diff --git a/src/background.ts b/src/background.ts
index f867370..98a6649 100644
--- a/src/background.ts
+++ b/src/background.ts
@@ -1,84 +1,6 @@
-import { Config } from './Config';
 import { redirectListenerUrls } from './data/redirectListenerUrls';
-import { fetchData } from './lib/api/fetchData';
+import { initializeExtension } from './lib/initializeExtension';
 import { getStorage, isChromeStorage } from './lib/storage';
-import type { Settings } from './models/Settings';
-import { defaultSettings } from './models/Settings';
-
-/**
- * This script initializes local storage with default values and from the api.
- * @returns void
- */
-function initializeExtension(
-  storage: typeof browser.storage | typeof chrome.storage | null
-) {
-  // Check if we're running in Chrome
-  if (storage && isChromeStorage(storage)) {
-    Object.keys(defaultSettings).forEach((key) => {
-      if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(defaultSettings, key)) {
-        const param: { [key: string]: any } = { [key]: null };
-        storage.local.get(param, (result) => {
-          // Only proceed if the previous local storage does not have the key
-          if (
-            !Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(result, key) ||
-            result[key] === undefined
-          ) {
-            const defaultVal = defaultSettings[key as keyof Settings];
-            storage.local.set({ [key]: defaultVal });
-            storage.local.get(param, (r) => {
-              if (r[key] !== defaultVal) {
-                console.error(`Setting unsuccessful: ${r[key]} ${defaultVal}`);
-              }
-            });
-          }
-        });
-      }
-    });
-  }
-
-  // Check if we're running in Firefox
-  if (storage && !isChromeStorage(storage)) {
-    Object.keys(defaultSettings).forEach((key) => {
-      const params: { [key: string]: any } = {};
-      params[key] = null;
-      storage.local.get(params).then((result) => {
-        if (
-          !Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(result, key) ||
-          !result[key]
-        ) {
-          const defaultVal = defaultSettings[key as keyof Settings];
-          storage.local.set({ [key]: defaultVal });
-        }
-      });
-    });
-  }
-
-  if (storage) {
-    // Only get links if online features are enabled.
-    if (isChromeStorage(storage)) {
-      storage.local.get('onlineFeatures', (onlineFeatures) => {
-        if (onlineFeatures.onlineFeatures) {
-          fetchData(Config.endpoint.affiliateLinks)
-            .then((response) => storage.local.set({ affiliate: response.data }))
-            .catch((error) => console.error('Error fetching data:', error));
-        }
-      });
-    } else {
-      storage.local
-        .get()
-        .then((onlineFeatures) => {
-          if (onlineFeatures.onlineFeatures) {
-            fetchData(Config.endpoint.affiliateLinks)
-              .then((response) =>
-                storage.local.set({ affiliate: response.data })
-              )
-              .catch((error) => console.error('Error fetching data:', error));
-          }
-        })
-        .catch((error) => console.error('Error retrieving data:', error));
-    }
-  }
-}
 
 /**
  * Adds a listener to listen for redirect events.
@@ -116,8 +38,9 @@ function addRedirectListener(isChrome: boolean) {
 
 function main() {
   const storage = getStorage();
-  initializeExtension(storage);
-  addRedirectListener(isChromeStorage(storage));
+  initializeExtension(storage).finally(() => {
+    addRedirectListener(isChromeStorage(storage));
+  });
 }
 
 main();
diff --git a/src/content_script.ts b/src/content_script.ts
index cce805f..477f7db 100644
--- a/src/content_script.ts
+++ b/src/content_script.ts
@@ -14,8 +14,10 @@ import { addQcElement } from './lib/html/addQcElement';
 import { getImageAgent } from './lib/html/getImageAgent';
 import { getPlatformImage } from './lib/html/getPlatformImage';
 import { replaceTextContent } from './lib/html/replaceTextContent';
+import { initializeExtension } from './lib/initializeExtension';
 import { isBrokenRedditImageLink } from './lib/isBrokenRedditImageLink';
 import { loadSettings } from './lib/loadSettings';
+import { getStorage } from './lib/storage';
 import type { Settings } from './models/Settings';
 import { settingNames } from './models/Settings';
 
@@ -23,6 +25,7 @@ async function main(settings: Settings) {
   // console.log("🚀🚀🚀🚀 Content Script Running 🚀🚀🚀🚀");
   // Get the selected agent from local storage
   const selectedAgent: AgentWithRaw = settings.myAgent;
+  console.error(selectedAgent);
 
   const currentUrl = new URL(window.location.href);
 
@@ -173,7 +176,32 @@ async function main(settings: Settings) {
 const observer = new MutationObserver((mutations) => {
   mutations.forEach((_mutation) => {
     loadSettings(settingNames).then((settings) => {
-      main(settings as Settings);
+      if (settings && Object.keys(settings).length > 0) {
+        main(settings as Settings);
+      } else {
+        console.error('RA Browser Extension:', 'No settings found');
+        const storage = getStorage();
+        console.error('storage', JSON.stringify(storage));
+        initializeExtension(storage)
+          .then(() => {
+            console.log('RA Browser Extension:', 'Initialized extension');
+          })
+          .finally(() => {
+            console.log('RA Browser Extension:', 'Reloading settings');
+            loadSettings(settingNames).then((s) => {
+              if (s && Object.keys(s).length > 0) {
+                main(s as Settings);
+              }
+            });
+          })
+          .catch((error) => {
+            console.error(
+              'RA Browser Extension:',
+              'Error initializing extension',
+              error
+            );
+          });
+      }
     });
   });
 });
@@ -187,11 +215,3 @@ const options = {
 };
 
 observer.observe(document.body, options);
-// Run once when the loading is complete
-window.onload = () => {
-  loadSettings(settingNames).then((settings) => {
-    if (settings) {
-      main(settings as Settings);
-    }
-  });
-};
diff --git a/src/lib/initializeExtension.ts b/src/lib/initializeExtension.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b77a804
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/initializeExtension.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+import { Config } from '../Config';
+import type { Settings } from '../models/Settings';
+import { defaultSettings } from '../models/Settings';
+import { fetchData } from './api/fetchData';
+import { isChromeStorage } from './storage';
+
+/**
+ * This script initializes local storage with default values and from the api.
+ * @returns void
+ */
+export async function initializeExtension(
+  storage: typeof browser.storage | typeof chrome.storage | null
+) {
+  if (!storage) {
+    console.error('Storage is not available.');
+    return;
+  }
+  // Check if we're running in Chrome
+  if (isChromeStorage(storage)) {
+    Object.keys(defaultSettings).forEach((key) => {
+      if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(defaultSettings, key)) {
+        const param: { [key: string]: any } = { [key]: null };
+        storage.local.get(param, (result) => {
+          // Only proceed if the previous local storage does not have the key
+          if (
+            !Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(result, key) ||
+            result[key] === undefined ||
+            result[key] === null
+          ) {
+            const defaultVal = defaultSettings[key as keyof Settings];
+            console.debug(
+              `Key does not exist. Creating key '${key}' with value: ${defaultVal}`
+            );
+            storage.local.set({ [key]: defaultVal });
+            storage.local.get(param, (r) => {
+              if (r[key] !== defaultVal) {
+                console.error(`Setting unsuccessful: ${r[key]} ${defaultVal}`);
+              }
+            });
+          } else {
+            console.debug(
+              `Key '${key}' already exists with value: ${result[key]}`
+            );
+          }
+        });
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  // Check if we're running in Firefox
+  if (!isChromeStorage(storage)) {
+    Object.keys(defaultSettings).forEach((key) => {
+      const params: { [key: string]: any } = {};
+      params[key] = null;
+      storage.local.get(params).then((result) => {
+        if (
+          !Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(result, key) ||
+          !result[key]
+        ) {
+          const defaultVal = defaultSettings[key as keyof Settings];
+          storage.local.set({ [key]: defaultVal });
+        }
+      });
+    });
+  }
+
+  // Only get links if online features are enabled.
+  if (isChromeStorage(storage)) {
+    storage.local.get('onlineFeatures', async (onlineFeatures) => {
+      if (onlineFeatures.onlineFeatures) {
+        const response = await fetchData(Config.endpoint.affiliateLinks);
+        if (response) {
+          storage.local.set({ affiliate: response.data });
+        } else {
+          console.error('Error retrieving data:', response);
+        }
+      }
+    });
+  } else {
+    storage.local
+      .get()
+      .then(async (onlineFeatures) => {
+        if (onlineFeatures.onlineFeatures) {
+          const response = await fetchData(Config.endpoint.affiliateLinks);
+          if (response) {
+            storage.local.set({ affiliate: response.data });
+          } else {
+            console.error('Error retrieving data:', response);
+          }
+        }
+      })
+      .catch((error) => console.error('Error retrieving data:', error));
+  }
+}