diff --git a/platform/chromium/vapi-background.js b/platform/chromium/vapi-background.js
index b32e8af9a..21c3dbcfb 100644
--- a/platform/chromium/vapi-background.js
+++ b/platform/chromium/vapi-background.js
@@ -390,14 +390,15 @@ vAPI.tabs.registerListeners = function() {
 
 vAPI.tabs.get = function(tabId, callback) {
     if ( tabId === null ) {
-        chrome.tabs.query({ active: true, currentWindow: true }, function(tabs) {
-            if ( chrome.runtime.lastError ) { /* noop */ }
-            var tab = tabs && tabs[0];
-            if ( tab ) {
-                tab.id = tab.id.toString();
+        chrome.tabs.query(
+            { active: true, currentWindow: true },
+            function(tabs) {
+                if ( chrome.runtime.lastError ) { /* noop */ }
+                callback(
+                    Array.isArray(tabs) && tabs.length !== 0 ? tabs[0] : null
+                );
             }
-            callback(tab);
-        });
+        );
         return;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/js/messaging.js b/src/js/messaging.js
index 73801ffc9..7ce4476c6 100644
--- a/src/js/messaging.js
+++ b/src/js/messaging.js
@@ -1015,7 +1015,7 @@ var µb = µBlock,
 
 /******************************************************************************/
 
-var getLoggerData = function(ownerId, tab, callback) {
+var getLoggerData = function(ownerId, activeTabId, callback) {
     var tabIds = {};
     for ( var tabId in µb.pageStores ) {
         var pageStore = µb.pageStoreFromTabId(tabId);
@@ -1023,9 +1023,8 @@ var getLoggerData = function(ownerId, tab, callback) {
         if ( pageStore.rawURL.startsWith(extensionPageURL) ) { continue; }
         tabIds[tabId] = pageStore.title;
     }
-    var activeTabId;
-    if ( tabIds.hasOwnProperty(tab.id) ) {
-        activeTabId = tab.id;
+    if ( activeTabId && tabIds.hasOwnProperty(activeTabId) === false ) {
+        activeTabId = undefined;
     }
     callback({
         colorBlind: µb.userSettings.colorBlindFriendly,
@@ -1083,7 +1082,11 @@ var onMessage = function(request, sender, callback) {
             return;
         }
         vAPI.tabs.get(null, function(tab) {
-            getLoggerData(request.ownerId, tab, callback);
+            getLoggerData(
+                request.ownerId,
+                tab && tab.id.toString(),
+                callback
+            );
         });
         return;