diff --git a/src/extensions/example-extension/example-extension.ts b/src/extensions/example-extension/example-extension.ts
index e100eb85be..fa9409bd17 100644
--- a/src/extensions/example-extension/example-extension.ts
+++ b/src/extensions/example-extension/example-extension.ts
@@ -6,11 +6,6 @@ import { LensExtension } from "@lens/extensions"; // fixme: map to generated typ
 export default class ExampleExtension extends LensExtension {
   async activate(): Promise<any> {
     await super.activate();
-    console.warn('EXAMPLE EXTENSION: ACTIVATE'.padStart(10, "-"));
-  }
-
-  async deactivate(): Promise<any> {
-    console.warn('EXAMPLE EXTENSION: DEACTIVATE'.padStart(10, "-"))
-    await super.deactivate();
+    console.warn('EXAMPLE EXTENSION: ACTIVATE');
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/extensions/extension-store.ts b/src/extensions/extension-store.ts
index 8f561b7a89..3cd965654f 100644
--- a/src/extensions/extension-store.ts
+++ b/src/extensions/extension-store.ts
@@ -77,11 +77,13 @@ export class ExtensionStore extends BaseStore<ExtensionStoreModel> {
     this.installed.replace(extensions.map(ext => [ext.manifestPath, ext]));
 
     // todo: remove
-    extensions.forEach(({ extensionModule, manifest }) => {
-      const LensExtension = extensionModule.default;
-      const instance = new LensExtension({ ...manifest }, manifest);
-      instance.activate();
-    })
+    if (process.isMainFrame) {
+      extensions.forEach(({ extensionModule, manifest }) => {
+        const LensExtension = extensionModule.default;
+        const instance = new LensExtension({ ...manifest }, manifest);
+        instance.activate();
+      })
+    }
   }
 
   async loadExtensions(folderPath: string): Promise<InstalledExtension[]> {