diff --git a/app/scripts/lib/local-store.js b/app/scripts/lib/local-store.js
index 64e58e29ef7d..8fde2e9111d7 100644
--- a/app/scripts/lib/local-store.js
+++ b/app/scripts/lib/local-store.js
@@ -97,5 +97,8 @@ function isEmpty (obj) {
 function checkForError () {
   const lastError = extension.runtime.lastError
   if (!lastError) return
+  // if it quacks like an Error, its an Error
+  if (lastError.stack && lastError.message) return lastError
+  // repair incomplete error object (eg chromium v77)
   return new Error(lastError.message)
 }