diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ecf988cbc..dc1724406 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "browsertrix-crawler",
-  "version": "1.12.2",
+  "version": "1.12.3",
   "main": "browsertrix-crawler",
   "type": "module",
   "repository": "https://github.com/webrecorder/browsertrix-crawler",
diff --git a/src/crawler.ts b/src/crawler.ts
index 66bd5b2ab..73901863c 100644
--- a/src/crawler.ts
+++ b/src/crawler.ts
@@ -474,6 +474,16 @@ export class Crawler {
   }
 
   async bootstrap() {
+    // check first before disk space check, in case this clears up disk space
+    if (this.params.overwrite) {
+      logger.debug(`Clearing ${this.collDir} before starting`);
+      try {
+        fs.rmSync(this.collDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+      } catch (e) {
+        logger.error(`Unable to clear ${this.collDir}`, e);
+      }
+    }
+
     if (await isDiskFull(this.params.cwd)) {
       await logger.interrupt(
         "Out of disk space, exiting",
@@ -532,15 +542,6 @@ export class Crawler {
       logger.info("With Browser Profile", { url: this.params.profile });
     }
 
-    if (this.params.overwrite) {
-      logger.debug(`Clearing ${this.collDir} before starting`);
-      try {
-        fs.rmSync(this.collDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
-      } catch (e) {
-        logger.error(`Unable to clear ${this.collDir}`, e);
-      }
-    }
-
     if (this.params.customBehaviors) {
       this.customBehaviors = await this.loadCustomBehaviors(
         this.params.customBehaviors,
@@ -1320,10 +1321,6 @@ self.__bx_behaviors.selectMainBehavior();
   }
 
   async pageFinished(data: PageState, lastErrorText = "") {
-    // not yet finished
-    if (data.asyncLoading) {
-      return;
-    }
     // if page loaded, considered page finished successfully
     // (even if behaviors timed out)
     const { loadState, logDetails, depth, url, pageSkipped, noRetries } = data;
diff --git a/src/util/recorder.ts b/src/util/recorder.ts
index aa214efe8..5ae14c881 100644
--- a/src/util/recorder.ts
+++ b/src/util/recorder.ts
@@ -1464,7 +1464,7 @@ export class Recorder extends EventEmitter {
       return false;
     }
     if (!this.stopping) {
-      state.asyncLoading = true;
+      state.isDirectFetched = true;
       void this.asyncFetchQ.add(() => fetcher.loadDirectPage(state, crawler));
     }
     return true;
@@ -2102,8 +2102,6 @@ class AsyncFetcher {
   }
 
   async loadDirectPage(state: PageState, crawler: Crawler) {
-    state.asyncLoading = true;
-
     const success = await this.loadBody();
 
     this.recorder.addPageRecord(this.reqresp);
@@ -2124,7 +2122,6 @@ class AsyncFetcher {
         "fetch",
       );
     }
-    state.asyncLoading = false;
     await crawler.pageFinished(state);
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/util/state.ts b/src/util/state.ts
index 6a09d0061..2889a50d3 100644
--- a/src/util/state.ts
+++ b/src/util/state.ts
@@ -98,7 +98,8 @@ export class PageState {
   pageSkipped = false;
   noRetries = false;
 
-  asyncLoading = false;
+  isDirectFetched = false;
+
   filteredFrames: Frame[] = [];
   loadState: LoadState = LoadState.FAILED;
   contentCheckAllowed = false;
diff --git a/src/util/worker.ts b/src/util/worker.ts
index 6bb0b739b..c59a35c8e 100644
--- a/src/util/worker.ts
+++ b/src/util/worker.ts
@@ -313,13 +313,15 @@ export class PageWorker {
         );
       }
 
-      await timedRun(
-        this.crawler.pageFinished(data, this.recorder?.lastErrorText),
-        FINISHED_TIMEOUT,
-        "Page Finished Timed Out",
-        this.logDetails,
-        "worker",
-      );
+      if (!data.isDirectFetched) {
+        await timedRun(
+          this.crawler.pageFinished(data, this.recorder?.lastErrorText),
+          FINISHED_TIMEOUT,
+          "Page Finished Timed Out",
+          this.logDetails,
+          "worker",
+        );
+      }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/tests/crawl_overwrite.js b/tests/crawl_overwrite.test.js
similarity index 95%
rename from tests/crawl_overwrite.js
rename to tests/crawl_overwrite.test.js
index f7010c6dd..d552db8b0 100644
--- a/tests/crawl_overwrite.js
+++ b/tests/crawl_overwrite.test.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import child_process from "child_process";
 import fs from "fs";
 
-test("ensure --overwrite with existing collection results in a successful crawl", async () => {
+test("ensure --overwrite with existing collection results in a successful crawl", () => {
   child_process.execSync(
     "docker run -v $PWD/test-crawls:/crawls webrecorder/browsertrix-crawler crawl --url http://www.example.com/ --generateWACZ  --collection overwrite",
   );
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ test("check that the WACZ file exists in the collection", () => {
 
 //-----------
 
-test("ensure --overwrite results in a successful crawl even if collection didn't exist", async () => {
+test("ensure --overwrite results in a successful crawl even if collection didn't exist", () => {
   child_process.execSync(
     "docker run -v $PWD/test-crawls:/crawls webrecorder/browsertrix-crawler crawl --url http://www.example.com/ --generateWACZ  --collection overwrite-nothing --overwrite",
   );