diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/HomeActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/HomeActivity.kt
index 1b331bd08..5a1e9e053 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/HomeActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/HomeActivity.kt
@@ -101,13 +101,12 @@ open class HomeActivity : LocaleAwareAppCompatActivity() {
     private var webExtScope: CoroutineScope? = null
     lateinit var themeManager: ThemeManager
     lateinit var browsingModeManager: BrowsingModeManager
+    private lateinit var sessionObserver: SessionManager.Observer
 
     private var isVisuallyComplete = false
 
     private var visualCompletenessQueue: RunWhenReadyQueue? = null
 
-    private var sessionObserver: SessionManager.Observer? = null
-
     private var isToolbarInflated = false
 
     private val webExtensionPopupFeature by lazy {
@@ -152,6 +151,8 @@ open class HomeActivity : LocaleAwareAppCompatActivity() {
             }
         }
 
+        sessionObserver = UriOpenedObserver(this)
+
         externalSourceIntentProcessors.any { it.process(intent, navHost.navController, this.intent) }
 
         Performance.processIntentIfPerformanceTest(intent, this)
@@ -351,10 +352,6 @@ open class HomeActivity : LocaleAwareAppCompatActivity() {
     }
 
     fun openToBrowser(from: BrowserDirection, customTabSessionId: String? = null) {
-        if (sessionObserver == null) {
-            sessionObserver = UriOpenedObserver(this)
-        }
-
         if (navHost.navController.alreadyOnDestination(R.id.browserFragment)) return
         @IdRes val fragmentId = if (from.fragmentId != 0) from.fragmentId else null
         val directions = getNavDirections(from, customTabSessionId)