diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6c0866bc..029778c8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
   `go_to` instead
 
 ### Fixed
+- `AuthRequest#abort` raised `BrowserError` and left the page hanging, it cancels the auth challenge now
 - `InterceptedRequest#navigation_request?` and `AuthRequest#navigation_request?` always returned `nil`, they are true
   for document requests now
 - `evaluate` raised `NoMethodError` when a node inside a `Map` or `Set` was also referenced elsewhere in the result
diff --git a/lib/ferrum/network/auth_request.rb b/lib/ferrum/network/auth_request.rb
index a65e2568..e4a6e5d0 100644
--- a/lib/ferrum/network/auth_request.rb
+++ b/lib/ferrum/network/auth_request.rb
@@ -77,10 +77,11 @@ def continue(**options)
       end
 
       #
-      # Cancels the authentication challenge and the request.
+      # Cancels the authentication challenge, so the request completes with
+      # the unauthorized response.
       #
       def abort
-        @page.command("Fetch.failRequest", requestId: request_id, errorReason: "BlockedByClient")
+        continue(authChallengeResponse: { response: "CancelAuth" })
       end
 
       #
diff --git a/spec/network/auth_request_spec.rb b/spec/network/auth_request_spec.rb
index 4f56b73b..3025750c 100644
--- a/spec/network/auth_request_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/network/auth_request_spec.rb
@@ -54,6 +54,19 @@
     end
   end
 
+  describe "#abort" do
+    it "cancels the auth challenge and lets the page load the unauthorized response" do
+      network.intercept
+      page.on(:request) { |request, _index, _total| request.continue }
+      page.on(:auth) { |request, _index, _total| request.abort }
+
+      page.go_to("/basic_auth")
+
+      expect(network.status).to eq(401)
+      expect(page.body).not_to include("Welcome, authenticated client")
+    end
+  end
+
   describe "#url" do
     it "returns the url of the request" do
       expect(auth_request("/basic_auth").url).to eq(base_url("/basic_auth"))