diff --git a/ext/fg/js/frontend.js b/ext/fg/js/frontend.js
index 55d699e5..95427c4c 100644
--- a/ext/fg/js/frontend.js
+++ b/ext/fg/js/frontend.js
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class Frontend extends TextScanner {
 
         this._pageZoomFactor = 1.0;
         this._contentScale = 1.0;
-        this._orphaned = true;
+        this._orphaned = false;
         this._lastShowPromise = Promise.resolve();
 
         this._windowMessageHandlers = new Map([