diff --git a/app/loading.html b/app/loading.html
index aef5d9607..71403a5ac 100644
--- a/app/loading.html
+++ b/app/loading.html
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
-<html>
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
 <head>
+  <meta charset="UTF-8">
+  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
+  <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="ie=edge">
   <title>MetaMask Loading</title>
   <style>
     #div-logo {
@@ -31,5 +35,11 @@
   <div id="div-logo">
     <img id="logo" src="./images/loginglogo.svg">
   </div>
+  <script type="text/javascript">
+    // redirect to 404 after one minute
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      location.href = './404.html'
+    }, 60000)
+  </script>
 </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/app/scripts/background.js b/app/scripts/background.js
index 509a0001d..6b3ac2664 100644
--- a/app/scripts/background.js
+++ b/app/scripts/background.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ const setupMetamaskMeshMetrics = require('./lib/setupMetamaskMeshMetrics')
 const EdgeEncryptor = require('./edge-encryptor')
 const getFirstPreferredLangCode = require('./lib/get-first-preferred-lang-code')
 const getObjStructure = require('./lib/getObjStructure')
-const ipfsContent = require('./lib/ipfsContent.js')
+const setupEnsIpfsResolver = require('./lib/ens-ipfs/setup')
 
 const {
   ENVIRONMENT_TYPE_POPUP,
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ const isIE = !!document.documentMode
 // Edge 20+
 const isEdge = !isIE && !!window.StyleMedia
 
-let ipfsHandle
 let popupIsOpen = false
 let notificationIsOpen = false
 const openMetamaskTabsIDs = {}
@@ -164,7 +163,6 @@ async function initialize () {
   const initLangCode = await getFirstPreferredLangCode()
   await setupController(initState, initLangCode)
   log.debug('MetaMask initialization complete.')
-  ipfsHandle = ipfsContent(initState.NetworkController.provider)
 }
 
 //
@@ -269,10 +267,8 @@ function setupController (initState, initLangCode) {
   })
   global.metamaskController = controller
 
-  controller.networkController.on('networkDidChange', () => {
-    ipfsHandle && ipfsHandle.remove()
-    ipfsHandle = ipfsContent(controller.networkController.providerStore.getState())
-  })
+  const provider = controller.provider
+  setupEnsIpfsResolver({ provider })
 
   // report failed transactions to Sentry
   controller.txController.on(`tx:status-update`, (txId, status) => {
diff --git a/app/scripts/lib/contracts/registrar.js b/app/scripts/lib/ens-ipfs/contracts/registrar.js
similarity index 100%
rename from app/scripts/lib/contracts/registrar.js
rename to app/scripts/lib/ens-ipfs/contracts/registrar.js
diff --git a/app/scripts/lib/contracts/resolver.js b/app/scripts/lib/ens-ipfs/contracts/resolver.js
similarity index 100%
rename from app/scripts/lib/contracts/resolver.js
rename to app/scripts/lib/ens-ipfs/contracts/resolver.js
diff --git a/app/scripts/lib/ens-ipfs/resolver.js b/app/scripts/lib/ens-ipfs/resolver.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fe2dc1134
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/scripts/lib/ens-ipfs/resolver.js
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+const namehash = require('eth-ens-namehash')
+const multihash = require('multihashes')
+const Eth = require('ethjs-query')
+const EthContract = require('ethjs-contract')
+const registrarAbi = require('./contracts/registrar')
+const resolverAbi = require('./contracts/resolver')
+
+module.exports = resolveEnsToIpfsContentId
+
+
+async function resolveEnsToIpfsContentId ({ provider, name }) {
+  const eth = new Eth(provider)
+  const hash = namehash.hash(name)
+  const contract = new EthContract(eth)
+  // lookup registrar
+  const chainId = Number.parseInt(await eth.net_version(), 10)
+  const registrarAddress = getRegistrarForChainId(chainId)
+  if (!registrarAddress) {
+    throw new Error(`EnsIpfsResolver - no known ens-ipfs registrar for chainId "${chainId}"`)
+  }
+  const Registrar = contract(registrarAbi).at(registrarAddress)
+  // lookup resolver
+  const resolverLookupResult = await Registrar.resolver(hash)
+  const resolverAddress = resolverLookupResult[0]
+  if (hexValueIsEmpty(resolverAddress)) {
+    throw new Error(`EnsIpfsResolver - no resolver found for name "${name}"`)
+  }
+  const Resolver = contract(resolverAbi).at(resolverAddress)
+  // lookup content id
+  const contentLookupResult = await Resolver.content(hash)
+  const contentHash = contentLookupResult[0]
+  if (hexValueIsEmpty(contentHash)) {
+    throw new Error(`EnsIpfsResolver - no content ID found for name "${name}"`)
+  }
+  const nonPrefixedHex = contentHash.slice(2)
+  const buffer = multihash.fromHexString(nonPrefixedHex)
+  const contentId = multihash.toB58String(multihash.encode(buffer, 'sha2-256'))
+  return contentId
+}
+
+function hexValueIsEmpty(value) {
+  return [undefined, null, '0x', '0x0', '0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000'].includes(value)
+}
+
+function getRegistrarForChainId (chainId) {
+  switch (chainId) {
+    // mainnet
+    case 1:
+      return '0x314159265dd8dbb310642f98f50c066173c1259b'
+    // ropsten
+    case 3:
+      return '0x112234455c3a32fd11230c42e7bccd4a84e02010'
+  }
+}
diff --git a/app/scripts/lib/ens-ipfs/setup.js b/app/scripts/lib/ens-ipfs/setup.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..45eb1ce14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/scripts/lib/ens-ipfs/setup.js
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+const urlUtil = require('url')
+const extension = require('extensionizer')
+const resolveEnsToIpfsContentId = require('./resolver.js')
+
+const supportedTopLevelDomains = ['eth']
+
+module.exports = setupEnsIpfsResolver
+
+function setupEnsIpfsResolver({ provider }) {
+
+  // install listener
+  const urlPatterns = supportedTopLevelDomains.map(tld => `*://*.${tld}/*`)
+  extension.webRequest.onErrorOccurred.addListener(webRequestDidFail, { urls: urlPatterns })
+
+  // return api object
+  return {
+    // uninstall listener
+    remove () {
+      extension.webRequest.onErrorOccurred.removeListener(webRequestDidFail)
+    },
+  }
+
+  async function webRequestDidFail (details) {
+    const { tabId, url } = details
+    // ignore requests that are not associated with tabs
+    if (tabId === -1) return
+    // parse ens name
+    const urlData = urlUtil.parse(url)
+    const { hostname: name, path, search } = urlData
+    const domainParts = name.split('.')
+    const topLevelDomain = domainParts[domainParts.length - 1]
+    // if unsupported TLD, abort
+    if (!supportedTopLevelDomains.includes(topLevelDomain)) return
+    // otherwise attempt resolve
+    attemptResolve({ tabId, name, path, search })
+  }
+
+  async function attemptResolve({ tabId, name, path, search }) {
+    extension.tabs.update(tabId, { url: `loading.html` })
+    try {
+      const ipfsContentId = await resolveEnsToIpfsContentId({ provider, name })
+      let url = `https://gateway.ipfs.io/ipfs/${ipfsContentId}${path}${search || ''}`
+      try {
+        // check if ipfs gateway has result
+        const response = await fetch(url, { method: 'HEAD' })
+        // if failure, redirect to 404 page
+        if (response.status !== 200) {
+          extension.tabs.update(tabId, { url: '404.html' })
+          return
+        }
+        // otherwise redirect to the correct page
+        extension.tabs.update(tabId, { url })
+      } catch (err) {
+        console.warn(err)
+        // if HEAD fetch failed, redirect so user can see relevant error page
+        extension.tabs.update(tabId, { url })
+      }
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.warn(err)
+      extension.tabs.update(tabId, { url: `error.html?name=${name}` })
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/app/scripts/lib/ipfsContent.js b/app/scripts/lib/ipfsContent.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 8b08453c4..000000000
--- a/app/scripts/lib/ipfsContent.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-const extension = require('extensionizer')
-const resolver = require('./resolver.js')
-
-module.exports = function (provider) {
-    function ipfsContent (details) {
-      const name = details.url.substring(7, details.url.length - 1)
-      let clearTime = null
-      if (/^.+\.eth$/.test(name) === false) return
-
-      extension.tabs.query({active: true}, tab => {
-          extension.tabs.update(tab.id, { url: 'loading.html' })
-
-          clearTime = setTimeout(() => {
-              return extension.tabs.update(tab.id, { url: '404.html' })
-          }, 60000)
-
-          resolver.resolve(name, provider).then(ipfsHash => {
-              clearTimeout(clearTime)
-              let url = 'https://ipfs.infura.io/ipfs/' + ipfsHash
-              return fetch(url, { method: 'HEAD' }).then(response => response.status).then(statusCode => {
-                  if (statusCode !== 200) return extension.tabs.update(tab.id, { url: '404.html' })
-                  extension.tabs.update(tab.id, { url: url })
-              })
-              .catch(err => {
-                  url = 'https://ipfs.infura.io/ipfs/' + ipfsHash
-                  extension.tabs.update(tab.id, {url: url})
-                  return err
-              })
-          })
-          .catch(err => {
-              clearTimeout(clearTime)
-              const url = err === 'unsupport' ? 'unsupport' : 'error'
-              extension.tabs.update(tab.id, {url: `${url}.html?name=${name}`})
-          })
-      })
-      return { cancel: true }
-    }
-
-    extension.webRequest.onErrorOccurred.addListener(ipfsContent, {urls: ['*://*.eth/'], types: ['main_frame']})
-
-    return {
-      remove () {
-        extension.webRequest.onErrorOccurred.removeListener(ipfsContent)
-      },
-    }
-}
diff --git a/app/scripts/lib/resolver.js b/app/scripts/lib/resolver.js
deleted file mode 100644
index ff0fed161..000000000
--- a/app/scripts/lib/resolver.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,71 +0,0 @@
-const namehash = require('eth-ens-namehash')
-const multihash = require('multihashes')
-const HttpProvider = require('ethjs-provider-http')
-const Eth = require('ethjs-query')
-const EthContract = require('ethjs-contract')
-const registrarAbi = require('./contracts/registrar')
-const resolverAbi = require('./contracts/resolver')
-
-function ens (name, provider) {
-  const eth = new Eth(new HttpProvider(getProvider(provider.type)))
-  const hash = namehash.hash(name)
-  const contract = new EthContract(eth)
-  const Registrar = contract(registrarAbi).at(getRegistrar(provider.type))
-  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-    if (provider.type === 'mainnet' || provider.type === 'ropsten') {
-      Registrar.resolver(hash).then((address) => {
-        if (address === '0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000') {
-          reject(null)
-        } else {
-          const Resolver = contract(resolverAbi).at(address['0'])
-          return Resolver.content(hash)
-        }
-      }).then((contentHash) => {
-        if (contentHash['0'] === '0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000') reject(null)
-        if (contentHash.ret !== '0x') {
-          const hex = contentHash['0'].substring(2)
-          const buf = multihash.fromHexString(hex)
-          resolve(multihash.toB58String(multihash.encode(buf, 'sha2-256')))
-        } else {
-          reject(null)
-        }
-      })
-    } else {
-      return reject('unsupport')
-    }
-  })
-}
-
-function getProvider (type) {
-  switch (type) {
-    case 'mainnet':
-      return 'https://mainnet.infura.io/'
-    case 'ropsten':
-      return 'https://ropsten.infura.io/'
-    default:
-      return 'http://localhost:8545/'
-  }
-}
-
-function getRegistrar (type) {
-  switch (type) {
-    case 'mainnet':
-      return '0x314159265dd8dbb310642f98f50c066173c1259b'
-    case 'ropsten':
-      return '0x112234455c3a32fd11230c42e7bccd4a84e02010'
-    default:
-      return '0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000'
-  }
-}
-
-module.exports.resolve = function (name, provider) {
-  const path = name.split('.')
-  const topLevelDomain = path[path.length - 1]
-  if (topLevelDomain === 'eth' || topLevelDomain === 'test') {
-    return ens(name, provider)
-  } else {
-    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-      reject(null)
-    })
-  }
-}
