diff --git a/js/modules/Resizer.js b/js/modules/Resizer.js
index 7ddcd45..3fb4423 100644
--- a/js/modules/Resizer.js
+++ b/js/modules/Resizer.js
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ var _res_antiCssOverride = function(){
         stuffChecked++;
       }
       
-      if(stuffChecked == stufTToCheck){
+      if(stuffChecked == stuffToCheck){
         if(Debug.debug){
           console.log("[Resizer::_res_antiCssOverride] My spaghett rests untouched. (nobody overrode our CSS, doing nothing)");
         }
diff --git a/js/uw-bg.js b/js/uw-bg.js
index 45f5568..c9ab394 100644
--- a/js/uw-bg.js
+++ b/js/uw-bg.js
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ async function main(){
   var tabs = await Comms.getActiveTab();
   BgVars.currentSite = extractHostname(tabs[0].url);
   
+  // 
+  setInterval(_uwbg_check4videos, 5000);
 }
 
 async function _uwbg_onTabSwitched(activeInfo){
@@ -105,7 +107,9 @@ async function _uwbg_registerVideo(tabId){
     }
     return;
   }
-  
+  if(Debug.debug){
+    console.log("%c[uw-bg::_uwbg_registerVideo] request came from currently active tab!", "color: #afd, background: #000");
+  }
   BgVars.hasVideos = true;
   
   // todo: change extension icon depending on whether there's a video on the page or not
diff --git a/js/uw.js b/js/uw.js
index aeebd15..c9570e1 100644
--- a/js/uw.js
+++ b/js/uw.js
@@ -102,6 +102,10 @@ function ghettoOnChange(){
            video !== null && 
            video.videoWidth > 0 &&
            video.videoHeight > 0 ){
+        if(Debug.debug){
+          console.log("%c[uw::ghettoOnChange] detected video. registering!", "color: #99f, background: #000");
+        }
+        
         GlobalVars.video = video;
         Comms.sendToBackgroundScript({"cmd":"register-video"});
       }
diff --git a/res/popup/js/popup.js b/res/popup/js/popup.js
index 7f9ca67..e6feba7 100644
--- a/res/popup/js/popup.js
+++ b/res/popup/js/popup.js
@@ -75,13 +75,17 @@ function check4videos(){
   Comms.sendToBackgroundScript({cmd: "has-videos"})
   .then(response => {
     if(Debug.debug){
-      console.log("[popup.js::check4videos] received response:",response, "has video?", response.response);
+      console.log("[popup.js::check4videos] received response:",response, "has video?", response.response.hasVideos);
     }
     if(response.response.hasVideos){
       hasVideos = true;
 //       openMenu(selectedMenu);
       hideWarning("no-videos-warning");
     }
+    else{
+      // brute force error mitigation.
+      setTimeout(check4videos, 2000);
+    }
   })
   .catch(error => {
     if(Debug.debug)