diff --git a/seleniumbase/__version__.py b/seleniumbase/__version__.py
index a52a178673e..c932c3b534e 100755
--- a/seleniumbase/__version__.py
+++ b/seleniumbase/__version__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # seleniumbase package
-__version__ = "4.34.9"
+__version__ = "4.34.10"
diff --git a/seleniumbase/core/detect_b_ver.py b/seleniumbase/core/detect_b_ver.py
index a0433a47303..e8dd71d0505 100644
--- a/seleniumbase/core/detect_b_ver.py
+++ b/seleniumbase/core/detect_b_ver.py
@@ -96,14 +96,9 @@ def linux_browser_apps_to_cmd(*apps):
     )
 
 
-def chrome_on_linux_path(prefer_chromium=False):
+def chrome_on_linux_path(chromium_ok=False):
     if os_name() != OSType.LINUX:
         return ""
-    if prefer_chromium:
-        paths = ["/bin/chromium", "/bin/chromium-browser"]
-        for path in paths:
-            if os.path.exists(path) and os.access(path, os.X_OK):
-                return path
     paths = ["/bin/google-chrome", "/bin/google-chrome-stable"]
     for path in paths:
         if os.path.exists(path) and os.access(path, os.X_OK):
@@ -112,17 +107,22 @@ def chrome_on_linux_path(prefer_chromium=False):
     binaries = []
     binaries.append("google-chrome")
     binaries.append("google-chrome-stable")
-    binaries.append("chrome")
-    binaries.append("chromium")
-    binaries.append("chromium-browser")
     binaries.append("google-chrome-beta")
     binaries.append("google-chrome-dev")
     binaries.append("google-chrome-unstable")
+    binaries.append("chrome")
+    binaries.append("chromium")
+    binaries.append("chromium-browser")
     for binary in binaries:
         for path in paths:
             full_path = os.path.join(path, binary)
             if os.path.exists(full_path) and os.access(full_path, os.X_OK):
                 return full_path
+    if chromium_ok:
+        paths = ["/bin/chromium", "/bin/chromium-browser"]
+        for path in paths:
+            if os.path.exists(path) and os.access(path, os.X_OK):
+                return path
     return "/usr/bin/google-chrome"
 
 
@@ -209,12 +209,11 @@ def windows_browser_apps_to_cmd(*apps):
     return '%s -NoProfile "%s"' % (powershell, script)
 
 
-def get_binary_location(browser_type, prefer_chromium=False):
-    """Return the full path of the browser binary.
-    If going for better results in UC Mode, use: prefer_chromium=True"""
+def get_binary_location(browser_type, chromium_ok=False):
+    """Return the full path of the browser binary."""
     cmd_mapping = {
         ChromeType.GOOGLE: {
-            OSType.LINUX: chrome_on_linux_path(prefer_chromium),
+            OSType.LINUX: chrome_on_linux_path(chromium_ok),
             OSType.MAC: r"/Applications/Google Chrome.app"
                         r"/Contents/MacOS/Google Chrome",
             OSType.WIN: chrome_on_windows_path(),
diff --git a/seleniumbase/undetected/__init__.py b/seleniumbase/undetected/__init__.py
index 1649f1f34d7..83cff37b382 100644
--- a/seleniumbase/undetected/__init__.py
+++ b/seleniumbase/undetected/__init__.py
@@ -586,14 +586,14 @@ def find_chrome_executable():
     if IS_POSIX:
         for item in os.environ.get("PATH").split(os.pathsep):
             for subitem in (
-                "chromium",
                 "google-chrome",
-                "chromium-browser",
-                "chrome",
                 "google-chrome-stable",
                 "google-chrome-beta",
                 "google-chrome-dev",
                 "google-chrome-unstable",
+                "chrome",
+                "chromium",
+                "chromium-browser",
             ):
                 candidates.add(os.sep.join((item, subitem)))
         if "darwin" in sys.platform:
diff --git a/seleniumbase/undetected/cdp_driver/browser.py b/seleniumbase/undetected/cdp_driver/browser.py
index 83ed2c133a9..3ed79233cdc 100644
--- a/seleniumbase/undetected/cdp_driver/browser.py
+++ b/seleniumbase/undetected/cdp_driver/browser.py
@@ -565,10 +565,11 @@ def stop(self):
             # asyncio.get_running_loop().create_task(
             #     self.connection.send(cdp.browser.close())
             # )
-            asyncio.get_event_loop().create_task(self.connection.aclose())
-            logger.debug(
-                "Closed the connection using get_event_loop().create_task()"
-            )
+            if self.connection:
+                asyncio.get_event_loop().create_task(self.connection.aclose())
+                logger.debug(
+                    "Closed connection using get_event_loop().create_task()"
+                )
         except RuntimeError:
             if self.connection:
                 try:
diff --git a/seleniumbase/undetected/cdp_driver/cdp_util.py b/seleniumbase/undetected/cdp_driver/cdp_util.py
index 7de1dbe1c04..1f602a14af3 100644
--- a/seleniumbase/undetected/cdp_driver/cdp_util.py
+++ b/seleniumbase/undetected/cdp_driver/cdp_util.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 from contextlib import suppress
 from seleniumbase import config as sb_config
 from seleniumbase.config import settings
+from seleniumbase.core import detect_b_ver
 from seleniumbase.fixtures import constants
 from seleniumbase.fixtures import shared_utils
 from typing import Optional, List, Union, Callable
@@ -226,6 +227,10 @@ async def start_async(*args, **kwargs) -> Browser:
     binary_location = None
     if "browser_executable_path" in kwargs:
         binary_location = kwargs["browser_executable_path"]
+    else:
+        binary_location = detect_b_ver.get_binary_location("google-chrome")
+        if binary_location and not os.path.exists(binary_location):
+            binary_location = None
     if (
         shared_utils.is_chrome_130_or_newer(binary_location)
         and "user_data_dir" in kwargs
@@ -261,6 +266,10 @@ def start_sync(*args, **kwargs) -> Browser:
     binary_location = None
     if "browser_executable_path" in kwargs:
         binary_location = kwargs["browser_executable_path"]
+    else:
+        binary_location = detect_b_ver.get_binary_location("google-chrome")
+        if binary_location and not os.path.exists(binary_location):
+            binary_location = None
     if (
         shared_utils.is_chrome_130_or_newer(binary_location)
         and "user_data_dir" in kwargs