diff --git a/packages/scraper/src/scheduler.ts b/packages/scraper/src/scheduler.ts
index ef2afcc..0fdafe5 100644
--- a/packages/scraper/src/scheduler.ts
+++ b/packages/scraper/src/scheduler.ts
@@ -31,11 +31,16 @@ async function withIsolatedStorage(name: string, fn: () => Promise<void>): Promi
   mkdirSync(join(dir, "datasets", "default"), { recursive: true });
   mkdirSync(join(dir, "key_value_stores", "default"), { recursive: true });
   const prev = process.env.CRAWLEE_STORAGE_DIR;
+  const prevPurge = process.env.CRAWLEE_PURGE_ON_START;
   process.env.CRAWLEE_STORAGE_DIR = dir;
+  // Force Crawlee to initialize fresh — prevents "Could not find SDK_SESSION_POOL_STATE.json"
+  // when the isolated storage dir was just created and has no pre-existing state files.
+  process.env.CRAWLEE_PURGE_ON_START = "1";
   try {
     await fn();
   } finally {
     process.env.CRAWLEE_STORAGE_DIR = prev ?? "";
+    process.env.CRAWLEE_PURGE_ON_START = prevPurge ?? "";
     // Clean up after successful run
     try { rmSync(dir, { recursive: true, force: true }); } catch { /* ignore */ }
   }