diff --git a/manifest.v2.json b/manifest.v2.json
index c1ec4dd..bece332 100644
--- a/manifest.v2.json
+++ b/manifest.v2.json
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
         "https://odysee.com/",
         "https://madiator.com/",
         "https://finder.madiator.com/",
-        "tabs",
         "storage"
     ],
     "web_accessible_resources": [
diff --git a/manifest.v3.json b/manifest.v3.json
index 28b99f1..601e8ad 100644
--- a/manifest.v3.json
+++ b/manifest.v3.json
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
     "128": "assets/icons/wol/icon128.png"
   },
   "permissions": [
-    "tabs",
     "storage"
   ],
   "host_permissions": [
diff --git a/src/modules/yt/urlResolve.ts b/src/modules/yt/urlResolve.ts
index 85fc901..99d4df7 100644
--- a/src/modules/yt/urlResolve.ts
+++ b/src/modules/yt/urlResolve.ts
@@ -47,7 +47,12 @@ export async function resolveById(params: Paramaters, progressCallback?: (progre
         url.searchParams.set('video_ids', params.filter((item) => item.type === 'video').map((item) => item.id).join(','))
         url.searchParams.set('channel_ids', params.filter((item) => item.type === 'channel').map((item) => item.id).join(','))
 
-        const apiResponse = await fetch(url.toString(), { cache: 'no-store' })
+        const controller = new AbortController()
+        // 5 second timeout:
+        const timeoutId = setTimeout(() => controller.abort(), 5000)
+        const apiResponse = await fetch(url.toString(), { cache: 'no-store', signal: controller.signal })
+        clearTimeout(timeoutId)
+        
         if (apiResponse.ok) {
             const response: ApiResponse = await apiResponse.json()
             for (const item of params) {