diff --git a/brozzler/__init__.py b/brozzler/__init__.py
index b3fa183..6321203 100644
--- a/brozzler/__init__.py
+++ b/brozzler/__init__.py
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ class NothingToClaim(Exception):
 class CrawlStopped(Exception):
     pass
 
+class PageInterstitialShown(Exception):
+    pass
+
 class ProxyError(Exception):
     pass
 
@@ -58,28 +61,6 @@ class ReachedLimit(Exception):
     def __str__(self):
         return self.__repr__()
 
-class PageInterstitialShown(Exception):
-    def __init__(self, http_error=None, warcprox_meta=None, http_payload=None):
-        import json
-        if http_error:
-            if "warcprox-meta" in http_error.headers:
-                self.warcprox_meta = json.loads(
-                        http_error.headers["warcprox-meta"])
-            else:
-                self.warcprox_meta = None
-            self.http_payload = http_error.read()
-        elif warcprox_meta:
-            self.warcprox_meta = warcprox_meta
-            self.http_payload = http_payload
-
-    def __repr__(self):
-        return "PageInterstitialShown(warcprox_meta=%r,http_payload=%r)" % (
-                self.warcprox_meta if hasattr(self, 'warcprox_meta') else None,
-                self.http_payload if hasattr(self, 'http_payload') else None)
-
-    def __str__(self):
-        return self.__repr__()
-
 # monkey-patch log levels TRACE and NOTICE
 logging.TRACE = (logging.NOTSET + logging.DEBUG) // 2
 def _logger_trace(self, msg, *args, **kwargs):
diff --git a/brozzler/worker.py b/brozzler/worker.py
index 7e7d974..3bffdfd 100644
--- a/brozzler/worker.py
+++ b/brozzler/worker.py
@@ -212,10 +212,10 @@ class BrozzlerWorker:
             try:
                 outlinks = self._browse_page(browser, site, page, on_screenshot,
                                             on_request)
-                return outlinks
             except brozzler.PageInterstitialShown:
+                outlinks = []
                 self.logger.info('page interstitial shown (http auth): %s', page)
-                return []
+            return outlinks
         else:
             if not self._already_fetched(page, ydl_fetches):
                 self.logger.info('needs fetch: %s', page)