diff --git a/app/extensions.js b/app/extensions.js
index f73df408a6c..32c522ff6f5 100644
--- a/app/extensions.js
+++ b/app/extensions.js
@@ -248,24 +248,32 @@ let generateIPFSManifest = () => {
   }
 
   return {
-    name: 'IPFS Viewer',
-    description: l10n.translation('ipfsDesc'),
+    // https://developer.chrome.com/extensions/manifest
+    // Required
     manifest_version: 2,
-    version: '1.0',
+    name: 'IPFS',
+    version: '0.1.0',
+    // Recommended
+    default_locale: 'en',
+    description: l10n.translation('ipfsDesc'),
+    icons: {
+      128: 'img/ipfs-128.png',
+      48: 'img/ipfs-48.png',
+      16: 'img/ipfs-16.png'
+    },
+    // Other
+    background: {
+      scripts: [ 'gen/ipfs.entry.js' ]
+    },
     content_security_policy: concatCSP(cspDirectives),
     content_scripts: [],
     permissions: ['externally_connectable.all_urls', 'tabs', '<all_urls>'],
     externally_connectable: {
       matches: ['<all_urls>']
     },
-    icons: {
-      128: 'img/ipfs-128.png',
-      48: 'img/ipfs-48.png',
-      16: 'img/ipfs-16.png'
-    },
-    incognito: 'split',
-    // TODO(diasdavid) How to get this key??
-    key: 'MIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEAyWl+wMvL0wZX3JUs7GeZAvxMP+LWEh2bwMV1HyuBra/lGZIq3Fmh0+AFnvFPXz1NpQkbLS3QWyqhdIn/lepGwuc2ma0glPzzmieqwctUurMGSGManApGO1MkcbSPhb+R1mx8tMam5+wbme4WoW37PI3oATgOs2NvHYuP60qol3U7b/zB3IWuqtwtqKe2Q1xY17btvPuz148ygWWIHneedt0jwfr6Zp+CSLARB9Heq/jqGXV4dPSVZ5ebBHLQ452iZkHxS6fm4Z+IxjKdYs3HNj/s8xbfEZ2ydnArGdJ0lpSK9jkDGYyUBugq5Qp3FH6zV89WqBvoV1dqUmL9gxbHsQIDAQAB'
+    incognito: 'split'
+    // https://developer.chrome.com/apps/manifest/key
+    // key: ''
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/js/ipfs/entry.js b/js/ipfs/entry.js
index 46d291a3b10..ea0836c66c4 100644
--- a/js/ipfs/entry.js
+++ b/js/ipfs/entry.js
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 // const ipc = window.chrome.ipcRenderer
 
 console.log('woot! managed to capture the ipfs:// or dweb:// protocols')
+
+chrome.protocol.registerStringProtocol('ipfs', (request, callback) => {
+  callback('hi there!') // eslint-disable-line
+})
diff --git a/webpack.config.js b/webpack.config.js
index ff9323c3b71..e747b815970 100644
--- a/webpack.config.js
+++ b/webpack.config.js
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ var webtorrentPage = {
   }
 }
 
-var ipfsPage = {
+var ipfs = {
   name: 'ipfs',
   target: 'web',
   entry: ['./js/ipfs/entry.js'],
@@ -177,5 +177,5 @@ module.exports = [
   merge(app, envConfig()),
   merge(devTools, envConfig()),
   merge(webtorrentPage, envConfig()),
-  merge(ipfsPage, envConfig())
+  merge(ipfs, envConfig())
 ]