# Homepage override unexpected behavior

**URL:** <https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/homepage-override-unexpected-behavior/32083>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [September 26, 2018, 4:47pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/homepage-override-unexpected-behavior/32083 "2018-09-26T16:47:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![juraj.masiar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/discourse.mozilla.org/juraj.masiar/32/30587_2.png) [@juraj.masiar](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/juraj.masiar)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2018, 6:47am UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/homepage-override-unexpected-behavior/32083/4 "2018-09-28T06:47:34Z")

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The issues with blank home-page when overriding by add-on are now occurring much more often in Firefox 62. Read part of this thread:

> [@URL "about:newtab" still shows default and not custom new tab](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/url-about-newtab-still-shows-default-and-not-custom-new-tab/27593/7):
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> But next problem, on browser start i get nothing, a blank page with title “New Tab” but with not any html code, that i can assume that my extension is not loaded. For me it makes such new tab extension useless and no idea howto answer such support questions. I tried already everything, deleting profile folder, not logging in for Firefox sync etc. But i get always a blank page on start. Please does anyone has an idea how i can handle it? Maybe just remove the following? “chrome\_settings\_overri…

He created a new bug for this:

> **[1490260 - Extension pages get broken browser/chrome objects if loaded during...](https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1490260)**
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> RESOLVED (andrew.swan) in WebExtensions - General. Last updated 2022-07-07.

Please upvote it!

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