diff --git a/seleniumbase/__version__.py b/seleniumbase/__version__.py
index edaa71ccb98..7de72f77c61 100755
--- a/seleniumbase/__version__.py
+++ b/seleniumbase/__version__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # seleniumbase package
-__version__ = "4.44.0"
+__version__ = "4.44.1"
diff --git a/seleniumbase/core/browser_launcher.py b/seleniumbase/core/browser_launcher.py
index 9ff1e9c5370..07cc8b12a50 100644
--- a/seleniumbase/core/browser_launcher.py
+++ b/seleniumbase/core/browser_launcher.py
@@ -2618,15 +2618,20 @@ def _set_chrome_options(
         if is_using_uc(undetectable, browser_name):
             chrome_options.add_argument("--disable-application-cache")
             chrome_options.add_argument("--disable-setuid-sandbox")
-            if not binary_location:
+        if not binary_location:
+            if os.path.exists("/bin/google-chrome"):
+                binary_location = "/bin/google-chrome"
+            elif os.path.exists("/usr/bin/google-chrome-stable"):
+                binary_location = "/usr/bin/google-chrome-stable"
+            elif os.path.exists("/usr/bin/google-chrome"):
+                binary_location = "/usr/bin/google-chrome"
+            elif os.path.exists("/usr/bin/google-chrome-stable"):
+                binary_location = "/usr/bin/google-chrome-stable"
+            else:
                 br_app = "google-chrome"
                 binary_loc = detect_b_ver.get_binary_location(br_app, True)
                 if os.path.exists(binary_loc):
                     binary_location = binary_loc
-                elif os.path.exists("/usr/bin/google-chrome-stable"):
-                    binary_location = "/usr/bin/google-chrome-stable"
-                elif os.path.exists("/usr/bin/google-chrome"):
-                    binary_location = "/usr/bin/google-chrome"
     extra_disabled_features = []
     if chromium_arg:
         # Can be a comma-separated list of Chromium args or a list
diff --git a/seleniumbase/core/detect_b_ver.py b/seleniumbase/core/detect_b_ver.py
index 58963886e38..acc19ae6d51 100644
--- a/seleniumbase/core/detect_b_ver.py
+++ b/seleniumbase/core/detect_b_ver.py
@@ -105,10 +105,22 @@ def chrome_on_linux_path(chromium_ok=False, browser_type=None):
         return ""
     if os_name() != OSType.LINUX:
         return ""
-    paths = ["/bin/google-chrome", "/bin/google-chrome-stable"]
+    paths = [
+        "/bin/google-chrome",
+        "/bin/google-chrome-stable",
+        "/usr/bin/google-chrome",
+        "/usr/bin/google-chrome-stable"
+    ]
     for path in paths:
-        if os.path.exists(path) and os.access(path, os.X_OK):
-            return path
+        try:
+            if (
+                os.path.exists(path)
+                and os.access(path, os.R_OK)
+                and os.access(path, os.X_OK)
+            ):
+                return path
+        except Exception:
+            pass
     paths = os.environ["PATH"].split(os.pathsep)
     binaries = []
     binaries.append("google-chrome")
@@ -122,13 +134,32 @@ def chrome_on_linux_path(chromium_ok=False, browser_type=None):
     for binary in binaries:
         for path in paths:
             full_path = os.path.join(path, binary)
-            if os.path.exists(full_path) and os.access(full_path, os.X_OK):
-                return full_path
+            try:
+                if (
+                    os.path.exists(full_path)
+                    and os.access(full_path, os.R_OK)
+                    and os.access(full_path, os.X_OK)
+                ):
+                    return full_path
+            except Exception:
+                pass
     if chromium_ok:
-        paths = ["/bin/chromium", "/bin/chromium-browser"]
+        paths = [
+            "/bin/chromium",
+            "/bin/chromium-browser",
+            "/usr/bin/chromium",
+            "/usr/bin/chromium-browser"
+        ]
         for path in paths:
-            if os.path.exists(path) and os.access(path, os.X_OK):
-                return path
+            try:
+                if (
+                    os.path.exists(path)
+                    and os.access(path, os.R_OK)
+                    and os.access(path, os.X_OK)
+                ):
+                    return path
+            except Exception:
+                pass
     return "/usr/bin/google-chrome"
 
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 93ef5b3c836..2cbdb91a9f9 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@
         ],
         # pip install -e .[psutil]
         "psutil": [
-            "psutil==7.1.0",
+            "psutil==7.1.2",
         ],
         # pip install -e .[pyautogui]
         # (Already a required dependency on Linux now.)