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diff --git a/extension/lib/wallet/timerThread.ts b/extension/lib/wallet/timerThread.ts
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+/**
+ * This file should be used as a WebWorker.
+ * Background pages in the WebExtensions model do
+ * not allow to schedule callbacks that should be called
+ * after a timeout.  We can emulate this with WebWorkers.
+ */
+
+onmessage = function(e) {
+  self.setInterval(() => postMessage(true, "timerThread"), e.data.interval);
+};
+\ No newline at end of file