diff --git a/src/content/notificationBar.js b/src/content/notificationBar.js
index a605bac17bd..8785b060288 100644
--- a/src/content/notificationBar.js
+++ b/src/content/notificationBar.js
@@ -389,7 +389,6 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function (event) {
         var barPageUrl = isSafari ? (safari.extension.baseURI + barPage) : chrome.extension.getURL(barPage);
 
         var iframe = document.createElement('iframe');
-        iframe.src = barPageUrl;
         iframe.style.cssText = 'height: 42px; width: 100%; border: 0;';
         iframe.id = 'bit-notification-bar-iframe';
 
@@ -399,6 +398,8 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function (event) {
         frameDiv.appendChild(iframe);
         document.body.appendChild(frameDiv);
 
+        iframe.contentWindow.location = barPageUrl;
+
         var spacer = document.createElement('div');
         spacer.id = 'bit-notification-bar-spacer';
         spacer.style.cssText = 'height: 42px;';