diff --git a/packages/storycrawler/src/browser/stories-browser.ts b/packages/storycrawler/src/browser/stories-browser.ts
index 640e8bed6..59adcf2ee 100644
--- a/packages/storycrawler/src/browser/stories-browser.ts
+++ b/packages/storycrawler/src/browser/stories-browser.ts
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ export class StoriesBrowser extends BaseBrowser {
         timeout: 60_000,
       },
     );
+    await this.page.waitForTimeout(1000);
     await this.page.evaluate(() => {
       const api = (window as ExposedWindow).__STORYBOOK_CLIENT_API__ || (window as ExposedWindow).__STORYBOOK_PREVIEW__;
       function isPreviewApi(api: API | PreviewAPI): api is PreviewAPI {