diff --git a/changedetectionio/forms.py b/changedetectionio/forms.py
index 7f33a686..c6afd2f4 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/forms.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/forms.py
@@ -740,7 +740,6 @@ class commonSettingsForm(Form):
         self.notification_title.extra_notification_tokens = kwargs.get('extra_notification_tokens', {})
         self.notification_urls.extra_notification_tokens = kwargs.get('extra_notification_tokens', {})
 
-    browser_profile = RadioField(_l('Browser / Fetch method'), choices=[])  # populated at runtime in edit.py
     notification_body = TextAreaField(_l('Notification Body'), default='{{ watch_url }} had a change.', validators=[validators.Optional(), ValidateJinja2Template()])
     notification_format = SelectField(_l('Notification format'), choices=list(valid_notification_formats.items()))
     notification_title = StringField(_l('Notification Title'), default='ChangeDetection.io Notification - {{ watch_url }}', validators=[validators.Optional(), ValidateJinja2Template()])
@@ -777,6 +776,7 @@ class SingleBrowserStep(Form):
 
 class processor_text_json_diff_form(commonSettingsForm):
 
+    browser_profile = RadioField(_l('Browser / Fetch method'), choices=[])  # populated at runtime in edit.py
     url = fields.URLField('Web Page URL', validators=[validateURL()])
     tags = StringTagUUID('Group Tag', [validators.Optional()], default='')
 
diff --git a/changedetectionio/processors/base.py b/changedetectionio/processors/base.py
index f0c97231..1b13918e 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/processors/base.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/processors/base.py
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ class difference_detection_processor():
         # 2. Preserves Watch object with properties (.link, .is_pdf, etc.) - can't use dict()
         # 3. Safe now: Watch.__deepcopy__() shares datastore ref (no memory leak) but copies dict data
         self.watch = deepcopy(self.datastore.data['watching'].get(watch_uuid))
+        if self.watch is None:
+            raise KeyError(f"Watch UUID {watch_uuid} not found in datastore (deleted before processing?)")
 
         # Generic fetcher that should be extended (requests, playwright etc)
         self.fetcher = Fetcher()
diff --git a/changedetectionio/tests/custom_browser_url/test_custom_browser_url.py b/changedetectionio/tests/custom_browser_url/test_custom_browser_url.py
index cb333c44..2006c65d 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/tests/custom_browser_url/test_custom_browser_url.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/tests/custom_browser_url/test_custom_browser_url.py
@@ -39,12 +39,12 @@ def do_test(client, live_server, make_test_use_extra_browser=False):
     test_url = "https://changedetection.io/ci-test.html?non-custom-default=true"
 
     # Set global default to webdriver (browser-based)
+    client.post(url_for("settings_browsers.set_default"), data={"machine_name": "browser_chromeplaywright", "csrf_token": ""}, follow_redirects=True)
     res = client.post(
         url_for("settings.settings_page"),
         data={
             "application-empty_pages_are_a_change": "",
             "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180,
-            "application-browser_profile": "browser_chromeplaywright",
         },
         follow_redirects=True
     )
diff --git a/changedetectionio/tests/fetchers/test_content.py b/changedetectionio/tests/fetchers/test_content.py
index ac03cba3..f7745443 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/tests/fetchers/test_content.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/tests/fetchers/test_content.py
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ def test_fetch_webdriver_content(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage, data
     #  live_server_setup(live_server) # Setup on conftest per function
 
     #####################
+    client.post(url_for("settings_browsers.set_default"), data={"machine_name": "browser_chromeplaywright", "csrf_token": ""}, follow_redirects=True)
     res = client.post(
         url_for("settings.settings_page"),
         data={
             "application-empty_pages_are_a_change": "",
             "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180,
-            'application-browser_profile': "browser_chromeplaywright",
             'application-ui-favicons_enabled': "y",
         },
         follow_redirects=True
diff --git a/changedetectionio/tests/proxy_list/test_noproxy.py b/changedetectionio/tests/proxy_list/test_noproxy.py
index 713906e9..194cc46f 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/tests/proxy_list/test_noproxy.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/tests/proxy_list/test_noproxy.py
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ def test_noproxy_option(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage, datastore_pat
         data={
             "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180,
             "application-ignore_whitespace": "y",
-            "application-browser_profile": "direct_http_requests",
             "requests-extra_proxies-0-proxy_name": "custom-one-proxy",
             "requests-extra_proxies-0-proxy_url": "http://test:awesome@squid-one:3128",
             "requests-extra_proxies-1-proxy_name": "custom-two-proxy",
diff --git a/changedetectionio/tests/proxy_list/test_proxy_noconnect.py b/changedetectionio/tests/proxy_list/test_proxy_noconnect.py
index 185da1d2..111289ed 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/tests/proxy_list/test_proxy_noconnect.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/tests/proxy_list/test_proxy_noconnect.py
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ def test_proxy_noconnect_custom(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage, datas
         data={
             "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180,
             "application-ignore_whitespace": "y",
-            "application-browser_profile": 'browser_chromeplaywright' if os.getenv('PLAYWRIGHT_DRIVER_URL') or os.getenv("WEBDRIVER_URL") else 'direct_http_requests',
             "requests-extra_proxies-0-proxy_name": "custom-test-proxy",
             # test:awesome is set in tests/proxy_list/squid-passwords.txt
             "requests-extra_proxies-0-proxy_url": "http://127.0.0.1:3128",
diff --git a/changedetectionio/tests/proxy_list/test_select_custom_proxy.py b/changedetectionio/tests/proxy_list/test_select_custom_proxy.py
index 30266965..c3e84954 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/tests/proxy_list/test_select_custom_proxy.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/tests/proxy_list/test_select_custom_proxy.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ def test_select_custom(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage, datastore_path
         data={
             "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180,
             "application-ignore_whitespace": "y",
-            "application-browser_profile": 'browser_chromeplaywright' if os.getenv('PLAYWRIGHT_DRIVER_URL') else 'direct_http_requests',
             "requests-extra_proxies-0-proxy_name": "custom-test-proxy",
             # test:awesome is set in tests/proxy_list/squid-passwords.txt
             "requests-extra_proxies-0-proxy_url": "http://test:awesome@squid-custom:3128",
@@ -59,7 +58,6 @@ def test_custom_proxy_validation(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage, data
         data={
             "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180,
             "application-ignore_whitespace": "y",
-            "application-browser_profile": 'direct_http_requests',
             "requests-extra_proxies-0-proxy_name": "custom-test-proxy",
             "requests-extra_proxies-0-proxy_url": "xxxxhtt/333??p://test:awesome@squid-custom:3128",
         },
@@ -75,7 +73,6 @@ def test_custom_proxy_validation(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage, data
         data={
             "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180,
             "application-ignore_whitespace": "y",
-            "application-browser_profile": 'direct_http_requests',
             "requests-extra_proxies-0-proxy_name": "custom-test-proxy",
             "requests-extra_proxies-0-proxy_url": "https://",
         },
diff --git a/changedetectionio/tests/proxy_socks5/test_socks5_proxy.py b/changedetectionio/tests/proxy_socks5/test_socks5_proxy.py
index 3dfe1bcb..8f7ca094 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/tests/proxy_socks5/test_socks5_proxy.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/tests/proxy_socks5/test_socks5_proxy.py
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ def test_socks5(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage, datastore_path):
         data={
             "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180,
             "application-ignore_whitespace": "y",
-            "application-browser_profile": "direct_http_requests",
             # set in .github/workflows/test-only.yml
             "requests-extra_proxies-0-proxy_url": "socks5://proxy_user123:proxy_pass123@socks5proxy:1080",
             "requests-extra_proxies-0-proxy_name": "socks5proxy",
diff --git a/changedetectionio/tests/restock/test_restock.py b/changedetectionio/tests/restock/test_restock.py
index e7f60e17..a496ca69 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/tests/restock/test_restock.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/tests/restock/test_restock.py
@@ -61,14 +61,14 @@ def test_restock_detection(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage, datastore_
 
     #####################
     # Set this up for when we remove the notification from the watch, it should fallback with these details
+    client.post(url_for("settings_browsers.set_default"), data={"machine_name": "browser_chromeplaywright", "csrf_token": ""}, follow_redirects=True)
     res = client.post(
         url_for("settings.settings_page"),
         data={"application-notification_urls": notification_url,
               "application-notification_title": "fallback-title "+default_notification_title,
               "application-notification_body": "fallback-body "+default_notification_body,
               "application-notification_format": default_notification_format,
-              "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180,
-              'application-browser_profile': "browser_chromeplaywright"},
+              "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180},
         follow_redirects=True
     )
     # Add our URL to the import page, because the docker container (playwright/selenium) wont be able to connect to our usual test url
diff --git a/changedetectionio/tests/smtp/test_notification_smtp.py b/changedetectionio/tests/smtp/test_notification_smtp.py
index 74788ade..bd7c5027 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/tests/smtp/test_notification_smtp.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/tests/smtp/test_notification_smtp.py
@@ -56,8 +56,7 @@ def test_check_notification_email_formats_default_HTML(client, live_server, meas
               "application-notification_title": "fallback-title " + default_notification_title,
               "application-notification_body": "some text\nfallback-body<br> " + default_notification_body,
               "application-notification_format": 'html',
-              "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180,
-              'application-browser_profile': "direct_http_requests"},
+              "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180},
         follow_redirects=True
     )
     assert b"Settings updated." in res.data
@@ -126,8 +125,7 @@ def test_check_notification_plaintext_format(client, live_server, measure_memory
               "application-notification_title": "fallback-title {{watch_title}}  {{ diff_added.splitlines()[0] if diff_added else 'diff added didnt split' }}  " + default_notification_title,
               "application-notification_body": f"some text\n" + default_notification_body + f"\nMore output test\n{ALL_MARKUP_TOKENS}",
               "application-notification_format": 'text',
-              "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180,
-              'application-browser_profile': "direct_http_requests"},
+              "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180},
         follow_redirects=True
     )
 
@@ -188,8 +186,7 @@ def test_check_notification_html_color_format(client, live_server, measure_memor
               "application-notification_title": "fallback-title {{watch_title}} - diff_added_lines_test : '{{ diff_added.splitlines()[0] if diff_added else 'diff added didnt split' }}' " + default_notification_title,
               "application-notification_body": f"some text\n{default_notification_body}\nMore output test\n{ALL_MARKUP_TOKENS}",
               "application-notification_format": 'htmlcolor',
-              "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180,
-              'application-browser_profile': "direct_http_requests"},
+              "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180},
         follow_redirects=True
     )
 
@@ -273,8 +270,7 @@ def test_check_notification_markdown_format(client, live_server, measure_memory_
               "application-notification_title": "fallback-title  diff_added_lines_test : '{{ diff_added.splitlines()[0] if diff_added else 'diff added didnt split' }}' " + default_notification_title,
               "application-notification_body": "*header*\n\nsome text\n" + default_notification_body,
               "application-notification_format": 'markdown',
-              "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180,
-              'application-browser_profile': "direct_http_requests"},
+              "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180},
         follow_redirects=True
     )
 
@@ -369,8 +365,7 @@ def test_check_notification_email_formats_default_Text_override_HTML(client, liv
               "application-notification_title": "fallback-title " + default_notification_title,
               "application-notification_body": notification_body,
               "application-notification_format": 'text',
-              "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180,
-              'application-browser_profile': "direct_http_requests"},
+              "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180},
         follow_redirects=True
     )
     assert b"Settings updated." in res.data
@@ -480,8 +475,7 @@ def test_check_plaintext_document_plaintext_notification_smtp(client, live_serve
               "application-notification_title": "fallback-title " + default_notification_title,
               "application-notification_body": f"{notification_body}\nMore output test\n{ALL_MARKUP_TOKENS}",
               "application-notification_format": 'text',
-              "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180,
-              'application-browser_profile': "direct_http_requests"},
+              "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180},
         follow_redirects=True
     )
     assert b"Settings updated." in res.data
@@ -533,8 +527,7 @@ def test_check_plaintext_document_html_notifications(client, live_server, measur
               "application-notification_title": "fallback-title " + default_notification_title,
               "application-notification_body": f"{notification_body}\nMore output test\n{ALL_MARKUP_TOKENS}",
               "application-notification_format": 'html',
-              "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180,
-              'application-browser_profile': "direct_http_requests"},
+              "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180},
         follow_redirects=True
     )
     assert b"Settings updated." in res.data
@@ -613,8 +606,7 @@ def test_check_plaintext_document_html_color_notifications(client, live_server,
               "application-notification_title": "fallback-title " + default_notification_title,
               "application-notification_body": f"{notification_body}\nMore output test\n{ALL_MARKUP_TOKENS}",
               "application-notification_format": 'htmlcolor',
-              "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180,
-              'application-browser_profile': "direct_http_requests"},
+              "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180},
         follow_redirects=True
     )
 
@@ -686,8 +678,7 @@ def test_check_html_document_plaintext_notification(client, live_server, measure
               "application-notification_title": "fallback-title " + default_notification_title,
               "application-notification_body": f"{notification_body}\nMore output test\n{ALL_MARKUP_TOKENS}",
               "application-notification_format": 'text',
-              "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180,
-              'application-browser_profile': "direct_http_requests"},
+              "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180},
         follow_redirects=True
     )
 
@@ -740,8 +731,7 @@ def test_check_html_notification_with_apprise_format_is_html(client, live_server
               "application-notification_title": "fallback-title " + default_notification_title,
               "application-notification_body": "some text\nfallback-body<br> " + default_notification_body,
               "application-notification_format": 'html',
-              "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180,
-              'application-browser_profile': "direct_http_requests"},
+              "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180},
         follow_redirects=True
     )
     assert b"Settings updated." in res.data
diff --git a/changedetectionio/tests/test_access_control.py b/changedetectionio/tests/test_access_control.py
index 2b0e0fb7..24d24c59 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/tests/test_access_control.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/tests/test_access_control.py
@@ -32,8 +32,7 @@ def test_check_access_control(app, client, live_server, measure_memory_usage, da
             url_for("settings.settings_page"),
             data={"application-password": "foobar",
                   "application-shared_diff_access": "True",
-                  "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180,
-                  'application-browser_profile': "direct_http_requests"},
+                  "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180},
             follow_redirects=True
         )
 
@@ -91,8 +90,7 @@ def test_check_access_control(app, client, live_server, measure_memory_usage, da
         res = c.post(
             url_for("settings.settings_page"),
             data={
-                  "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180,
-                  'application-browser_profile': "direct_http_requests"},
+                  "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180},
             follow_redirects=True
         )
 
@@ -132,11 +130,11 @@ def test_check_access_control(app, client, live_server, measure_memory_usage, da
         ##################################################
         # Remove password button, and check that it worked
         ##################################################
+        c.post(url_for("settings_browsers.set_default"), data={"machine_name": "browser_chromeplaywright", "csrf_token": ""}, follow_redirects=True)
         res = c.post(
             url_for("settings.settings_page"),
             data={
                 "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180,
-                "application-browser_profile": "browser_chromeplaywright",
                 "application-removepassword_button": "Remove password"
             },
             follow_redirects=True,
@@ -150,8 +148,7 @@ def test_check_access_control(app, client, live_server, measure_memory_usage, da
         res = c.post(
             url_for("settings.settings_page"),
             data={"application-password": "",
-                  "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180,
-                  'application-browser_profile': "direct_http_requests"},
+                  "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180},
             follow_redirects=True
         )
 
@@ -164,8 +161,7 @@ def test_check_access_control(app, client, live_server, measure_memory_usage, da
             data={"application-password": "foobar",
                   # Should be disabled
                   "application-shared_diff_access": "",
-                  "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180,
-                  'application-browser_profile': "direct_http_requests"},
+                  "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180},
             follow_redirects=True
         )
 
diff --git a/changedetectionio/tests/test_add_replace_remove_filter.py b/changedetectionio/tests/test_add_replace_remove_filter.py
index cbf4f314..e0579fd2 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/tests/test_add_replace_remove_filter.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/tests/test_add_replace_remove_filter.py
@@ -127,8 +127,7 @@ def test_check_add_line_contains_trigger(client, live_server, measure_memory_usa
               # https://github.com/caronc/apprise/wiki/Notify_Custom_JSON#get-parameter-manipulation
               "application-notification_urls": test_notification_url,
               "application-notification_format": 'text',
-              "application-minutes_between_check": 180,
-              "application-browser_profile": "direct_http_requests"
+              "application-minutes_between_check": 180
               },
         follow_redirects=True
     )
diff --git a/changedetectionio/tests/test_api.py b/changedetectionio/tests/test_api.py
index 690dd7dd..29bbe819 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/tests/test_api.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/tests/test_api.py
@@ -416,7 +416,6 @@ def test_access_denied(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage, datastore_path
         url_for("settings.settings_page"),
         data={
             "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180,
-            "application-browser_profile": "direct_http_requests",
             "application-api_access_token_enabled": ""
         },
         follow_redirects=True
@@ -436,7 +435,6 @@ def test_access_denied(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage, datastore_path
         url_for("settings.settings_page"),
         data={
             "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180,
-            "application-browser_profile": "direct_http_requests",
             "application-api_access_token_enabled": "y"
         },
         follow_redirects=True
@@ -907,8 +905,7 @@ def test_api_conflict_UI_password(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage, dat
         url_for("settings.settings_page"),
         data={"application-password": "foobar", # password is now set! API should still work!
               "application-api_access_token_enabled": "y",
-              "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180,
-              'application-browser_profile': "direct_http_requests"},
+              "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180},
         follow_redirects=True
     )
 
diff --git a/changedetectionio/tests/test_api_openapi.py b/changedetectionio/tests/test_api_openapi.py
index 9cc97a7f..e3b47403 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/tests/test_api_openapi.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/tests/test_api_openapi.py
@@ -177,7 +177,6 @@ def test_openapi_validation_get_requests_bypass_validation(client, live_server,
         url_for("settings.settings_page"),
         data={
             "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180,
-            "application-browser_profile": "direct_http_requests",
             "application-api_access_token_enabled": ""
         },
         follow_redirects=True
diff --git a/changedetectionio/tests/test_backend.py b/changedetectionio/tests/test_backend.py
index 6152d101..6bfc1f4e 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/tests/test_backend.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/tests/test_backend.py
@@ -172,8 +172,7 @@ def test_title_scraper(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage, datastore_path
     res = client.post(
         url_for("settings.settings_page"),
         data={"application-ui-use_page_title_in_list": "",
-              "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180,
-              'application-browser_profile': "direct_http_requests"},
+              "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180},
         follow_redirects=True
     )
 
@@ -215,8 +214,7 @@ def test_requests_timeout(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage, datastore_p
         url_for("settings.settings_page"),
         data={"application-ui-use_page_title_in_list": "",
               "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180,
-              "requests-timeout": delay - 1,
-              'application-browser_profile': "direct_http_requests"},
+              "requests-timeout": delay - 1},
         follow_redirects=True
     )
 
@@ -234,8 +232,7 @@ def test_requests_timeout(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage, datastore_p
         url_for("settings.settings_page"),
         data={"application-ui-use_page_title_in_list": "",
               "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180,
-              "requests-timeout": delay + 1, # timeout should be a second more than the reply time
-              'application-browser_profile': "direct_http_requests"},
+              "requests-timeout": delay + 1}, # timeout should be a second more than the reply time
         follow_redirects=True
     )
     client.get(url_for("ui.form_watch_checknow"), follow_redirects=True)
diff --git a/changedetectionio/tests/test_basic_socketio.py b/changedetectionio/tests/test_basic_socketio.py
index 22eed8f4..9147baab 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/tests/test_basic_socketio.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/tests/test_basic_socketio.py
@@ -118,8 +118,7 @@ def test_everything(live_server, client, measure_memory_usage, datastore_path):
     res = client.post(
         url_for("settings.settings_page"),
         data={"application-password": "foobar",
-              "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180,
-              'application-browser_profile': "direct_http_requests"},
+              "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180},
         follow_redirects=True
     )
 
diff --git a/changedetectionio/tests/test_history_consistency.py b/changedetectionio/tests/test_history_consistency.py
index 926b77cb..74f33e0d 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/tests/test_history_consistency.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/tests/test_history_consistency.py
@@ -50,8 +50,7 @@ def test_consistent_history(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage, datastore
     res = client.post(
         url_for("settings.settings_page"),
         data={"application-empty_pages_are_a_change": "",
-              "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180,
-              'application-browser_profile': "direct_http_requests"},
+              "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180},
         follow_redirects=True
     )
     assert b"Settings updated." in res.data
diff --git a/changedetectionio/tests/test_ignore.py b/changedetectionio/tests/test_ignore.py
index e6b41a16..dea81986 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/tests/test_ignore.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/tests/test_ignore.py
@@ -68,8 +68,7 @@ def test_strip_ignore_lines(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage, datastore
             "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180,
             "application-ignore_whitespace": "y",
             "application-strip_ignored_lines": "y",
-            "application-global_ignore_text": "Which is across multiple",
-            'application-browser_profile': "direct_http_requests"
+            "application-global_ignore_text": "Which is across multiple"
         },
         follow_redirects=True
     )
diff --git a/changedetectionio/tests/test_ignore_text.py b/changedetectionio/tests/test_ignore_text.py
index 6d819163..9bfb20b0 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/tests/test_ignore_text.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/tests/test_ignore_text.py
@@ -181,8 +181,7 @@ def _run_test_global_ignore(client, datastore_path, as_source=False, extra_ignor
         data={
             "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180,
             "application-ignore_whitespace": "y",
-            "application-global_ignore_text": ignore_text,
-            'application-browser_profile': "direct_http_requests"
+            "application-global_ignore_text": ignore_text
         },
         follow_redirects=True
     )
diff --git a/changedetectionio/tests/test_ignorehyperlinks.py b/changedetectionio/tests/test_ignorehyperlinks.py
index c6de2946..2f2e7af0 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/tests/test_ignorehyperlinks.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/tests/test_ignorehyperlinks.py
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ def test_render_anchor_tag_content_true(client, live_server, measure_memory_usag
         url_for("settings.settings_page"),
         data={
             "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180,
-            "application-browser_profile": "direct_http_requests",
         },
         follow_redirects=True,
     )
@@ -90,7 +89,6 @@ def test_render_anchor_tag_content_true(client, live_server, measure_memory_usag
         data={
             "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180,
             "application-render_anchor_tag_content": "true",
-            "application-browser_profile": "direct_http_requests",
         },
         follow_redirects=True,
     )
diff --git a/changedetectionio/tests/test_ignorestatuscode.py b/changedetectionio/tests/test_ignorestatuscode.py
index 0ea7840f..3cc01032 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/tests/test_ignorestatuscode.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/tests/test_ignorestatuscode.py
@@ -49,8 +49,7 @@ def test_normal_page_check_works_with_ignore_status_code(client, live_server, me
         url_for("settings.settings_page"),
         data={
             "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180,
-            "application-ignore_status_codes": "y",
-            'application-browser_profile': "direct_http_requests"
+            "application-ignore_status_codes": "y"
         },
         follow_redirects=True
     )
diff --git a/changedetectionio/tests/test_ignorewhitespace.py b/changedetectionio/tests/test_ignorewhitespace.py
index d5a8a0c6..cc44ca19 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/tests/test_ignorewhitespace.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/tests/test_ignorewhitespace.py
@@ -58,8 +58,7 @@ def test_check_ignore_whitespace(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage, data
         url_for("settings.settings_page"),
         data={
             "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180,
-            "application-ignore_whitespace": "y",
-            "application-browser_profile": "direct_http_requests"
+            "application-ignore_whitespace": "y"
         },
         follow_redirects=True
     )
diff --git a/changedetectionio/tests/test_nonrenderable_pages.py b/changedetectionio/tests/test_nonrenderable_pages.py
index 2578b803..764f24d2 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/tests/test_nonrenderable_pages.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/tests/test_nonrenderable_pages.py
@@ -50,8 +50,7 @@ def test_check_basic_change_detection_functionality(client, live_server, measure
     client.post(
         url_for("settings.settings_page"),
         data={"application-empty_pages_are_a_change": "", # default, OFF, they are NOT a change
-              "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180,
-              'application-browser_profile': "direct_http_requests"},
+              "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180},
         follow_redirects=True
     )
 
@@ -81,8 +80,7 @@ def test_check_basic_change_detection_functionality(client, live_server, measure
     client.post(
         url_for("settings.settings_page"),
         data={"application-empty_pages_are_a_change": "y",
-              "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180,
-              'application-browser_profile': "direct_http_requests"},
+              "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180},
         follow_redirects=True
     )
     set_modified_response(datastore_path=datastore_path)
diff --git a/changedetectionio/tests/test_notification.py b/changedetectionio/tests/test_notification.py
index 8bc2d86d..5f8d9004 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/tests/test_notification.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/tests/test_notification.py
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@ def test_check_notification(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage, datastore
               "application-notification_title": "fallback-title "+default_notification_title,
               "application-notification_body": "fallback-body "+default_notification_body,
               "application-notification_format": default_notification_format,
-              "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180,
-              'application-browser_profile': "direct_http_requests"},
+              "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180},
         follow_redirects=True
     )
 
@@ -282,7 +281,6 @@ def test_notification_urls_jinja2_apprise_integration(client, live_server, measu
     res = client.post(
         url_for("settings.settings_page"),
         data={
-              "application-browser_profile": "direct_http_requests",
               "application-minutes_between_check": 180,
               "application-notification_body": '{ "url" : "{{ watch_url }}", "secret": 444, "somebug": "网站监测 内容更新了", "another": "{{diff|truncate(1500)}}" }',
               "application-notification_format": default_notification_format,
@@ -314,7 +312,6 @@ def test_notification_custom_endpoint_and_jinja2(client, live_server, measure_me
     res = client.post(
         url_for("settings.settings_page"),
         data={
-              "application-browser_profile": "direct_http_requests",
               "application-minutes_between_check": 180,
               "application-notification_body": '{ "url" : "{{ watch_url }}", "secret": 444, "somebug": "网站监测 内容更新了" }',
               "application-notification_format": default_notification_format,
@@ -399,7 +396,6 @@ def test_global_send_test_notification(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage
     res = client.post(
         url_for("settings.settings_page"),
         data={
-            "application-browser_profile": "direct_http_requests",
             "application-minutes_between_check": 180,
             "application-notification_body": test_body,
             "application-notification_format": default_notification_format,
@@ -556,7 +552,6 @@ def _test_color_notifications(client, notification_body_token, datastore_path):
     res = client.post(
         url_for("settings.settings_page"),
         data={
-            "application-browser_profile": "direct_http_requests",
             "application-minutes_between_check": 180,
             "application-notification_body": notification_body_token,
             "application-notification_format": "htmlcolor",
diff --git a/changedetectionio/tests/test_request.py b/changedetectionio/tests/test_request.py
index bdf88814..0e11a98f 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/tests/test_request.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/tests/test_request.py
@@ -253,7 +253,6 @@ def test_ua_global_override(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage, datastore
     res = client.post(
         url_for("settings.settings_page"),
         data={
-            "application-browser_profile": "direct_http_requests",
             "application-minutes_between_check": 180,
             "requests-default_ua-html_requests": "html-requests-user-agent"
         },
@@ -311,7 +310,6 @@ def test_headers_textfile_in_request(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage,
         test_url = test_url.replace('localhost', 'cdio')
 
     form_data = {
-        "application-browser_profile": "direct_http_requests",
         "application-minutes_between_check": 180,
         "requests-default_ua-html_requests": requests_ua
     }
diff --git a/changedetectionio/tests/test_restock_itemprop.py b/changedetectionio/tests/test_restock_itemprop.py
index 84444e12..10537303 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/tests/test_restock_itemprop.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/tests/test_restock_itemprop.py
@@ -361,8 +361,7 @@ def test_change_with_notification_values(client, live_server, measure_memory_usa
               "application-notification_title": "title new price {{restock.price}}",
               "application-notification_body": "new price {{restock.price}} previous price {{restock.previous_price}} instock {{restock.in_stock}}",
               "application-notification_format": default_notification_format,
-              "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180,
-              'application-browser_profile': "direct_http_requests"},
+              "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180},
         follow_redirects=True
     )
 
diff --git a/changedetectionio/tests/test_rss_single_watch.py b/changedetectionio/tests/test_rss_single_watch.py
index 9753bc4d..be5ed504 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/tests/test_rss_single_watch.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/tests/test_rss_single_watch.py
@@ -273,7 +273,6 @@ def test_rss_single_watch_follow_notification_body(client, live_server, measure_
     res = client.post(
         url_for("settings.settings_page"),
         data={
-              "application-browser_profile": "direct_http_requests",
               "application-minutes_between_check": 180,
               "application-notification_body": 'Boo yeah hello from main settings notification body<br>\nTitle: {{ watch_title }} changed',
               "application-notification_format": default_notification_format,
diff --git a/changedetectionio/tests/test_scheduler.py b/changedetectionio/tests/test_scheduler.py
index 835cc069..dbaa3613 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/tests/test_scheduler.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/tests/test_scheduler.py
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ def test_check_basic_scheduler_functionality(client, live_server, measure_memory
         url_for("settings.settings_page"),
         data={"application-empty_pages_are_a_change": "",
               "requests-time_between_check-seconds": 1,
-              "application-scheduler_timezone_default": "Pacific/Kiritimati",  # Most Forward Time Zone (UTC+14:00)
-              'application-browser_profile': "direct_http_requests"},
+              "application-scheduler_timezone_default": "Pacific/Kiritimati"},  # Most Forward Time Zone (UTC+14:00)
         follow_redirects=True
     )
 
@@ -120,7 +119,6 @@ def test_check_basic_global_scheduler_functionality(client, live_server, measure
     data = {
         "application-empty_pages_are_a_change": "",
         "application-scheduler_timezone_default": "Pacific/Kiritimati",  # Most Forward Time Zone (UTC+14:00)
-        'application-browser_profile': "direct_http_requests",
         "requests-time_between_check-hours": 0,
         "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 0,
         "requests-time_between_check-seconds": 1,
diff --git a/changedetectionio/tests/test_security.py b/changedetectionio/tests/test_security.py
index 51bcaf13..5463cfda 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/tests/test_security.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/tests/test_security.py
@@ -159,8 +159,7 @@ def test_xss(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage, datastore_path):
               "application-notification_title": '"><img src=x onerror=alert(document.domain)>',
               "application-notification_body": '"><img src=x onerror=alert(document.domain)>',
               "application-notification_format": default_notification_format,
-              "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180,
-              'application-browser_profile': "direct_http_requests"},
+              "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180},
         follow_redirects=True
     )
 
diff --git a/changedetectionio/tests/test_settings_tag_force_reprocess.py b/changedetectionio/tests/test_settings_tag_force_reprocess.py
index fc3272d7..50885af6 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/tests/test_settings_tag_force_reprocess.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/tests/test_settings_tag_force_reprocess.py
@@ -54,8 +54,7 @@ def test_settings_change_forces_reprocess(client, live_server, measure_memory_us
         url_for("settings.settings_page"),
         data={
             "application-empty_pages_are_a_change": "",
-            "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180,
-            'application-browser_profile': "direct_http_requests"
+            "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180
         },
         follow_redirects=True
     )
diff --git a/changedetectionio/tests/test_ui.py b/changedetectionio/tests/test_ui.py
index d633dba0..5fa09ce8 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/tests/test_ui.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/tests/test_ui.py
@@ -179,8 +179,7 @@ def test_page_title_listing_behaviour(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage,
     res = client.post(
         url_for("settings.settings_page"),
         data={"application-ui-use_page_title_in_list": "",
-              "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180,
-              'application-browser_profile': "direct_http_requests"},
+              "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180},
         follow_redirects=True
     )
     assert b"Settings updated." in res.data
@@ -219,8 +218,7 @@ def test_page_title_listing_behaviour(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage,
     res = client.post(
         url_for("settings.settings_page"),
         data={"application-ui-use_page_title_in_list": "y",
-              "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180,
-              'application-browser_profile': "direct_http_requests"},
+              "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180},
         follow_redirects=True
     )
     assert b"Settings updated." in res.data
diff --git a/changedetectionio/worker.py b/changedetectionio/worker.py
index 41bcd29c..8e19d2a6 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/worker.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/worker.py
@@ -378,6 +378,11 @@ async def async_update_worker(worker_id, q, notification_q, app, datastore, exec
                     process_changedetection_results = False
                     logger.error(f"Exception (BrowserStepsInUnsupportedFetcher) reached processing watch UUID: {uuid}")
 
+                except KeyError as e:
+                    # Watch was deleted between being queued and processed — skip
+                    logger.warning(f"Worker {worker_id} skipping UUID {uuid}: {e}")
+                    process_changedetection_results = False
+
                 except Exception as e:
                     import traceback
                     logger.error(f"Worker {worker_id} exception processing watch UUID: {uuid}")