diff --git a/crawl4ai/async_crawler_strategy.py b/crawl4ai/async_crawler_strategy.py
index 2850b36a6..4daf68ae1 100644
--- a/crawl4ai/async_crawler_strategy.py
+++ b/crawl4ai/async_crawler_strategy.py
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ def __init__(
         """
         # Initialize browser config, either from provided object or kwargs
         self.browser_config = browser_config or BrowserConfig.from_kwargs(kwargs)
-        self.logger = logger
+        # Initialize with default logger if none provided to prevent NoneType errors
+        self.logger = logger if logger is not None else AsyncLogger(verbose=False)
         
         # Initialize browser adapter
         self.adapter = browser_adapter or PlaywrightAdapter()