diff --git a/background/usercss-install-helper.js b/background/usercss-install-helper.js
index 42a9ea1f..7b30ca61 100644
--- a/background/usercss-install-helper.js
+++ b/background/usercss-install-helper.js
@@ -99,25 +99,32 @@ bgReady.all.then(() => {
       openInstallerPage(tabId, url, {}).catch(console.error);
       // Silently suppress navigation.
       // Don't redirect to the install URL as it'll flash the text!
-      return {redirectUrl: 'javascript:void 0'}; // eslint-disable-line no-script-url
+      return {cancel: true};
     }
   }
 
-  function openInstallerPage(tabId, url, {code, inTab} = {}) {
+  async function openInstallerPage(tabId, url, {code, inTab} = {}) {
     const newUrl = `${URLS.installUsercss}?updateUrl=${encodeURIComponent(url)}`;
     if (inTab) {
-      browser.tabs.get(tabId).then(tab =>
-        openURL({
-          url: `${newUrl}&tabId=${tabId}`,
-          active: tab.active,
-          index: tab.index + 1,
-          openerTabId: tabId,
-          currentWindow: null,
-        }));
-    } else {
-      const timer = setTimeout(clearInstallCode, 10e3, url);
-      installCodeCache[url] = {code, timer};
-      chrome.tabs.update(tabId, {url: newUrl});
+      const tab = browser.tabs.get(tabId);
+      return openURL({
+        url: `${newUrl}&tabId=${tabId}`,
+        active: tab.active,
+        index: tab.index + 1,
+        openerTabId: tabId,
+        currentWindow: null,
+      });
+    }
+    const timer = setTimeout(clearInstallCode, 10e3, url);
+    installCodeCache[url] = {code, timer};
+    try {
+      await browser.tabs.update(tabId, {url: newUrl});
+    } catch (err) {
+      // FIXME: https://github.com/openstyles/stylus/issues/1367
+      if (/Tabs cannot be edited right now/i.test(err.message)) {
+        return browser.tabs.create({url: newUrl});
+      }
+      throw err;
     }
   }