diff --git a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/microbot/questhelper/QuestScript.java b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/microbot/questhelper/QuestScript.java
index ad97b8fe97..89472ed084 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/microbot/questhelper/QuestScript.java
+++ b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/microbot/questhelper/QuestScript.java
@@ -89,6 +89,15 @@ public class QuestScript extends Script {
 
     QuestStep dialogueStartedStep = null;
 
+    /**
+     * Epoch millis at which the post-dialogue cooldown expires. While
+     * {@code System.currentTimeMillis() < dialogueCooldownEndsAt}, the main tick
+     * returns early to avoid re-clicking the quest NPC and interrupting scripted
+     * animations or cutscenes that play between dialogue exchanges. Set on the
+     * transition from in-dialogue to not-in-dialogue; zero means no cooldown.
+     */
+    private long dialogueCooldownEndsAt = 0;
+
 
 
     public boolean run(QuestHelperConfig config, QuestHelperPlugin mQuestPlugin) {
@@ -182,6 +191,9 @@ public boolean run(QuestHelperConfig config, QuestHelperPlugin mQuestPlugin) {
                         //if there is no quest option in the dialogue, just click player location to remove
                         // the dialogue to avoid getting stuck in an infinite loop of dialogues
                         if (!hasOption) {
+                            if (Rs2Dialogue.acceptQuestStartDialogue()) {
+                                return;
+                            }
                             if (getQuestHelperPlugin().getSelectedQuest() != null &&
                                     getQuestHelperPlugin().getSelectedQuest().getQuest().getId() == Quest.IMP_CATCHER.getId()
                                     && Microbot.getClient().getTopLevelWorldView().getPlane() == 1) {
@@ -210,9 +222,16 @@ public boolean run(QuestHelperConfig config, QuestHelperPlugin mQuestPlugin) {
                         Rs2Keyboard.keyPress(KeyEvent.VK_SPACE);
                         return;
                     } else {
+                        if (dialogueStartedStep != null) {
+                            dialogueCooldownEndsAt = System.currentTimeMillis() + Rs2Random.between(4000, 7000);
+                        }
                         dialogueStartedStep = null;
                     }
 
+                    if (System.currentTimeMillis() < dialogueCooldownEndsAt) {
+                        return;
+                    }
+
                     boolean isInCutscene = Microbot.getVarbitValue(4606) > 0;
                     if (isInCutscene) {
                         if (ShortestPathPlugin.getMarker() != null)
diff --git a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/microbot/util/dialogues/Rs2Dialogue.java b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/microbot/util/dialogues/Rs2Dialogue.java
index c28d1040b5..50fea34c0d 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/microbot/util/dialogues/Rs2Dialogue.java
+++ b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/microbot/util/dialogues/Rs2Dialogue.java
@@ -692,6 +692,26 @@ public static boolean handleQuestOptionDialogueSelection() {
         return false;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Detects a quest-start prompt (e.g. "Would you like to start the Cook's Assistant quest?")
+     * and clicks the "Yes" option. Matches case-insensitively on prefix + suffix + keyword
+     * so it catches the OSRS convention across quests without picking up unrelated prompts
+     * like "Would you like to start a fire?".
+     *
+     * @return true if a quest-start prompt was detected and Yes was clicked
+     */
+    public static boolean acceptQuestStartDialogue() {
+        String question = getQuestion();
+        if (question == null) return false;
+
+        String q = question.toLowerCase().trim();
+        if (!q.startsWith("would you like to start")) return false;
+        if (!q.contains("quest")) return false;
+        if (!q.endsWith("?")) return false;
+
+        return clickOption("Yes", false);
+    }
+
 	/**
 	 * Retrieves and strips the color tags from the text of a visible widget.
 	 *