diff --git a/docs/introduction/05-crawling.mdx b/docs/introduction/05-crawling.mdx
index 6621ee10b0ff..a3930c6b6be5 100644
--- a/docs/introduction/05-crawling.mdx
+++ b/docs/introduction/05-crawling.mdx
@@ -23,16 +23,21 @@ import { PlaywrightCrawler } from 'crawlee';
 const crawler = new PlaywrightCrawler({
     requestHandler: async ({ page, request, enqueueLinks }) => {
         console.log(`Processing: ${request.url}`);
-        // Wait for the category cards to render,
-        // otherwise enqueueLinks wouldn't enqueue anything.
-        await page.waitForSelector('.collection-block-item');
-
-        // Add links to the queue, but only from
-        // elements matching the provided selector.
-        await enqueueLinks({
-            selector: '.collection-block-item',
-            label: 'CATEGORY',
-        });
+
+        // Only run this logic on the main category listing, not on sub-pages.
+        if (request.label !== 'CATEGORY') {
+
+          // Wait for the category cards to render,
+          // otherwise enqueueLinks wouldn't enqueue anything.
+          await page.waitForSelector('.collection-block-item');
+
+          // Add links to the queue, but only from
+          // elements matching the provided selector.
+          await enqueueLinks({
+              selector: '.collection-block-item',
+              label: 'CATEGORY',
+          });
+        }
     },
 });
 
diff --git a/website/versioned_docs/version-3.12/introduction/05-crawling.mdx b/website/versioned_docs/version-3.12/introduction/05-crawling.mdx
index 6621ee10b0ff..a3930c6b6be5 100644
--- a/website/versioned_docs/version-3.12/introduction/05-crawling.mdx
+++ b/website/versioned_docs/version-3.12/introduction/05-crawling.mdx
@@ -23,16 +23,21 @@ import { PlaywrightCrawler } from 'crawlee';
 const crawler = new PlaywrightCrawler({
     requestHandler: async ({ page, request, enqueueLinks }) => {
         console.log(`Processing: ${request.url}`);
-        // Wait for the category cards to render,
-        // otherwise enqueueLinks wouldn't enqueue anything.
-        await page.waitForSelector('.collection-block-item');
-
-        // Add links to the queue, but only from
-        // elements matching the provided selector.
-        await enqueueLinks({
-            selector: '.collection-block-item',
-            label: 'CATEGORY',
-        });
+
+        // Only run this logic on the main category listing, not on sub-pages.
+        if (request.label !== 'CATEGORY') {
+
+          // Wait for the category cards to render,
+          // otherwise enqueueLinks wouldn't enqueue anything.
+          await page.waitForSelector('.collection-block-item');
+
+          // Add links to the queue, but only from
+          // elements matching the provided selector.
+          await enqueueLinks({
+              selector: '.collection-block-item',
+              label: 'CATEGORY',
+          });
+        }
     },
 });