diff --git a/background/background.js b/background/background.js
index 2f2835d5..a3542665 100644
--- a/background/background.js
+++ b/background/background.js
@@ -42,9 +42,11 @@ window.API_METHODS = Object.assign(window.API_METHODS || {}, {
     // Chrome 49 doesn't report own extension pages in webNavigation apparently
     // so we do a force update which doesn't use the cache.
     if (CHROME && CHROME < 2661 && this.sender.tab.url.startsWith(URLS.ownOrigin)) {
-      return updateIconBadgeForce(this.sender.tab.id, count);
+      updateIconBadgeForce(this.sender.tab.id, count);
+    } else {
+      updateIconBadge(this.sender.tab.id, count);
     }
-    return updateIconBadge(this.sender.tab.id, count);
+    return true;
   },
 
   // exposed for stuff that requires followup sendMessage() like popup::openSettings
diff --git a/content/apply.js b/content/apply.js
index 0ff751a6..307d812b 100644
--- a/content/apply.js
+++ b/content/apply.js
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ const APPLY = (() => {
       method: 'invokeAPI',
       name: 'updateIconBadge',
       args: [count]
-    }).catch(msg.ignoreError);
+    }).catch(console.error);
   }
 
   function applyStyleState({id, enabled}) {