diff --git a/background.js b/background.js
index adb86553..55729fff 100644
--- a/background.js
+++ b/background.js
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ var previousVideoID = null
 //the id of this user, randomly generated once per install
 var userID = null;
 
+//the last video id loaded, to make sure it is a video id change
+var sponsorVideoID = null;
+
 //when a new tab is highlighted
 chrome.tabs.onActivated.addListener(
   function(activeInfo) {
@@ -162,6 +165,12 @@ function videoIDChange(currentVideoID, tabId) {
     id: currentVideoID
   });
 
+  //not a url change
+  if (sponsorVideoID == currentVideoID){
+    return;
+  }
+  sponsorVideoID = currentVideoID;
+
   //warn them if they had unsubmitted times
   if (previousVideoID != null) {
     //get the sponsor times from storage
diff --git a/manifest.json b/manifest.json
index 0ab2dac8..0d76d2c2 100644
--- a/manifest.json
+++ b/manifest.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "SponsorBlock for YouTube - Skip Sponsorships",
   "short_name": "SponsorBlock",
-  "version": "1.0.18",
+  "version": "1.0.19",
   "description": "Skip over sponsorship on YouTube videos. Report sponsors on videos you watch to save the time of others.",
   "content_scripts": [
     {