diff --git a/js/background.js b/js/background.js
index cbddde7d3..af6dba3ae 100644
--- a/js/background.js
+++ b/js/background.js
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@
     // Update zoom
     window.updateZoomFactor();
 
-    if (window.lokiFeatureFlags.useOnionRequests) {
+    if (window.lokiFeatureFlags.useOnionRequests || window.lokiFeatureFlags.useFileOnionRequests) {
       // Initialize paths for onion requests
       window.lokiSnodeAPI.buildNewOnionPaths();
     }