diff --git a/background.js b/background.js
index 22f8b6a..9078264 100644
--- a/background.js
+++ b/background.js
@@ -530,6 +530,7 @@ async function dnsBlockListener(details) {
 }
 
 function setDnsBlocking(onOrOff) {
+    console.log('DNS blocking set request: '+onOrOff);
     let isCurrentlyOn = browser.webRequest.onBeforeRequest.hasListener(dnsBlockListener);
     if(onOrOff != isCurrentlyOn) {
         shouldUseDnsBlocking = onOrOff;
@@ -545,6 +546,8 @@ function setDnsBlocking(onOrOff) {
             browser.webRequest.onBeforeRequest.removeListener(dnsBlockListener);
         }
         console.log('DNS blocking is now: '+onOrOff);
+    } else {
+        console.log('DNS blocking is already correctly set.');
     }
 }
 
@@ -737,6 +740,11 @@ browser.webRequest.onHeadersReceived.addListener(
   );
 
 ////////////////////////Actual Startup//////////////////////////////
+function updateFromSettings() {
+    browser.storage.local.get("is_dns_blocking").then(dnsResult=>
+    setDnsBlocking(dnsResult.is_dns_blocking == true));
+}
+
 function handleMessage(request, sender, sendResponse) {
     if(request.type=='setZone')
     {
@@ -756,10 +764,11 @@ function handleMessage(request, sender, sendResponse) {
     }
     else if(request.type=='setDnsBlocking')
     {
-        setDnsBlocking(request.value);
+        updateFromSettings();
     }
 }
 browser.runtime.onMessage.addListener(handleMessage);
 setZone('neutral');
 browser.browserAction.setIcon({path: "icons/wingman_icon_32.png"});
-wingman_startup();
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+wingman_startup();
+updateFromSettings();
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diff --git a/options.js b/options.js
index 320f750..dca4999 100644
--- a/options.js
+++ b/options.js
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
-function saveOptions() {
+async function saveOptions() {
     let isDnsBlocking = document.querySelector('input[name="dns_blocking"]:checked').value == "dns_blocking_yes";
-    browser.storage.local.set({
-      is_dns_blocking: isDnsBlocking
+    await browser.storage.local.set({
+    is_dns_blocking: isDnsBlocking
     });
     browser.runtime.sendMessage({ type: 'setDnsBlocking', value: isDnsBlocking });
-  }
-  
-  function restoreOptions() {
+}
+
+function restoreOptions() {
     console.log('Restoring saved options');
-  
+
     function setCurrentChoice(rawResult) {
         let result = rawResult.is_dns_blocking;
         console.log('Setting DNS to '+result);
@@ -19,19 +19,19 @@ function saveOptions() {
         }
         browser.runtime.sendMessage({ type: 'setDnsBlocking', value: result });
     }
-  
+
     function onError(error) {
-      console.log(`Error saving: ${error}`);
+        console.log(`Error saving: ${error}`);
     }
-  
+
     let getting = browser.storage.local.get("is_dns_blocking");
     getting.then(setCurrentChoice, onError);
-  }
-  
-  document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", restoreOptions);
-  var radios = document.forms[0].elements["dns_blocking"];
-  for(var i = 0, max = radios.length; i < max; i++) {
-      radios[i].onclick = function() {
-          saveOptions();
-      }
-  }
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+}
+
+document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", restoreOptions);
+var radios = document.forms[0].elements["dns_blocking"];
+for(var i = 0, max = radios.length; i < max; i++) {
+    radios[i].onclick = function() {
+        saveOptions();
+    }
+}
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