diff --git a/src/main/start-main-application/lens-window/application-window/create-lens-window.injectable.ts b/src/main/start-main-application/lens-window/application-window/create-lens-window.injectable.ts
index cea2dace06..88e8c60095 100644
--- a/src/main/start-main-application/lens-window/application-window/create-lens-window.injectable.ts
+++ b/src/main/start-main-application/lens-window/application-window/create-lens-window.injectable.ts
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ const createLensWindowInjectable = getInjectable({
           browserWindow?.close();
           browserWindow = undefined;
         },
-        send: async (args: SendToViewArgs) => {
+        send: (args: SendToViewArgs) => {
           if (!browserWindow) {
-            browserWindow = await createElectronWindow();
+            throw new Error(`Tried to send message to window "${configuration.id}" but the window was closed`);
           }
 
           return browserWindow.send(args);
diff --git a/src/main/start-main-application/lens-window/application-window/lens-window-injection-token.ts b/src/main/start-main-application/lens-window/application-window/lens-window-injection-token.ts
index f7273206c9..3e62b0894b 100644
--- a/src/main/start-main-application/lens-window/application-window/lens-window-injection-token.ts
+++ b/src/main/start-main-application/lens-window/application-window/lens-window-injection-token.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export interface SendToViewArgs {
 export interface LensWindow {
   show: () => Promise<void>;
   close: () => void;
-  send: (args: SendToViewArgs) => Promise<void>;
+  send: (args: SendToViewArgs) => void;
   visible: boolean;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/main/start-main-application/lens-window/navigate-for-extension.injectable.ts b/src/main/start-main-application/lens-window/navigate-for-extension.injectable.ts
index 703ef15f60..7bada3f3bd 100644
--- a/src/main/start-main-application/lens-window/navigate-for-extension.injectable.ts
+++ b/src/main/start-main-application/lens-window/navigate-for-extension.injectable.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ const navigateForExtensionInjectable = getInjectable({
         (frameInfo) => frameInfo.frameId === frameId,
       );
 
-      await applicationWindow.send({
+      applicationWindow.send({
         channel: "extension:navigate",
         frameInfo,
         data: [extId, pageId, params],
diff --git a/src/main/start-main-application/lens-window/navigate.injectable.ts b/src/main/start-main-application/lens-window/navigate.injectable.ts
index c7cbb10d24..f9d80e4205 100644
--- a/src/main/start-main-application/lens-window/navigate.injectable.ts
+++ b/src/main/start-main-application/lens-window/navigate.injectable.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ const navigateInjectable = getInjectable({
         ? IpcRendererNavigationEvents.NAVIGATE_IN_CLUSTER
         : IpcRendererNavigationEvents.NAVIGATE_IN_APP;
 
-      await applicationWindow.send({
+      applicationWindow.send({
         channel,
         frameInfo,
         data: [url],