diff --git a/lib/wpscan/target/platform/wordpress.rb b/lib/wpscan/target/platform/wordpress.rb
index 2b60a174..96077ea1 100644
--- a/lib/wpscan/target/platform/wordpress.rb
+++ b/lib/wpscan/target/platform/wordpress.rb
@@ -32,8 +32,12 @@ module WPScan
 
           if %i[mixed aggressive].include?(detection_mode)
             %w[wp-admin/install.php wp-login.php].each do |path|
-              return true if in_scope_uris(Browser.get_and_follow_location(url(path))).any? do |uri|
-                WORDPRESS_PATTERN.match?(uri.path)
+              res = Browser.get_and_follow_location(url(path))
+
+              next unless res.code == 200
+
+              in_scope_uris(res, '//link/@href|//script/@src') do |uri|
+                return true if WORDPRESS_PATTERN.match?(uri.path)
               end
             end
           end
diff --git a/spec/shared_examples/target/platform/wordpress.rb b/spec/shared_examples/target/platform/wordpress.rb
index bcad262c..cf169f29 100644
--- a/spec/shared_examples/target/platform/wordpress.rb
+++ b/spec/shared_examples/target/platform/wordpress.rb
@@ -82,6 +82,25 @@ shared_examples WPScan::Target::Platform::WordPress do
               expect(subject.wordpress?(:mixed)).to be true
             end
           end
+
+          context 'when a lot of irrelevant links' do
+            let(:body) do
+              Array.new(250) do |i|
+                "<a href='#{subject.url}#{i}.html>Link</a><img src='#subject.{url}img-#{i}.png'/>"
+              end.join("\n")
+            end
+
+            it 'should not take a while to process check' do
+              stub_request(:get, target.url('wp-admin/install.php')).to_return(body: body)
+              stub_request(:get, target.url('wp-login.php')).to_return(body: body)
+
+              time_start = Time.now
+              expect(subject.wordpress?(:mixed)).to be false
+              time_end = Time.now
+
+              expect(time_end - time_start).to be < 1
+            end
+          end
         end
       end
     end