From d5d8c89280fd5b560c8c1bb2cd30c5b509fb6c62 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: lolcat <will@lolcat.ca>
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2026 02:25:18 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] fix open_tab() not returning false on failure

---
 ext/bg.js | 22 ++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/ext/bg.js b/ext/bg.js
index 9066d8f..dee1df1 100644
--- a/ext/bg.js
+++ b/ext/bg.js
@@ -241,11 +241,25 @@ function attach_ws_events(ws){
 				break;
 			
 			case "tab_open":
-				var tab =
-					await browser.tabs.create({
-						url: msg.url,
-						...(typeof msg.container == "string" && { cookieStoreId: msg.container })
+				
+				// sometimes opening tabs like about:blank with a
+				// container will fail.
+				var tab = null;
+				
+				try{
+					tab =
+						await browser.tabs.create({
+							url: msg.url,
+							...(typeof msg.container == "string" && { cookieStoreId: msg.container })
+						});
+				}catch(err){
+					
+					// send error: we attempted to open tab
+					send(ws, seqid, {
+						data: false
 					});
+					break;
+				}
 				
 				// immediately return even if its not loaded yet
 				send(ws, seqid, {