diff --git a/src/crawlee/storage_clients/_file_system/_request_queue_client.py b/src/crawlee/storage_clients/_file_system/_request_queue_client.py
index 6808c4b88e..6d5421ea98 100644
--- a/src/crawlee/storage_clients/_file_system/_request_queue_client.py
+++ b/src/crawlee/storage_clients/_file_system/_request_queue_client.py
@@ -452,8 +452,6 @@ async def get_request(self, unique_key: str) -> Request | None:
                 logger.warning(f'Request with unique key "{unique_key}" not found in the queue.')
                 return None
 
-            state = self._state.current_value
-            state.in_progress_requests.add(request.unique_key)
             await self._update_metadata(update_accessed_at=True)
             return request
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/storage_clients/_file_system/test_fs_rq_client.py b/tests/unit/storage_clients/_file_system/test_fs_rq_client.py
index ddb5e22331..a18d4813a4 100644
--- a/tests/unit/storage_clients/_file_system/test_fs_rq_client.py
+++ b/tests/unit/storage_clients/_file_system/test_fs_rq_client.py
@@ -173,3 +173,17 @@ async def test_data_persistence_across_reopens() -> None:
     assert {request1.url, request2.url} == {'https://example.com/1', 'https://example.com/2'}
 
     await reopened_client.drop()
+
+
+async def test_get_request_does_not_mark_in_progress(rq_client: FileSystemRequestQueueClient) -> None:
+    """Test that get_request does not block a request from being fetched."""
+    request = Request.from_url('https://example.com/blocked')
+    await rq_client.add_batch_of_requests([request])
+
+    fetched = await rq_client.get_request(request.unique_key)
+    assert fetched is not None
+    assert fetched.unique_key == request.unique_key
+
+    next_request = await rq_client.fetch_next_request()
+    assert next_request is not None
+    assert next_request.unique_key == request.unique_key