diff --git a/agents/social-listening/stages/stage3-discovery-scrape.ts b/agents/social-listening/stages/stage3-discovery-scrape.ts
index be6dc56..c38db1e 100644
--- a/agents/social-listening/stages/stage3-discovery-scrape.ts
+++ b/agents/social-listening/stages/stage3-discovery-scrape.ts
@@ -188,20 +188,22 @@ export async function runStage3(brief: ClientBrief): Promise<StageResult<Discove
   const start = Date.now();
   console.log('[Stage 3] Starting discovery scrape...');
 
-  const platformScrapers: Promise<{ platform: Platform; videos: Video[] }>[] = [];
+  // Run platforms sequentially so Apify budget check works between calls
+  const results: { platform: Platform; videos: Video[] }[] = [];
 
   if (brief.platforms.includes('tiktok')) {
-    platformScrapers.push(scrapeTikTok(brief).then(videos => ({ platform: 'tiktok' as Platform, videos })));
+    const videos = await scrapeTikTok(brief);
+    results.push({ platform: 'tiktok', videos });
   }
   if (brief.platforms.includes('instagram')) {
-    platformScrapers.push(scrapeInstagram(brief).then(videos => ({ platform: 'instagram' as Platform, videos })));
+    const videos = await scrapeInstagram(brief);
+    results.push({ platform: 'instagram', videos });
   }
   if (brief.platforms.includes('youtube')) {
-    platformScrapers.push(scrapeYouTube(brief).then(videos => ({ platform: 'youtube' as Platform, videos })));
+    const videos = await scrapeYouTube(brief);
+    results.push({ platform: 'youtube', videos });
   }
 
-  const results = await Promise.all(platformScrapers);
-
   let allVideos: Video[] = [];
   const byPlatform: Record<Platform, Video[]> = { tiktok: [], instagram: [], youtube: [] };
 
diff --git a/agents/social-listening/stages/stage5-enrichment-scrape.ts b/agents/social-listening/stages/stage5-enrichment-scrape.ts
index a14af1f..2fdb91f 100644
--- a/agents/social-listening/stages/stage5-enrichment-scrape.ts
+++ b/agents/social-listening/stages/stage5-enrichment-scrape.ts
@@ -105,13 +105,11 @@ export async function runStage5(
   const instagramUrls = selection.videos.filter(v => v.platform === 'instagram').map(v => v.url);
   const youtubeUrls = selection.videos.filter(v => v.platform === 'youtube').map(v => v.url);
 
-  // Run all fetches in parallel
-  const [tiktokTranscripts, instagramTranscripts, youtubeTranscripts, tiktokComments] = await Promise.all([
-    fetchTikTokTranscripts(tiktokUrls),
-    fetchInstagramTranscripts(instagramUrls),
-    fetchYouTubeTranscripts(youtubeUrls),
-    fetchTikTokComments(tiktokUrls),
-  ]);
+  // Run fetches sequentially so Apify budget check works between calls
+  const tiktokTranscripts = await fetchTikTokTranscripts(tiktokUrls);
+  const instagramTranscripts = await fetchInstagramTranscripts(instagramUrls);
+  const youtubeTranscripts = await fetchYouTubeTranscripts(youtubeUrls);
+  const tiktokComments = await fetchTikTokComments(tiktokUrls);
 
   // Merge all transcript maps
   const allTranscripts = new Map<string, string>();