diff --git a/creative/crossDomain.js b/creative/crossDomain.js
index 5799b817aa5..d3524f61d4b 100644
--- a/creative/crossDomain.js
+++ b/creative/crossDomain.js
@@ -32,10 +32,13 @@ function isPrebidWindow(win) {
 
 export function renderer(win) {
   let target = win.parent;
-  while (target !== win.top && !isPrebidWindow(target)) {
-    target = target.parent;
+  try {
+    while (target !== win.top && !isPrebidWindow(target)) {
+      target = target.parent;
+    }
+    if (!isPrebidWindow(target)) target = win.parent;
+  } catch (e) {
   }
-  if (!isPrebidWindow(target)) target = win.parent;
 
   return function ({adId, pubUrl, clickUrl}) {
     const pubDomain = new URL(pubUrl, window.location).origin;
diff --git a/integrationExamples/gpt/x-domain/creative.html b/integrationExamples/gpt/x-domain/creative.html
index e5ddd480a8b..63842b00882 100644
--- a/integrationExamples/gpt/x-domain/creative.html
+++ b/integrationExamples/gpt/x-domain/creative.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // creative will be rendered, e.g. GAM delivering a SafeFrame
 
 // this code is autogenerated, also available in 'build/creative/creative.js'
-<script>(()=>{"use strict";const e="Prebid Event",n=(()=>{const e={frameBorder:0,scrolling:"no",marginHeight:0,marginWidth:0,topMargin:0,leftMargin:0,allowTransparency:"true"};return(n,t)=>{const r=n.createElement("iframe");return Object.entries(Object.assign({},t,e)).forEach((([e,n])=>r.setAttribute(e,n))),r}})();function t(e){return!!e.frames.__pb_locator__}window.pbRender=function(r){let o=r.parent;for(;o!==r.top&&!t(o);)o=o.parent;return t(o)||(o=r.parent),function({adId:t,pubUrl:s,clickUrl:i}){const a=new URL(s,window.location).origin;function c(e,n,r){const s=new MessageChannel;s.port1.onmessage=l(r),o.postMessage(JSON.stringify(Object.assign({message:e,adId:t},n)),a,[s.port2])}function d(n){c(e,{event:"adRenderFailed",info:{reason:n?.reason||"exception",message:n?.message}}),n?.stack&&console.error(n)}function l(e){return function(){try{return e.apply(this,arguments)}catch(e){d(e)}}}c("Prebid Request",{options:{clickUrl:i}},(function(o){let s;try{s=JSON.parse(o.data)}catch(e){return}if("Prebid Response"===s.message&&s.adId===t){const t=n(r.document,{width:0,height:0,style:"display: none",srcdoc:`<script>${s.renderer}<\/script>`});t.onload=l((function(){const o=t.contentWindow;o.Promise.resolve(o.render(s,{sendMessage:c,mkFrame:n},r)).then((()=>c(e,{event:"adRenderSucceeded"})),d)})),r.document.body.appendChild(t)}}))}}(window)})();</script>
+<script>!function(){"use strict";const e="Prebid Event",n=(()=>{const e={frameBorder:0,scrolling:"no",marginHeight:0,marginWidth:0,topMargin:0,leftMargin:0,allowTransparency:"true"};return(n,t)=>{const r=n.createElement("iframe");return Object.entries(Object.assign({},t,e)).forEach((([e,n])=>r.setAttribute(e,n))),r}})();function t(e){return!!e.frames.__pb_locator__}window.pbRender=function(r){let o=r.parent;try{for(;o!==r.top&&!t(o);)o=o.parent;t(o)||(o=r.parent)}catch(e){}return function({adId:t,pubUrl:s,clickUrl:i}){const c=new URL(s,window.location).origin;function a(e,n,r){const s=new MessageChannel;s.port1.onmessage=u(r),o.postMessage(JSON.stringify(Object.assign({message:e,adId:t},n)),c,[s.port2])}function d(n){a(e,{event:"adRenderFailed",info:{reason:n?.reason||"exception",message:n?.message}}),n?.stack&&console.error(n)}function u(e){return function(){try{return e.apply(this,arguments)}catch(e){d(e)}}}a("Prebid Request",{options:{clickUrl:i}},(function(o){let s;try{s=JSON.parse(o.data)}catch(e){return}if("Prebid Response"===s.message&&s.adId===t){const t=n(r.document,{width:0,height:0,style:"display: none",srcdoc:`<script>${s.renderer}<\/script>`});t.onload=u((function(){const o=t.contentWindow;o.Promise.resolve(o.render(s,{sendMessage:a,mkFrame:n},r)).then((()=>a(e,{event:"adRenderSucceeded"})),d)})),r.document.body.appendChild(t)}}))}}(window)}();</script>
 
 <script>
     pbRender({
diff --git a/libraries/creative-renderer-display/renderer.js b/libraries/creative-renderer-display/renderer.js
index 146afab46ae..72f3658fe79 100644
--- a/libraries/creative-renderer-display/renderer.js
+++ b/libraries/creative-renderer-display/renderer.js
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 // this file is autogenerated, see creative/README.md
-export const RENDERER = "(()=>{\"use strict\";window.render=function({ad:d,adUrl:e,width:i,height:r},{mkFrame:n},o){if(!d&&!e)throw{reason:\"noAd\",message:\"Missing ad markup or URL\"};{const s=o.document,t={width:i,height:r};e&&!d?t.src=e:t.srcdoc=d,s.body.appendChild(n(s,t))}}})();"
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+export const RENDERER = "!function(){\"use strict\";window.render=function({ad:d,adUrl:i,width:n,height:e},{mkFrame:o},r){if(!d&&!i)throw{reason:\"noAd\",message:\"Missing ad markup or URL\"};{const t=r.document,s={width:n,height:e};i&&!d?s.src=i:s.srcdoc=d,t.body.appendChild(o(t,s))}}}();"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libraries/creative-renderer-native/renderer.js b/libraries/creative-renderer-native/renderer.js
index d7d85cdd7ba..57d86fc8ce3 100644
--- a/libraries/creative-renderer-native/renderer.js
+++ b/libraries/creative-renderer-native/renderer.js
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 // this file is autogenerated, see creative/README.md
-export const RENDERER = "(()=>{\"use strict\";const e=\"Prebid Native\",t={title:\"text\",data:\"value\",img:\"url\",video:\"vasttag\"};function n(e,t){return new Promise(((n,r)=>{const i=t.createElement(\"script\");i.onload=n,i.onerror=r,i.src=e,t.body.appendChild(i)}))}function r(e,t,r,i,o=n){const{rendererUrl:s,assets:a,ortb:d,adTemplate:c}=t,l=i.document;return s?o(s,l).then((()=>{if(\"function\"!=typeof i.renderAd)throw new Error(`Renderer from '${s}' does not define renderAd()`);const e=a||[];return e.ortb=d,i.renderAd(e)})):Promise.resolve(r(c??l.body.innerHTML))}window.render=function({adId:n,native:i},{sendMessage:o},s,a=r){const{head:d,body:c}=s.document,l=()=>o(e,{action:\"resizeNativeHeight\",height:c.offsetHeight,width:c.offsetWidth}),u=function(e,{assets:n=[],ortb:r,nativeKeys:i={}}){const o=Object.fromEntries(n.map((({key:e,value:t})=>[e,t])));let s=Object.fromEntries(Object.entries(i).flatMap((([t,n])=>{const r=o.hasOwnProperty(t)?o[t]:void 0;return[[`##${n}##`,r],[`${n}:${e}`,r]]})));return r&&Object.assign(s,{\"##hb_native_linkurl##\":r.link?.url,\"##hb_native_privacy##\":r.privacy},Object.fromEntries((r.assets||[]).flatMap((e=>{const n=Object.keys(t).find((t=>e[t]));return[n&&[`##hb_native_asset_id_${e.id}##`,e[n][t[n]]],e.link?.url&&[`##hb_native_asset_link_id_${e.id}##`,e.link.url]].filter((e=>e))})))),s=Object.entries(s).concat([[/##hb_native_asset_(link_)?id_\\d+##/g]]),function(e){return s.reduce(((e,[t,n])=>e.replaceAll(t,n||\"\")),e)}}(n,i);return d&&(d.innerHTML=u(d.innerHTML)),a(n,i,u,s).then((t=>{c.innerHTML=t,\"function\"==typeof s.postRenderAd&&s.postRenderAd({adId:n,...i}),s.document.querySelectorAll(\".pb-click\").forEach((t=>{const n=t.getAttribute(\"hb_native_asset_id\");t.addEventListener(\"click\",(()=>o(e,{action:\"click\",assetId:n})))})),o(e,{action:\"fireNativeImpressionTrackers\"}),\"complete\"===s.document.readyState?l():s.onload=l}))}})();"
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+export const RENDERER = "!function(){\"use strict\";const e=\"Prebid Native\",t={title:\"text\",data:\"value\",img:\"url\",video:\"vasttag\"};function n(e,t){return new Promise(((n,r)=>{const i=t.createElement(\"script\");i.onload=n,i.onerror=r,i.src=e,t.body.appendChild(i)}))}function r(e,t,r,i,o=n){const{rendererUrl:s,assets:a,ortb:d,adTemplate:c}=t,l=i.document;return s?o(s,l).then((()=>{if(\"function\"!=typeof i.renderAd)throw new Error(`Renderer from '${s}' does not define renderAd()`);const e=a||[];return e.ortb=d,i.renderAd(e)})):Promise.resolve(r(c??l.body.innerHTML))}window.render=function({adId:n,native:i},{sendMessage:o},s,a=r){const{head:d,body:c}=s.document,l=()=>o(e,{action:\"resizeNativeHeight\",height:c.offsetHeight,width:c.offsetWidth}),u=function(e,{assets:n=[],ortb:r,nativeKeys:i={}}){const o=Object.fromEntries(n.map((({key:e,value:t})=>[e,t])));let s=Object.fromEntries(Object.entries(i).flatMap((([t,n])=>{const r=o.hasOwnProperty(t)?o[t]:void 0;return[[`##${n}##`,r],[`${n}:${e}`,r]]})));return r&&Object.assign(s,{\"##hb_native_linkurl##\":r.link?.url,\"##hb_native_privacy##\":r.privacy},Object.fromEntries((r.assets||[]).flatMap((e=>{const n=Object.keys(t).find((t=>e[t]));return[n&&[`##hb_native_asset_id_${e.id}##`,e[n][t[n]]],e.link?.url&&[`##hb_native_asset_link_id_${e.id}##`,e.link.url]].filter((e=>e))})))),s=Object.entries(s).concat([[/##hb_native_asset_(link_)?id_\\d+##/g]]),function(e){return s.reduce(((e,[t,n])=>e.replaceAll(t,n||\"\")),e)}}(n,i);return d&&(d.innerHTML=u(d.innerHTML)),a(n,i,u,s).then((t=>{c.innerHTML=t,\"function\"==typeof s.postRenderAd&&s.postRenderAd({adId:n,...i}),s.document.querySelectorAll(\".pb-click\").forEach((t=>{const n=t.getAttribute(\"hb_native_asset_id\");t.addEventListener(\"click\",(()=>o(e,{action:\"click\",assetId:n})))})),o(e,{action:\"fireNativeImpressionTrackers\"}),\"complete\"===s.document.readyState?l():s.onload=l}))}}();"
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diff --git a/test/spec/creative/crossDomainCreative_spec.js b/test/spec/creative/crossDomainCreative_spec.js
index e5017502b5d..b392c85be01 100644
--- a/test/spec/creative/crossDomainCreative_spec.js
+++ b/test/spec/creative/crossDomainCreative_spec.js
@@ -72,12 +72,6 @@ describe('cross-domain creative', () => {
     expect(messages[0].targetOrigin).to.eql('https://domain.com:123')
   });
 
-  it('posts to first parent if no __pb_locator__ can be found', () => {
-    delete win.parent.frames['__pb_locator__'];
-    renderAd({pubUrl: 'https://www.example.com'});
-    expect(messages.length).to.eql(1);
-  })
-
   describe('when there are multiple ancestors', () => {
     let target;
     beforeEach(() => {
@@ -88,16 +82,39 @@ describe('cross-domain creative', () => {
         parent: {
           ...target,
           parent: {
+            top,
             frames: {'__pb_locator__': {}},
-            top
+            parent: {
+              top,
+              frames: {}
+            },
           }
         }
       }
     })
-    it('posts message to the first ancestor with __pb_locator__ child', () => {
+    Object.entries({
+      'throws': () => { throw new DOMException() },
+      'does not throw': () => ({})
+    }).forEach(([t, getFrames]) => {
+      describe(`when an ancestor ${t}`, () => {
+        beforeEach(() => {
+          Object.defineProperty(win.parent.parent.parent.parent, 'frames', {get: getFrames})
+        })
+        it('posts message to the first ancestor with __pb_locator__ child', () => {
+          renderAd({pubUrl: 'https://www.example.com'});
+          expect(messages.length).to.eql(1);
+        });
+      })
+    })
+    it('posts to first restricted parent, if __pb_locator__ cannot be found', () => {
+      Object.defineProperty(win.parent.parent.parent, 'frames', {
+        get() {
+          throw new DOMException();
+        }
+      });
       renderAd({pubUrl: 'https://www.example.com'});
       expect(messages.length).to.eql(1);
-    });
+    })
   })
 
   it('generates request message with adId and clickUrl', () => {