diff --git a/src/csui/PlayerOverlay.vue b/src/csui/PlayerOverlay.vue
index 7b07b01..0a26a46 100644
--- a/src/csui/PlayerOverlay.vue
+++ b/src/csui/PlayerOverlay.vue
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
               </SupportLevelIndicator>
               <div v-if="statusFlags.hasDrm" class="aard-blocked">
                 Autodetection potentially<br/>
-                unavailable due to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_rights_management">DRM</a>.
+                unavailable due to <a style="color: #fff" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_rights_management" target="_blank">DRM</a>.
               </div>
               <div v-else-if="statusFlags.aardErrors?.cors" class="aard-blocked">
                 Autodetection blocked<br/>
@@ -327,6 +327,7 @@ export default {
             (data) => {
               switch (data.type) {
                 case 'drm-status':
+                  console.log('got DRM status!');
                   this.statusFlags.hasDrm = data.hasDrm;
                   break;
                 case 'aard-error':
@@ -493,6 +494,9 @@ export default {
 
     preventContextMenuHide() {
       this.contextMenuActive = true;
+
+      // refresh DRM status
+      this.eventBus.sendToTunnel('get-drm-status');
     },
     allowContextMenuHide() {
       this.contextMenuActive = false;
@@ -511,7 +515,7 @@ export default {
       this.allowContextMenuHide();
 
       // refresh DRM status
-      this.eventBus.send('get-drm-status');
+      this.eventBus.sendToTunnel('get-drm-status');
 
       // if (this.isGlobal) {
       //   this.sendToParentLowLevel('uwui-clickable', undefined, {clickable: true});
diff --git a/src/ext/lib/ar-detect/DrmDetecor.ts b/src/ext/lib/ar-detect/DrmDetecor.ts
index a7a2012..96de3d6 100644
--- a/src/ext/lib/ar-detect/DrmDetecor.ts
+++ b/src/ext/lib/ar-detect/DrmDetecor.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /**
- * Checks whether video we're trying to play is protected by DRM. 
+ * Checks whether video we're trying to play is protected by DRM.
  * @param {*} video video we're trying to check
  */
 export function hasDrm(video) {
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ export function hasDrm(video) {
   }
 
   return video.mediaKeys instanceof MediaKeys;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/ext/lib/video-data/VideoData.ts b/src/ext/lib/video-data/VideoData.ts
index a0daf00..7870a4c 100644
--- a/src/ext/lib/video-data/VideoData.ts
+++ b/src/ext/lib/video-data/VideoData.ts
@@ -146,7 +146,6 @@ class VideoData {
 
   async onVideoLoaded() {
     if (!this.videoLoaded) {
-
       /**
        * video.readyState 101:
        * 0 — no info. Can't play.
@@ -160,6 +159,12 @@ class VideoData {
       }
       this.logger.log('info', 'init', '%c[VideoData::onVideoLoaded] ——————————— Initiating phase two of videoData setup ———————————', 'color: #0f9');
 
+      this.hasDrm = hasDrm(this.video);
+      this.eventBus.send(
+        'uw-config-broadcast', {
+        type: 'drm-status',
+        hasDrm: this.hasDrm
+      });
       this.videoLoaded = true;
       this.videoDimensionsLoaded = true;
       try {
@@ -678,11 +683,12 @@ class VideoData {
     }
 
     try {
-      if (hasDrm(this.video)) {
-         this.hasDrm = true;
-      } else {
-        this.hasDrm = false;
-      }
+      this.hasDrm = !!hasDrm(this.video);
+      this.eventBus.send(
+        'uw-config-broadcast', {
+        type: 'drm-status',
+        hasDrm: this.hasDrm
+      });
 
       if (!this.aard) {
         this.initArDetection();