diff --git a/src/background.ts b/src/background.ts
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+import { isChrome } from '~utils/extension';
+
+// Both brave and firefox for some reason need this extension reload,
+// If this isn't done, they will never load properly and will fail updateDynamicRules()
+if (isChrome()) {
+  chrome.runtime.onStartup.addListener(() => {
+    chrome.runtime.reload();
+  });
+} else {
+  browser.runtime.onStartup.addListener(() => {
+    browser.runtime.reload();
+  });
+}