diff --git a/.changeset/fuzzy-jobs-switch.md b/.changeset/fuzzy-jobs-switch.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c59a2a024
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fuzzy-jobs-switch.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@browserbasehq/stagehand-lib": patch
+---
+
+Fixes an issue with the new tab intercepts for invalid urls
diff --git a/lib/handlers/handlerUtils/actHandlerUtils.ts b/lib/handlers/handlerUtils/actHandlerUtils.ts
index 339a97df3..1a343389a 100644
--- a/lib/handlers/handlerUtils/actHandlerUtils.ts
+++ b/lib/handlers/handlerUtils/actHandlerUtils.ts
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ async function handlePossiblePageNavigation(
     },
   });
 
-  if (newOpenedTab) {
+  if (newOpenedTab && newOpenedTab.url() !== "about:blank") {
     logger({
       category: "action",
       message: "new page detected (new tab) with URL",