diff --git a/site/src/components/intake/steps/CategoryStep.astro b/site/src/components/intake/steps/CategoryStep.astro
index 0d5151c..591b2be 100644
--- a/site/src/components/intake/steps/CategoryStep.astro
+++ b/site/src/components/intake/steps/CategoryStep.astro
@@ -173,8 +173,13 @@ import { LINE_105_CATALOG, LINE_105_BY_ID } from "../../../lib/line_105_catalog"
   import { LINE_105_CATALOG, LINE_105_BY_ID } from "../../../lib/line_105_catalog";
 
   const err = document.getElementById("pw-cat-err") as HTMLDivElement;
-  const wizard = document.getElementById("pw-wizard") as HTMLDivElement;
-  const result = document.getElementById("pw-result") as HTMLDivElement;
+  const wizard = document.getElementById("pw-wizard") as HTMLDivElement | null;
+  const result = document.getElementById("pw-result") as HTMLDivElement | null;
+
+  // Guard: CategoryStep only runs on pages that have the category wizard
+  if (!wizard) {
+    // Not a 499-A page — skip all CategoryStep logic
+  } else {
 
   // Wizard state
   const answers: Record<string, string> = {};
@@ -469,4 +474,6 @@ import { LINE_105_CATALOG, LINE_105_BY_ID } from "../../../lib/line_105_catalog"
     }
     err.hidden = true;
   });
+
+  } // end of: if (!wizard) {} else {
 </script>