diff --git a/backend/services/scraper_backends/playwright_local.py b/backend/services/scraper_backends/playwright_local.py
index 4ed99ea..710e6d2 100644
--- a/backend/services/scraper_backends/playwright_local.py
+++ b/backend/services/scraper_backends/playwright_local.py
@@ -592,7 +592,12 @@ class PlaywrightLocalBackend(ScraperBackend):
                         dest_id=dest_id, location_params=location_params)
                     logger.info(f"Scraping page {page_num + 1}: {url}")
                     try:
-                        await page.goto(url, wait_until='domcontentloaded', timeout=90000)
+                        # referer=HOMEPAGE makes the request look like the user
+                        # searched from the homepage, which is required — a
+                        # direct hit to searchresults with no Referer causes
+                        # Cloudflare to hold the response body open indefinitely.
+                        await page.goto(url, wait_until='domcontentloaded',
+                                        timeout=90000, referer=self.HOMEPAGE)
                     except Exception as e:
                         logger.warning(f"Page load timeout, continuing: {e}")
                         page_loaded = False