From be9cfe072d1e3b1743d118eddc8eb52a9f3d6a47 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: tophf <tophf@gmx.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Jun 2017 16:57:52 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] openURL should not redirect incognito NTP to chrome URLs

---
 messaging.js | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/messaging.js b/messaging.js
index 5e4766c3..72a0fa0a 100644
--- a/messaging.js
+++ b/messaging.js
@@ -143,7 +143,8 @@ function openURL({url, currentWindow = true}) {
       }
       getActiveTab().then(tab => {
         if (tab && tab.url == 'chrome://newtab/'
-        && (!url.startsWith(URLS.ownOrigin) || !tab.incognito)) {
+        // prevent redirecting incognito NTP to a chrome URL as it crashes Chrome
+        && (!url.startsWith('chrome') || !tab.incognito)) {
           chrome.tabs.update({url}, resolve);
         } else {
           chrome.tabs.create(tab && !FIREFOX ? {url, openerTabId: tab.id} : {url}, resolve);