diff --git a/background/update.js b/background/update.js
index 29b8359f..633a33d3 100644
--- a/background/update.js
+++ b/background/update.js
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ global API_METHODS
     ERROR_VERSION: 'error: version is older than installed style',
   };
 
+  const ALARM_NAME = 'scheduledUpdate';
+  const MIN_INTERVAL_MS = 60e3;
+
   let lastUpdateTime = parseInt(localStorage.lastUpdateTime) || Date.now();
   let checkingAll = false;
   let logQueue = [];
@@ -207,14 +210,22 @@ global API_METHODS
 
   function schedule() {
     const interval = prefs.get('updateInterval') * 60 * 60 * 1000;
-    if (interval) {
+    if (interval > 0) {
       const elapsed = Math.max(0, Date.now() - lastUpdateTime);
-      debounce(checkAllStyles, Math.max(10e3, interval - elapsed));
+      chrome.alarms.create(ALARM_NAME, {
+        when: Date.now() + Math.max(MIN_INTERVAL_MS, interval - elapsed),
+      });
+      chrome.alarms.onAlarm.addListener(onAlarm);
     } else {
-      debounce.unregister(checkAllStyles);
+      chrome.alarms.clear(ALARM_NAME, ignoreChromeError);
+      chrome.alarms.onAlarm.removeListener(onAlarm);
     }
   }
 
+  function onAlarm({name}) {
+    if (name === ALARM_NAME) checkAllStyles();
+  }
+
   function resetInterval() {
     localStorage.lastUpdateTime = lastUpdateTime = Date.now();
     schedule();
diff --git a/manifest.json b/manifest.json
index 75981db0..2ede9c09 100644
--- a/manifest.json
+++ b/manifest.json
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     "webNavigation",
     "contextMenus",
     "storage",
+    "alarms",
     "<all_urls>"
   ],
   "background": {