diff --git a/webpack.config.js b/webpack.config.js
index 21615ca0..816aaa7d 100644
--- a/webpack.config.js
+++ b/webpack.config.js
@@ -103,11 +103,14 @@ module.exports = (env) => {
                         transform(raw) {
                             let processed = JSON.parse(raw.toString());
 
-                            console.log();
                             if (mode === 'development' && env.browser === 'chrome') {
                                 processed.key = CHROME_KEY;
                             }
 
+                            if (mode === 'development') {
+                                processed.host_permissions.push('http://localhost:8080/*');
+                            }
+
                             if (env.browser === 'firefox') {
                                 processed = convertToFirefoxManifest(processed);
                             }