-        self.page.click(selector=selector, timeout=self.action_timeout + 20 * 1000, delay=randint(200, 500))
+        from playwright.sync_api import TimeoutError
+
+        # Trigger click and cautiously handle potential navigation
+        with self.page.expect_navigation(timeout=8000) as navigation_info:
+            self.page.click(selector=selector, timeout=self.action_timeout + 20 * 1000, delay=randint(200, 500))
+
+        try:
+            navigation_info.value  # this line blocks/waits for the navigation promise
+            logger.debug("Navigation occurred.")
+        except TimeoutError:
+            logger.debug("No navigation occurred within timeout.")
+
+#        self.page.click(selector=selector, timeout=self.action_timeout + 20 * 1000, delay=randint(200, 500))