diff --git a/add-on/src/lib/ipfs-request.js b/add-on/src/lib/ipfs-request.js
index f811390df..15ed5cab5 100644
--- a/add-on/src/lib/ipfs-request.js
+++ b/add-on/src/lib/ipfs-request.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { recoveryPagePath } from './constants.js'
 import { braveNodeType } from './ipfs-client/brave.js'
 import { dropSlash, ipfsUri, pathAtHttpGateway, sameGateway } from './ipfs-path.js'
 import { safeURL } from './options.js'
-import { addRuleToDynamicRuleSetGenerator, isLocalHost, supportsBlock } from './redirect-handler/blockOrObserve.js'
+import { addRuleToDynamicRuleSetGenerator, isLocalHost, supportsDeclarativeNetRequest } from './redirect-handler/blockOrObserve.js'
 import { RequestTracker } from './trackers/requestTracker.js'
 
 const log = debug('ipfs-companion:request')
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ export function createRequestModifier (getState, dnslinkResolver, ipfsPathValida
 async function handleRedirection ({ originUrl, redirectUrl, request }) {
   if (redirectUrl !== '' && originUrl !== '' && redirectUrl !== originUrl) {
     resolvedRequestTracker.track(request)
-    if (supportsBlock()) {
+    if (!supportsDeclarativeNetRequest()) {
       return { redirectUrl }
     }
 
diff --git a/add-on/src/lib/redirect-handler/blockOrObserve.ts b/add-on/src/lib/redirect-handler/blockOrObserve.ts
index 3c1c72e6b..486346193 100644
--- a/add-on/src/lib/redirect-handler/blockOrObserve.ts
+++ b/add-on/src/lib/redirect-handler/blockOrObserve.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export const defaultNSRegexStr = `(${[...DEFAULT_NAMESPACES].join('|')})`
 // the way sinon ends up stubbing it, it's not directly available in the global scope on import
 // rather it gets replaced dynamically when the module is imported. Which means, we can't
 // just check for the existence of the property, we need to call the browser instance at that point.
-export const supportsBlock = (): boolean => !(browser.declarativeNetRequest?.MAX_NUMBER_OF_DYNAMIC_AND_SESSION_RULES > 0)
+export const supportsDeclarativeNetRequest = (): boolean => browser.declarativeNetRequest?.MAX_NUMBER_OF_DYNAMIC_AND_SESSION_RULES > 0
 
 /**
  * Sends message to self to notify about change.
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ export const supportsBlock = (): boolean => !(browser.declarativeNetRequest?.MAX
  */
 async function sendMessageToSelf (msg: messageToSelfType, value?: any): Promise<void> {
   // this check ensures we don't send messages to ourselves if blocking mode is enabled.
-  if (!supportsBlock()) {
+  if (supportsDeclarativeNetRequest()) {
     const message: messageToSelf = { type: msg, value }
     // on FF, this call waits for the response from the listener.
     // on Chrome, this needs a callback.
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ function constructRegexFilter ({ originUrl, redirectUrl }: IRegexFilter): IFilte
 
 // If the browser supports the declarativeNetRequest API, we can block the request.
 export function getExtraInfoSpec<T> (additionalParams: T[] = []): T[] {
-  if (supportsBlock()) {
+  if (!supportsDeclarativeNetRequest()) {
     return ['blocking' as T, ...additionalParams]
   }
   return additionalParams
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ function validateIfRuleChanged (rule: browser.DeclarativeNetRequest.Rule): boole
  * Clean up all the rules, when extension is disabled.
  */
 export async function cleanupRules (resetInMemory: boolean = false): Promise<void> {
-  if (supportsBlock()) {
+  if (!supportsDeclarativeNetRequest()) {
     return
   }
   const existingRules = await browser.declarativeNetRequest.getDynamicRules()
diff --git a/add-on/src/options/page.js b/add-on/src/options/page.js
index d8a73f8bc..e7d79e25f 100644
--- a/add-on/src/options/page.js
+++ b/add-on/src/options/page.js
@@ -2,17 +2,17 @@
 /* eslint-env browser, webextensions */
 
 import html from 'choo/html/index.js'
-import globalToggleForm from './forms/global-toggle-form.js'
-import ipfsNodeForm from './forms/ipfs-node-form.js'
-import fileImportForm from './forms/file-import-form.js'
-import dnslinkForm from './forms/dnslink-form.js'
-import gatewaysForm from './forms/gateways-form.js'
+import { supportsDeclarativeNetRequest } from '../lib/redirect-handler/blockOrObserve.js'
 import apiForm from './forms/api-form.js'
+import dnslinkForm from './forms/dnslink-form.js'
 import experimentsForm from './forms/experiments-form.js'
-import telemetryForm from './forms/telemetry-form.js'
-import resetForm from './forms/reset-form.js'
+import fileImportForm from './forms/file-import-form.js'
+import gatewaysForm from './forms/gateways-form.js'
+import globalToggleForm from './forms/global-toggle-form.js'
+import ipfsNodeForm from './forms/ipfs-node-form.js'
 import redirectRuleForm from './forms/redirect-rule-form.js'
-import { supportsBlock } from '../lib/redirect-handler/blockOrObserve.js'
+import resetForm from './forms/reset-form.js'
+import telemetryForm from './forms/telemetry-form.js'
 
 // Render the options page:
 // Passed current app `state` from the store and `emit`, a function to create
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ export default function optionsPage (state, emit) {
   ${resetForm({
     onOptionsReset
   })}
-  ${supportsBlock()
+  ${!supportsDeclarativeNetRequest()
       ? ''
       : redirectRuleForm({
     redirectRules: state.redirectRules,