diff --git a/app/scripts/contentscript.js b/app/scripts/contentscript.js
index efb14233d..ee38ee3ab 100644
--- a/app/scripts/contentscript.js
+++ b/app/scripts/contentscript.js
@@ -147,11 +147,15 @@ function listenForProviderRequest () {
     }
   })
 
-  extension.runtime.onMessage.addListener(({ action = '', isApproved, caching, isUnlocked }) => {
+  extension.runtime.onMessage.addListener(({ action = '', isApproved, caching, isUnlocked, selectedAddress }) => {
     switch (action) {
       case 'approve-provider-request':
         isEnabled = true
-        window.postMessage({ type: 'ethereumprovider' }, '*')
+        window.postMessage({ type: 'ethereumprovider', selectedAddress }, '*')
+        break
+      case 'approve-legacy-provider-request':
+        isEnabled = true
+        window.postMessage({ type: 'ethereumproviderlegacy', selectedAddress }, '*')
         break
       case 'reject-provider-request':
         window.postMessage({ type: 'ethereumprovider', error: 'User rejected provider access' }, '*')
diff --git a/app/scripts/controllers/provider-approval.js b/app/scripts/controllers/provider-approval.js
index d3b7f6dff..21d7fd22e 100644
--- a/app/scripts/controllers/provider-approval.js
+++ b/app/scripts/controllers/provider-approval.js
@@ -88,7 +88,10 @@ class ProviderApprovalController {
   _handlePrivacyRequest () {
     const privacyMode = this.preferencesController.getFeatureFlags().privacyMode
     if (!privacyMode) {
-      this.platform && this.platform.sendMessage({ action: 'approve-provider-request' }, { active: true })
+      this.platform && this.platform.sendMessage({
+        action: 'approve-legacy-provider-request',
+        selectedAddress: this.publicConfigStore.getState().selectedAddress,
+      }, { active: true })
       this.publicConfigStore.emit('update', this.publicConfigStore.getState())
     }
   }
@@ -101,7 +104,10 @@ class ProviderApprovalController {
   approveProviderRequest (origin) {
     this.closePopup && this.closePopup()
     const requests = this.store.getState().providerRequests || []
-    this.platform && this.platform.sendMessage({ action: 'approve-provider-request' }, { active: true })
+    this.platform && this.platform.sendMessage({
+      action: 'approve-provider-request',
+      selectedAddress: this.publicConfigStore.getState().selectedAddress,
+    }, { active: true })
     this.publicConfigStore.emit('update', this.publicConfigStore.getState())
     const providerRequests = requests.filter(request => request.origin !== origin)
     this.store.updateState({ providerRequests })
diff --git a/app/scripts/inpage.js b/app/scripts/inpage.js
index cfcf5e364..83392761e 100644
--- a/app/scripts/inpage.js
+++ b/app/scripts/inpage.js
@@ -56,45 +56,31 @@ inpageProvider.setMaxListeners(100)
 // set up a listener for when MetaMask is locked
 onMessage('metamasksetlocked', () => { isEnabled = false })
 
+// set up a listener for privacy mode responses
+onMessage('ethereumproviderlegacy', ({ data: { selectedAddress } }) => {
+  isEnabled = true
+  inpageProvider.publicConfigStore.updateState({ selectedAddress })
+}, true)
+
 // augment the provider with its enable method
 inpageProvider.enable = function ({ force } = {}) {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-    providerHandle = ({ data: { error } }) => {
+    providerHandle = ({ data: { error, selectedAddress } }) => {
       if (typeof error !== 'undefined') {
         reject(error)
       } else {
         window.removeEventListener('message', providerHandle)
-        // wait for the publicConfig store to populate with an account
-        const publicConfig = new Promise((resolve) => {
-          const { selectedAddress } = inpageProvider.publicConfigStore.getState()
-          inpageProvider._metamask.isUnlocked().then(unlocked => {
-            if (!unlocked || selectedAddress) {
-              resolve()
-            } else {
-              inpageProvider.publicConfigStore.on('update', ({ selectedAddress }) => {
-                selectedAddress && resolve()
-              })
-            }
-          })
-        })
+        inpageProvider.publicConfigStore.updateState({ selectedAddress })
 
         // wait for the background to update with an account
-        const ethAccounts = new Promise((resolveAccounts, rejectAccounts) => {
-          inpageProvider.sendAsync({ method: 'eth_accounts', params: [] }, (error, response) => {
-            if (error) {
-              rejectAccounts(error)
-            } else {
-              resolveAccounts(response.result)
-            }
-          })
-        })
-
-        Promise.all([ethAccounts, publicConfig])
-          .then(([selectedAddress]) => {
+        inpageProvider.sendAsync({ method: 'eth_accounts', params: [] }, (error, response) => {
+          if (error) {
+            reject(error)
+          } else {
             isEnabled = true
-            resolve(selectedAddress)
-          })
-          .catch(reject)
+            resolve(response.result)
+          }
+        })
       }
     }
     onMessage('ethereumprovider', providerHandle, true)