diff --git a/app/scripts/background.js b/app/scripts/background.js
index 5da6d0774..abf2c8ce9 100644
--- a/app/scripts/background.js
+++ b/app/scripts/background.js
@@ -455,22 +455,21 @@ function setupController (initState, initLangCode) {
 /**
  * Opens the browser popup for user confirmation
  */
-function triggerUi () {
-  extension.tabs.query({ active: true }, (tabs) => {
-    const currentlyActiveMetamaskTab = Boolean(tabs.find((tab) => openMetamaskTabsIDs[tab.id]))
-    if (!popupIsOpen && !currentlyActiveMetamaskTab && !notificationIsOpen) {
-      notificationManager.showPopup()
-    }
-  })
+async function triggerUi () {
+  const tabs = await platform.getActiveTabs()
+  const currentlyActiveMetamaskTab = Boolean(tabs.find((tab) => openMetamaskTabsIDs[tab.id]))
+  if (!popupIsOpen && !currentlyActiveMetamaskTab && !notificationIsOpen) {
+    await notificationManager.showPopup()
+  }
 }
 
 /**
  * Opens the browser popup for user confirmation of watchAsset
  * then it waits until user interact with the UI
  */
-function openPopup () {
-  triggerUi()
-  return new Promise(
+async function openPopup () {
+  await triggerUi()
+  await new Promise(
     (resolve) => {
       const interval = setInterval(() => {
         if (!notificationIsOpen) {
diff --git a/app/scripts/lib/notification-manager.js b/app/scripts/lib/notification-manager.js
index 12a0d3289..666c1f8c8 100644
--- a/app/scripts/lib/notification-manager.js
+++ b/app/scripts/lib/notification-manager.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import extension from 'extensionizer'
+import ExtensionPlatform from '../platforms/extension'
 
 const NOTIFICATION_HEIGHT = 620
 const NOTIFICATION_WIDTH = 360
@@ -12,57 +12,49 @@ class NotificationManager {
    *
    */
 
+  constructor () {
+    this.platform = new ExtensionPlatform()
+  }
+
   /**
    * Either brings an existing MetaMask notification window into focus, or creates a new notification window. New
    * notification windows are given a 'popup' type.
    *
    */
-  showPopup () {
-    this._getPopup((err, popup) => {
-      if (err) {
-        throw err
-      }
+  async showPopup () {
+    const popup = await this._getPopup()
 
-      // Bring focus to chrome popup
-      if (popup) {
-        // bring focus to existing chrome popup
-        extension.windows.update(popup.id, { focused: true })
-      } else {
-        const { screenX, screenY, outerWidth, outerHeight } = window
-        const notificationTop = Math.round(screenY + (outerHeight / 2) - (NOTIFICATION_HEIGHT / 2))
-        const notificationLeft = Math.round(screenX + (outerWidth / 2) - (NOTIFICATION_WIDTH / 2))
-        const cb = (currentPopup) => {
-          this._popupId = currentPopup.id
-        }
-        // create new notification popup
-        const creation = extension.windows.create({
-          url: 'notification.html',
-          type: 'popup',
-          width: NOTIFICATION_WIDTH,
-          height: NOTIFICATION_HEIGHT,
-          top: Math.max(notificationTop, 0),
-          left: Math.max(notificationLeft, 0),
-        }, cb)
-        creation && creation.then && creation.then(cb)
-      }
-    })
+    // Bring focus to chrome popup
+    if (popup) {
+      // bring focus to existing chrome popup
+      await this.platform.focusWindow(popup.id)
+    } else {
+      const { screenX, screenY, outerWidth, outerHeight } = window
+      const notificationTop = Math.round(screenY + (outerHeight / 2) - (NOTIFICATION_HEIGHT / 2))
+      const notificationLeft = Math.round(screenX + (outerWidth / 2) - (NOTIFICATION_WIDTH / 2))
+      // create new notification popup
+      const popupWindow = await this.platform.openWindow({
+        url: 'notification.html',
+        type: 'popup',
+        width: NOTIFICATION_WIDTH,
+        height: NOTIFICATION_HEIGHT,
+        top: Math.max(notificationTop, 0),
+        left: Math.max(notificationLeft, 0),
+      })
+      this._popupId = popupWindow.id
+    }
   }
 
   /**
    * Closes a MetaMask notification if it window exists.
    *
    */
-  closePopup () {
-    // closes notification popup
-    this._getPopup((err, popup) => {
-      if (err) {
-        throw err
-      }
-      if (!popup) {
-        return
-      }
-      extension.windows.remove(popup.id, console.error)
-    })
+  async closePopup () {
+    const popup = this._getPopup()
+    if (!popup) {
+      return
+    }
+    await this.platform.removeWindow(popup.id)
   }
 
   /**
@@ -73,31 +65,9 @@ class NotificationManager {
    * @param {Function} cb - A node style callback that to whcih the found notification window will be passed.
    *
    */
-  _getPopup (cb) {
-    this._getWindows((err, windows) => {
-      if (err) {
-        throw err
-      }
-      cb(null, this._getPopupIn(windows))
-    })
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Returns all open MetaMask windows.
-   *
-   * @private
-   * @param {Function} cb - A node style callback that to which the windows will be passed.
-   *
-   */
-  _getWindows (cb) {
-    // Ignore in test environment
-    if (!extension.windows) {
-      return cb()
-    }
-
-    extension.windows.getAll({}, (windows) => {
-      cb(null, windows)
-    })
+  async _getPopup () {
+    const windows = await this.platform.getAllWindows()
+    return this._getPopupIn(windows)
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/app/scripts/platforms/extension.js b/app/scripts/platforms/extension.js
index ddb0b551c..77ed4e451 100644
--- a/app/scripts/platforms/extension.js
+++ b/app/scripts/platforms/extension.js
@@ -12,8 +12,40 @@ class ExtensionPlatform {
     extension.runtime.reload()
   }
 
-  openWindow ({ url }) {
-    extension.tabs.create({ url })
+  openWindow (options) {
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      extension.windows.create(options, (newWindow) => {
+        const error = checkForError()
+        if (error) {
+          return reject(error)
+        }
+        return resolve(newWindow)
+      })
+    })
+  }
+
+  closeWindow (windowId) {
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      extension.windows.remove(windowId, () => {
+        const error = checkForError()
+        if (error) {
+          return reject(error)
+        }
+        return resolve()
+      })
+    })
+  }
+
+  focusWindow (windowId) {
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      extension.windows.update(windowId, { focused: true }, () => {
+        const error = checkForError()
+        if (error) {
+          return reject(error)
+        }
+        return resolve()
+      })
+    })
   }
 
   closeCurrentWindow () {
@@ -65,6 +97,30 @@ class ExtensionPlatform {
     }
   }
 
+  getAllWindows () {
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      extension.windows.getAll((windows) => {
+        const error = checkForError()
+        if (error) {
+          return reject(error)
+        }
+        return resolve(windows)
+      })
+    })
+  }
+
+  getActiveTabs () {
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      extension.tabs.query({ active: true }, (tabs) => {
+        const error = checkForError()
+        if (error) {
+          return reject(error)
+        }
+        return resolve(tabs)
+      })
+    })
+  }
+
   currentTab () {
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
       extension.tabs.getCurrent((tab) => {