diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile b/backend/Dockerfile
index e59aa13..c62474a 100644
--- a/backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ COPY requirements.txt .
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
 
 # Playwright + Chromium for Booking.com scraper
-RUN playwright install chromium --with-deps
+RUN playwright install chromium firefox --with-deps
 
 COPY . .
 
diff --git a/backend/services/scraper_backends/playwright_hotel_page.py b/backend/services/scraper_backends/playwright_hotel_page.py
index 81f27e4..18ea092 100644
--- a/backend/services/scraper_backends/playwright_hotel_page.py
+++ b/backend/services/scraper_backends/playwright_hotel_page.py
@@ -220,19 +220,13 @@ class PlaywrightHotelPageBackend(ScraperBackend):
         if not self._pw:
             self._pw = await async_playwright().start()
         if not self._browser:
-            self._browser = await self._pw.chromium.launch(
+            self._browser = await self._pw.firefox.launch(
                 headless=True,
-                args=[
-                    '--no-sandbox',
-                    '--disable-dev-shm-usage',
-                    '--disable-blink-features=AutomationControlled',
-                    '--disable-infobars',
-                    '--disable-extensions',
-                    # Block image loading at the engine level — avoids ~75% of
-                    # proxy bandwidth (cf.bstatic.com CDN) without enabling
-                    # request interception, which breaks proxy auth in Chromium.
-                    '--blink-settings=imagesEnabled=false',
-                ],
+                firefox_user_prefs={
+                    # Block images — saves ~75% of proxy bandwidth from cf.bstatic.com.
+                    # Firefox pref equivalent of Chrome's --blink-settings=imagesEnabled=false.
+                    'permissions.default.image': 2,
+                },
             )
 
     async def _get_context(self) -> BrowserContext: