyFile || sshProxyPrivateKeyFile;
     publicHostsFile = publicHostsFile || sshProxyKnownHostsFile;
 
-    logger.debug("Initing proxy", {
-      url: getSafeProxyString(proxyUrl),
-      localPort,
-      privateKeyFile,
-      publicHostsFile,
-    });
-
     const entry = await initSingleProxy(
       proxyUrl,
       localPort++,
@@ -200,6 +193,13 @@ export async function initSingleProxy(
   sshProxyPrivateKeyFile?: string,
   sshProxyKnownHostsFile?: string,
 ): Promise<{ proxyUrl: string; dispatcher: Dispatcher }> {
+  logger.debug("Initing proxy", {
+    url: getSafeProxyString(proxyUrl),
+    localPort,
+    sshProxyPrivateKeyFile,
+    sshProxyKnownHostsFile,
+  });
+
   if (proxyUrl && proxyUrl.startsWith("ssh://")) {
     proxyUrl = await runSSHD(
       proxyUrl,