diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index c2ff2704..96fe2647 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
         "@types/react-dom": "^18.3.0",
         "@types/urijs": "^1.19.25",
         "@types/uuid": "^10.0.0",
-        "@types/webextension-polyfill": "^0.10.7",
+        "@types/webextension-polyfill": "^0.12.1",
         "@types/webpack": "^5.28.5",
         "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^8.7.0",
         "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^8.7.0",
@@ -6040,9 +6040,9 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "node_modules/@types/webextension-polyfill": {
-      "version": "0.10.7",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/webextension-polyfill/-/webextension-polyfill-0.10.7.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-10ql7A0qzBmFB+F+qAke/nP1PIonS0TXZAOMVOxEUsm+lGSW6uwVcISFNa0I4Oyj0884TZVWGGMIWeXOVSNFHw==",
+      "version": "0.12.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/webextension-polyfill/-/webextension-polyfill-0.12.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-xPTFWwQ8BxPevPF2IKsf4hpZNss4LxaOLZXypQH4E63BDLmcwX/RMGdI4tB4VO4Nb6xDBH3F/p4gz4wvof1o9w==",
       "dev": true
     },
     "node_modules/@types/webpack": {
@@ -25230,9 +25230,9 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "@types/webextension-polyfill": {
-      "version": "0.10.7",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/webextension-polyfill/-/webextension-polyfill-0.10.7.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-10ql7A0qzBmFB+F+qAke/nP1PIonS0TXZAOMVOxEUsm+lGSW6uwVcISFNa0I4Oyj0884TZVWGGMIWeXOVSNFHw==",
+      "version": "0.12.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/webextension-polyfill/-/webextension-polyfill-0.12.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-xPTFWwQ8BxPevPF2IKsf4hpZNss4LxaOLZXypQH4E63BDLmcwX/RMGdI4tB4VO4Nb6xDBH3F/p4gz4wvof1o9w==",
       "dev": true
     },
     "@types/webpack": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ad6e6353..72314afa 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
     "@types/react-dom": "^18.3.0",
     "@types/urijs": "^1.19.25",
     "@types/uuid": "^10.0.0",
-    "@types/webextension-polyfill": "^0.10.7",
+    "@types/webextension-polyfill": "^0.12.1",
     "@types/webpack": "^5.28.5",
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^8.7.0",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^8.7.0",
diff --git a/src/background/httpClients.ts b/src/background/httpClients.ts
index 0293a80d..d7a2b975 100644
--- a/src/background/httpClients.ts
+++ b/src/background/httpClients.ts
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ async function verifyPontoonRequestToken(
 ): Promise<boolean> {
   if (token) {
     const storageKey = tokenStorageKey(token);
-    const tokenInfoValue: string | undefined = (
-      await browser.storage.session.get(storageKey)
+    const tokenInfoValue = (
+      (await browser.storage.session.get(storageKey)) as Record<string, string>
     )[storageKey];
     if (typeof tokenInfoValue === 'string') {
       const tokenInfo: TokenInfo = JSON.parse(tokenInfoValue);
diff --git a/src/commons/options.ts b/src/commons/options.ts
index 02feac95..757471f6 100644
--- a/src/commons/options.ts
+++ b/src/commons/options.ts
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ export async function getOptions<ID extends OptionId>(
   optionIds: ID[],
 ): Promise<OptionValues<ID>> {
   const defaultValues = defaultOptionsFor(browserFamily());
-  const storageItems = await browser.storage.local.get(
+  const storageItems = (await browser.storage.local.get(
     optionIds.map((optionId) => storageKeyFor(optionId)),
-  );
+  )) as Record<string, OptionValue<ID>>;
   const optionsWithDefaultValues: Partial<OptionValues<ID>> = {};
   for (const optionId of optionIds) {
     const storageKey = storageKeyFor(optionId);
diff --git a/src/commons/webExtensionsApi/index.ts b/src/commons/webExtensionsApi/index.ts
index 62883c8f..c54ae196 100644
--- a/src/commons/webExtensionsApi/index.ts
+++ b/src/commons/webExtensionsApi/index.ts
@@ -313,6 +313,8 @@ export function listenToMessages<
       // no return to allow all listeners to react on the message
       action(typedMessade, sender);
     }
+    // always check check other actions if they are subscribed for this message
+    return undefined;
   });
 }
 
@@ -332,6 +334,7 @@ export function listenToMessagesAndRespond<
       // only one listener can send a response
       return action(typedMessade, sender);
     } else {
+      // let other actions check if they are subscribed for this message
       return undefined;
     }
   });