diff --git a/pages/search/modules/actionboxHandlers.js b/pages/search/modules/actionboxHandlers.js
index 9076951..25d78d7 100644
--- a/pages/search/modules/actionboxHandlers.js
+++ b/pages/search/modules/actionboxHandlers.js
@@ -67,9 +67,6 @@ function duplicateTab (store, label, flush) {
   const tab = getTabByLabel(store, label)
   if (tab) {
     flush()
-    browser.tabs.create({
-      active: false,
-      url: tab.url,
-    }).then(store.actions.updateState)
+    store.actions.createBackgroundTab(tab.url)
   }
 }
diff --git a/pages/search/modules/store.js b/pages/search/modules/store.js
index 0fdc31a..85cd057 100644
--- a/pages/search/modules/store.js
+++ b/pages/search/modules/store.js
@@ -74,6 +74,12 @@ export const init = ({
         browserTabs.remove(id)
           .then(updateState)
       },
+      createBackgroundTab(url) {
+        browserTabs.create({
+          active: false,
+          url,
+        }).then(updateState)
+      },
       updateQuery(query) {
         state.query = query
         updateState()