diff --git a/thunderbird/manifest.merge.json b/thunderbird/manifest.merge.json
index bfaa740f61c2e573f194a5f284fdd3d40ea80a5a..2b4937ad753f1abb8a1ed366f61d8a5ed705b67c 100644
--- a/thunderbird/manifest.merge.json
+++ b/thunderbird/manifest.merge.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     },
     "background": {
         "scripts": [
+	    "links.js",
 	    "menu.js",
             "background.js"
         ]