diff --git a/scripts/browse.py b/scripts/browse.py
index 0fda3d7b06..70f754e0b6 100644
--- a/scripts/browse.py
+++ b/scripts/browse.py
@@ -5,14 +5,17 @@ from llm_utils import create_chat_completion
 
 cfg = Config()
 
-def scrape_text(url):
+def get_website_content(url):
     response = requests.get(url, headers=cfg.user_agent_header)
-
     # Check if the response contains an HTTP error
     if response.status_code >= 400:
         return "Error: HTTP " + str(response.status_code) + " error"
+    return response
 
-    soup = BeautifulSoup(response.text, "html.parser")
+
+
+def scrape_text(website_content):
+    soup = BeautifulSoup(website_content.text, "html.parser")
 
     for script in soup(["script", "style"]):
         script.extract()
@@ -39,14 +42,8 @@ def format_hyperlinks(hyperlinks):
     return formatted_links
 
 
-def scrape_links(url):
-    response = requests.get(url, headers=cfg.user_agent_header)
-
-    # Check if the response contains an HTTP error
-    if response.status_code >= 400:
-        return "error"
-
-    soup = BeautifulSoup(response.text, "html.parser")
+def scrape_links(website_content):
+    soup = BeautifulSoup(website_content.text, "html.parser")
 
     for script in soup(["script", "style"]):
         script.extract()
diff --git a/scripts/commands.py b/scripts/commands.py
index ba5383957a..4f94cebbbe 100644
--- a/scripts/commands.py
+++ b/scripts/commands.py
@@ -163,8 +163,9 @@ def google_official_search(query, num_results=8):
     return search_results_links
 
 def browse_website(url, question):
-    summary = get_text_summary(url, question)
-    links = get_hyperlinks(url)
+    website_content = browse.get_website_content(url)
+    summary = get_text_summary(website_content, question)
+    links = get_hyperlinks(website_content)
 
     # Limit links to 5
     if len(links) > 5:
@@ -175,14 +176,14 @@ def browse_website(url, question):
     return result
 
 
-def get_text_summary(url, question):
-    text = browse.scrape_text(url)
+def get_text_summary(website_content, question):
+    text = browse.scrape_text(website_content)
     summary = browse.summarize_text(text, question)
     return """ "Result" : """ + summary
 
 
-def get_hyperlinks(url):
-    link_list = browse.scrape_links(url)
+def get_hyperlinks(website_content):
+    link_list = browse.scrape_links(website_content)
     return link_list