diff --git a/src/content.ts b/src/content.ts
index 504ba8d5..f89fb369 100644
--- a/src/content.ts
+++ b/src/content.ts
@@ -258,7 +258,12 @@ function messageListener(request: Message, sender: unknown, sendResponse: (respo
             break;
         case "refreshSegments":
             // update video on refresh if videoID invalid
-            if (!getVideoID()) checkVideoIDChange();
+            if (!getVideoID()) {
+                checkVideoIDChange().then(() => {
+                    // if still no video ID found, return an empty info to the popup
+                    if (!getVideoID()) chrome.runtime.sendMessage({ message: "infoUpdated" });
+                });
+            }
             // fetch segments
             sponsorsLookup(false);
 
diff --git a/src/popup.ts b/src/popup.ts
index 86e79f54..f954f168 100644
--- a/src/popup.ts
+++ b/src/popup.ts
@@ -465,8 +465,8 @@ async function runThePopup(messageListener?: MessageListener): Promise<void> {
             return;
         }
 
-        //if request is undefined, then the page currently being browsed is not YouTube
-        if (request != undefined) {
+        // if request has no field other than message, then the page currently being browsed is not YouTube
+        if (request.found != undefined) {
             //remove loading text
             PageElements.mainControls.style.display = "block";
             if (request.onMobileYouTube) PageElements.mainControls.classList.add("hidden");
@@ -490,6 +490,8 @@ async function runThePopup(messageListener?: MessageListener): Promise<void> {
 
                 PageElements.issueReporterImportExport.classList.remove("hidden");
             }
+        } else {
+            displayNoVideo();
         }
 
         //see if whitelist button should be swapped