diff --git a/src/common/cs_event_listener.js b/src/common/cs_event_listener.js
index c32d9b8..c7de08f 100644
--- a/src/common/cs_event_listener.js
+++ b/src/common/cs_event_listener.js
@@ -1,38 +1,40 @@
 // In order to pass i18n strings and settings values to the injected scripts,
 // which don't have access to the chrome.* APIs, we use event listeners.
-window.addEventListener('TWPT_sendRequest', evt => {
-  var request = evt.detail;
-  switch (request.data.action) {
-    case 'geti18nMessage':
-      var data = chrome.i18n.getMessage(
-          request.data.msg,
-          (Array.isArray(request.data.placeholders) ?
-               request.data.placeholders :
-               []));
-      break;
+chrome.storage.sync.get(null, function(options) {
+  window.addEventListener('TWPT_sendRequest', evt => {
+    var request = evt.detail;
+    switch (request.data.action) {
+      case 'geti18nMessage':
+        var data = chrome.i18n.getMessage(
+            request.data.msg,
+            (Array.isArray(request.data.placeholders) ?
+                 request.data.placeholders :
+                 []));
+        break;
 
-    case 'getProfileIndicatorOptions':
-      var data = {
-        'indicatorDot': options.profileindicator,
-        'numPosts': options.profileindicatoralt
-      };
-      break;
+      case 'getProfileIndicatorOptions':
+        var data = {
+          'indicatorDot': options.profileindicator,
+          'numPosts': options.profileindicatoralt
+        };
+        break;
 
-    case 'getNumPostMonths':
-      var data = options.profileindicatoralt_months;
-      break;
+      case 'getNumPostMonths':
+        var data = options.profileindicatoralt_months;
+        break;
 
-    default:
-      var data = 'unknownAction';
-      console.warn('Unknown action ' + request.data.action + '.');
-      break;
-  }
+      default:
+        var data = 'unknownAction';
+        console.warn('Unknown action ' + request.data.action + '.');
+        break;
+    }
 
-  var response = {
-    data,
-    requestId: request.id,
-    prefix: (request.prefix || 'TWPT'),
-  };
+    var response = {
+      data,
+      requestId: request.id,
+      prefix: (request.prefix || 'TWPT'),
+    };
 
-  window.postMessage(response, '*');
+    window.postMessage(response, '*');
+  });
 });