diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index 56fc5ac..9c3bbac 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     "ardetector",
     "autodetect",
     "autodetection",
+    "beforeunload",
     "blackbar",
     "blackbars",
     "blackframe",
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@
     "rescan",
     "resizer",
     "scrollbar",
+    "shitiness",
     "smallcaps",
     "suboption",
     "tabitem",
diff --git a/src/ext/lib/comms/CommsServer.js b/src/ext/lib/comms/CommsServer.js
index 3d273a6..7946bef 100644
--- a/src/ext/lib/comms/CommsServer.js
+++ b/src/ext/lib/comms/CommsServer.js
@@ -328,6 +328,12 @@ class CommsServer {
     
     this.handleMessage(message, sender, sendResponse);
   }
+
+  // chrome shitiness mitigation
+  sendUnmarkPlayer(message) {
+    this.logger.log('info', 'comms', '[CommsServer.js::sendUnmarkPlayer] Chrome is a shit browser that doesn\'t do port.postMessage() in unload events, so we have to resort to inelegant hacks. If you see this, then the workaround method works.');
+    this.processReceivedMessage(message, this.popupPort);
+  }
 }
 
 export default CommsServer;
diff --git a/src/ext/uw-bg.js b/src/ext/uw-bg.js
index 0440aa5..d6e2e27 100644
--- a/src/ext/uw-bg.js
+++ b/src/ext/uw-bg.js
@@ -305,6 +305,15 @@ class UWServer {
       selected: this.selectedSubitem
     }
   }
+
+  // chrome shitiness mitigation 
+  sendUnmarkPlayer(message) {
+    this.comms.sendUnmarkPlayer(message);
+  }
 }
 
-var server = new UWServer();
\ No newline at end of file
+var server = new UWServer();
+
+window.sendUnmarkPlayer = (message) => {
+  server.sendUnmarkPlayer(message)
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/manifest.json b/src/manifest.json
index b502c86..078944b 100644
--- a/src/manifest.json
+++ b/src/manifest.json
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
   }],
 
   "background": {
+    "persistent": true,
     "scripts": [
       "ext/uw-bg.js"
     ]
diff --git a/src/popup/App.vue b/src/popup/App.vue
index 8d219c3..77deba2 100644
--- a/src/popup/App.vue
+++ b/src/popup/App.vue
@@ -227,6 +227,12 @@ export default {
         cmd: 'unmark-player',
         forwardToAll: true,
       });
+      if (BrowserDetect.chrome) {
+        chrome.extension.getBackgroundPage().sendUnmarkPlayer({
+          cmd: 'unmark-player',
+          forwardToAll: true,
+        });
+      }
     });
 
     // get info about current site from background script