diff --git a/app/scripts/lib/extension.js b/app/scripts/lib/extension.js
index 4b670490f..6f8b5d800 100644
--- a/app/scripts/lib/extension.js
+++ b/app/scripts/lib/extension.js
@@ -11,4 +11,7 @@
  */
 
 const Extension = require('./extension-instance')
-module.exports = new Extension()
+const instance = new Extension()
+window.METAMASK_EXTENSION = instance
+module.exports = instance
+
diff --git a/app/scripts/lib/notifications.js b/app/scripts/lib/notifications.js
index 3db1ac6b5..33914846c 100644
--- a/app/scripts/lib/notifications.js
+++ b/app/scripts/lib/notifications.js
@@ -22,10 +22,12 @@ function show () {
       extension.windows.create({
         url: 'notification.html',
         type: 'popup',
-        focused: true,
         width,
         height,
       })
+      .catch((reason) => {
+        log.error("failed to create poupup", reason)
+      })
     }
   })
 }