diff --git a/add-on/src/lib/ipfs-request.js b/add-on/src/lib/ipfs-request.js
index 0626d1393..28551f8aa 100644
--- a/add-on/src/lib/ipfs-request.js
+++ b/add-on/src/lib/ipfs-request.js
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ function createRequestModifier (getState, dnslinkResolver, ipfsPathValidator, ru
       ignore(request.requestId)
     }
     // skip if a per-site redirect opt-out exists
-    const parentUrl = request.originUrl || request.initiator // FF: originUrl, Chrome: initiator
+    const parentUrl = request.originUrl || request.initiator // FF: originUrl (Referer-like Origin URL), Chrome: initiator (just Origin)
     const fqdn = new URL(request.url).hostname
     const parentFqdn = parentUrl && request.url !== parentUrl ? new URL(parentUrl).hostname : null
     if (state.noRedirectHostnames.some(optout =>
@@ -76,9 +76,9 @@ function createRequestModifier (getState, dnslinkResolver, ipfsPathValidator, ru
     }
     // additional checks limited to requests for root documents
     if (request.type === 'main_frame') {
-      // trigger DNSLink lookup if status for root domain is not in cache yet
+      // lazily trigger DNSLink lookup (will do anything only if status for root domain is not in cache)
       if (state.dnslinkPolicy && dnslinkResolver.canLookupURL(request.url)) {
-        (async () => dnslinkResolver.readAndCacheDnslink(parentFqdn || fqdn))()
+        dnslinkResolver.preloadDnslink(request.url)
       }
     }
     return isIgnored(request.requestId)
diff --git a/test/functional/lib/ipfs-request-dnslink.test.js b/test/functional/lib/ipfs-request-dnslink.test.js
index 30faf4f7f..35a15ba15 100644
--- a/test/functional/lib/ipfs-request-dnslink.test.js
+++ b/test/functional/lib/ipfs-request-dnslink.test.js
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ describe('modifyRequest processing', function () {
         // force-clear dnslink cache to enable cache miss
         dnslinkResolver.clearCache()
       })
-      it('should redirect in onHeadersReceived if DNS TXT record exists and x-ipfs-path header is present', function () {
+      it('should redirect subrequests in onHeadersReceived if DNS TXT record exists and x-ipfs-path header is present', function () {
         // clear dnslink cache to ensure miss
         dnslinkResolver.clearCache()
         // stub existence of a valid DNS record
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ describe('modifyRequest processing', function () {
         dnslinkResolver.readDnslinkFromTxtRecord = sinon.stub().withArgs(fqdn).returns('/ipfs/QmbfimSwTuCvGL8XBr3yk1iCjqgk2co2n21cWmcQohymDd')
         //
         const request = url2request('http://explore.ipld.io/index.html?argTest#hashTest')
+        request.type = 'sub_frame' // we test a subrequests because main_frame gets early DNSLink preload in onBeforeRequest
         expect(modifyRequest.onBeforeRequest(request)).to.equal(undefined)
         // simulate presence of x-ipfs-path header returned by HTTP gateway
         request.responseHeaders = [{ name: 'X-Ipfs-Path', value: '/ipfs/QmbfimSwTuCvGL8XBr3yk1iCjqgk2co2n21cWmcQohymDd' }]
@@ -241,6 +242,7 @@ describe('modifyRequest processing', function () {
         dnslinkResolver.readDnslinkFromTxtRecord = sinon.stub().withArgs(fqdn).returns(false)
         //
         const request = url2request('http://explore.ipld.io/index.html?argTest#hashTest')
+        request.type = 'sub_frame' // we test a subrequest here because main_frame gets early DNSLink preload in onBeforeRequest
         expect(modifyRequest.onBeforeRequest(request)).to.equal(undefined)
         // simulate presence of x-ipfs-path header returned by HTTP gateway
         request.responseHeaders = [{ name: 'X-Ipfs-Path', value: '/ipfs/QmbfimSwTuCvGL8XBr3yk1iCjqgk2co2n21cWmcQohymDd' }]
@@ -255,6 +257,7 @@ describe('modifyRequest processing', function () {
         dnslinkResolver.readDnslinkFromTxtRecord = sinon.stub().withArgs(fqdn).returns('/ipfs/QmbfimSwTuCvGL8XBr3yk1iCjqgk2co2n21cWmcQohymDd')
         //
         const request = url2request('http://explore.ipld.io/index.html?argTest#hashTest')
+        request.type = 'sub_frame' // we test a subrequest here because main_frame gets early DNSLink preload in onBeforeRequest
         expect(modifyRequest.onBeforeRequest(request)).to.equal(undefined)
         expect(modifyRequest.onHeadersReceived(request)).to.equal(undefined)
       })