diff --git a/manifest.json b/manifest.json
index 3c71ae9..1c1d0b4 100644
--- a/manifest.json
+++ b/manifest.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   ],
   "background": {
     "scripts": ["background.js"],
-    "persistent": false
+    "persistent": true
   },
   "content_scripts": [
     {
diff --git a/pack_plugin.sh b/pack_plugin.sh
index 9ca3169..bd0441f 100755
--- a/pack_plugin.sh
+++ b/pack_plugin.sh
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ rm -rf .git/ *.md pack_plugin.sh translation-assistant/
 if [[ $browser = 'chrome' ]];then
   # We need to exclude Firefox-specific manifest entries
   grep -v -e gecko -e browser_specific_settings manifest.json > tmp
+  # More chrome specific things
+  sed -i 's/"persistent": true/"persistent": false/' tmp
   mv tmp manifest.json
 fi
 zip -r $PACKAGE_NAME.zip *