diff --git a/src/popup/App.svelte b/src/popup/App.svelte
index 085394cd..9a9d57ec 100644
--- a/src/popup/App.svelte
+++ b/src/popup/App.svelte
@@ -31,9 +31,12 @@
     let header;
     let warn;
     let err;
+    let scriptChecking;
+    let scriptInstalled;
     let showInstallPrompt;
     let showInstall;
-    let installViewUserscript;
+    let installUserscript; // url, content
+    let installViewUserscript; // metadata
     let installViewUserscriptError;
     let showAll;
     let allItems = [];
@@ -139,6 +142,9 @@
 
     function refreshView() {
         errorNotification = undefined;
+        scriptChecking = undefined;
+        scriptInstalled = undefined;
+        showInstallPrompt = undefined;
         loading = true;
         disabled = true;
         items = [];
@@ -333,26 +339,12 @@
 
         // check if current page url is a userscript
         if (strippedUrl.endsWith(".user.js")) {
-            // if it does, send message to content script
-            // context script will check the document contentType
-            // if it's not an applicable type, it'll return {invalid: true} response and no install prompt shown
-            // if the contentType is applicable, what is mentioned below happens
-            // content script will get dom content, and send it to the bg page
-            // the bg page will send the content to the swift side for parsing
-            // when swift side parses and returns, the bg page will send a response to the content script
-            // then the content script will send response to the popup
-            // Content scripts that are injected into web content cannot send messages to the native app
-            // https://developer.apple.com/documentation/safariservices/safari_web_extensions/messaging_between_the_app_and_javascript_in_a_safari_web_extension
-            const response = await browser.tabs.sendMessage(currentTab.id, {name: "USERSCRIPT_INSTALL_00"});
-            if (response.error) {
-                console.error(`Error checking .user.js url: ${response.error}`);
-                errorNotification = response.error;
-            } else if (!response.invalid) {
-                // the response will contain the string to display
-                // ex: {success: "Click to install"}
-                const prompt = response.success;
-                showInstallPrompt = prompt;
-            }
+            // set checking state
+            scriptChecking = true;
+            // show checking banner
+            showInstallPrompt = "checking...";
+            // start async check
+            installCheck(currentTab);
         }
 
         loading = false;
@@ -398,43 +390,69 @@
         }, 25);
     }
 
-    async function showInstallView() {
-        // disable all buttons
-        disabled = true;
-        // show the install view
-        showInstall = true;
-        // get the active tab
-        const currentTab = await browser.tabs.getCurrent();
-        // send content script a message on the active tab
-        const response = await browser.tabs.sendMessage(currentTab.id, {name: "USERSCRIPT_INSTALL_01"});
-        // when above message is sent, content script will get active tab's stringified dom content
-        // and then send that content and a message to the bg page
-        // the bg page will send a message and the content to the swift side for parsing
-        // swift side will parse then send a response to the bg page
-        // the bg page will then send the response to the content script
-        // the content script will then send a response here
-
-        // if the response includes an error, display it in the view
+    async function installCheck(currentTab) {
+        // refetch script from URL to avoid tampered DOM content
+        const res = await fetch(currentTab.url);
+        if (!res.ok) {
+            console.error(`Error fetching .user.js url: httpcode-${res.status}`);
+            errorNotification = `Fetching failed, refresh to retry. (${res.status})`;
+            showInstallPrompt = undefined;
+            return;
+        }
+        const content = await res.text();
+        // caching script data
+        installUserscript = {url: currentTab.url, content};
+        // send native swift a message, parse metadata and check if installed
+        const response = await browser.runtime.sendNativeMessage({name: "POPUP_INSTALL_CHECK", content});
+        console.info("POPUP_INSTALL_CHECK:", response);
         if (response.error) {
-            console.error(`Can not install userscript: ${response.error}`);
+            console.error(`Error checking .user.js url: ${response.error}`);
+            // errorNotification = response.error;
             installViewUserscriptError = response.error;
         } else {
-            installViewUserscript = response;
+            scriptInstalled = response.installed;
+            // caching script metadata
+            installViewUserscript = response.metadata;
+            // the response will contain the string to display
+            // ex: {success: "Click to install"}
+            showInstallPrompt = response.success;
         }
-        disabled = false;
+        scriptChecking = false;
+    }
+
+    async function showInstallView() {
+        // show the install view
+        showInstall = true;
     }
 
     async function installConfirm() {
+        // clear all banner during installation
+        errorNotification = undefined;
+        showInstallPrompt = undefined;
         // disabled all buttons
         disabled = true;
         // show loading element
         loading = true;
         // go back to main view
         showInstall = false;
-        // get the active tab
+        // double check before send install message
+        if (!installUserscript || !installUserscript.content) {
+            errorNotification = "install failed: userscript missing";
+        }
         const currentTab = await browser.tabs.getCurrent();
-        // send content script a message on the active tab, which will start the install process
-        const response = await browser.tabs.sendMessage(currentTab.id, {name: "USERSCRIPT_INSTALL_02"});
+        if (currentTab.url !== installUserscript.url) {
+            errorNotification = "install failed: tab changed unexpectedly";
+        }
+        if (errorNotification) {
+            disabled = false;
+            loading = false;
+            return;
+        }
+        // send native swift a message, which will start the install process
+        const response = await browser.runtime.sendNativeMessage({
+            name: "POPUP_INSTALL_SCRIPT",
+            content: installUserscript.content
+        });
         if (response.error) {
             errorNotification = response.error;
             disabled = false;
@@ -494,8 +512,14 @@
     <!-- <div class="warn" bind:this={warn}>Injection disabled</div> -->
 {/if}
 {#if showInstallPrompt}
-    <div class="warn" bind:this={warn}>
-        Userscript Detected: <span on:click={showInstallView}>{showInstallPrompt}</span>
+    <div class="warn" class:done={scriptInstalled} bind:this={warn}>
+        Userscript
+        {#if scriptChecking}
+            {showInstallPrompt}
+        {:else}
+            {scriptInstalled ? "Installed" : "Detected"}:
+            <span on:click={showInstallView}>{showInstallPrompt}</span>
+        {/if}
     </div>
 {/if}
 {#if errorNotification}
@@ -650,6 +674,10 @@
         background-color: var(--color-yellow);
     }
 
+    .warn.done {
+        background-color: var(--color-green);
+    }
+
     .warn span {
         border-bottom: 1px dotted var(--color-bg-secondary);
     }
diff --git a/src/shared/dev.js b/src/shared/dev.js
index 5a2c0eae..b376101d 100644
--- a/src/shared/dev.js
+++ b/src/shared/dev.js
@@ -392,19 +392,19 @@ const _browser = {
         },
         sendMessage(tabId, message, responseCallback) {
             let response = {};
-            if (message.name === "USERSCRIPT_INSTALL_00") {
-                response = {success: "Click to install"};
-                // response.error = "something went wrong";
-            } else if (message.name === "USERSCRIPT_INSTALL_01") {
+            if (message.name === "POPUP_INSTALL_CHECK") {
                 response = {
-                    description: "This userscript re-implements the \"View Image\" and \"Search by image\" buttons into google images.",
-                    grant: ["GM.getValue", "GM.setValue", "GM.xmlHttpRequest"],
-                    match: ["https://www.example.com/*", "https://www.example.com/somethingReallylong/goesRightHere"],
-                    name: "Test Install Userscript",
-                    require: ["https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.5.1.min.js", "https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.7.1.min.js"],
-                    source: "https://greasyforx.org/scripts/00000-something-something-long-name/code/Something%20something%20long20name.user.js"
+                    success: "Click to install (test)",
+                    metadata: {
+                        description: "This userscript re-implements the \"View Image\" and \"Search by image\" buttons into google images.",
+                        grant: ["GM.getValue", "GM.setValue", "GM.xmlHttpRequest"],
+                        match: ["https://www.example.com/*", "https://www.example.com/somethingReallylong/goesRightHere"],
+                        name: "Test Install Userscript",
+                        require: ["https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.5.1.min.js", "https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.7.1.min.js"],
+                        source: "https://greasyforx.org/scripts/00000-something-something-long-name/code/Something%20something%20long20name.user.js"
+                    }
                 };
-                // response = {error: "a userscript with this @name value already exists, @name needs to be unique"};
+                // response.error = "something went wrong (dev)";
             }
             if (!responseCallback) {
                 return new Promise(resolve => {
diff --git a/xcode/Safari-Extension/Functions.swift b/xcode/Safari-Extension/Functions.swift
index f7b20659..1e06aaef 100644
--- a/xcode/Safari-Extension/Functions.swift
+++ b/xcode/Safari-Extension/Functions.swift
@@ -1966,12 +1966,12 @@ func popupInit() -> [String: String]? {
 }
 
 // userscript install
-func installCheck(_ content: String) -> [String: String]? {
+func installCheck(_ content: String) -> [String: Any] {
     // this func checks a userscript's metadata to determine if it's already installed
 
     guard let files = getAllFiles() else {
         err("installCheck failed at (1)")
-        return nil
+        return ["error": "installCheck failed at (1)"]
     }
 
     guard
@@ -2002,30 +2002,28 @@ func installCheck(_ content: String) -> [String: String]? {
     #endif
 
     if names.contains(newName) {
-        return ["success": "\(directive) to re-install"]
+        return [
+            "success": "\(directive) to re-install",
+            "metadata": metadata,
+            "installed": true
+        ]
     }
 
-    return ["success": "\(directive) to install"];
-}
-
-func installParse(_ content: String) -> [String: Any]? {
-    guard
-        let parsed = parse(content),
-        let metadata = parsed["metadata"] as? [String: [String]]
-    else {
-        return ["error": "userscript metadata is invalid"]
-    }
-    return metadata
+    return [
+        "success": "\(directive) to install",
+        "metadata": metadata,
+        "installed": false
+    ];
 }
 
-func installUserscript(_ content: String) -> [String: Any]? {
+func installUserscript(_ content: String) -> [String: Any] {
     guard
         let parsed = parse(content),
         let metadata = parsed["metadata"] as? [String: [String]],
         let n = metadata["name"]?[0]
     else {
         err("installUserscript failed at (1)")
-        return nil
+        return ["error": "installUserscript failed at (1)"]
     }
     let name = sanitize(n)
     let filename = "\(name).user.js"
diff --git a/xcode/Safari-Extension/Resources/background.js b/xcode/Safari-Extension/Resources/background.js
index 7f7726d0..3b7d243f 100644
--- a/xcode/Safari-Extension/Resources/background.js
+++ b/xcode/Safari-Extension/Resources/background.js
@@ -436,15 +436,6 @@ function handleMessage(request, sender, sendResponse) {
             }
             break;
         }
-        case "USERSCRIPT_INSTALL_00":
-        case "USERSCRIPT_INSTALL_01":
-        case "USERSCRIPT_INSTALL_02": {
-            const message = {name: request.name, content: request.content};
-            browser.runtime.sendNativeMessage(message, response => {
-                sendResponse(response);
-            });
-            return true;
-        }
         case "REFRESH_SESSION_RULES": {
             setSessionRules();
             break;
diff --git a/xcode/Safari-Extension/Resources/content.js b/xcode/Safari-Extension/Resources/content.js
index f1dcdf41..85c62f9a 100644
--- a/xcode/Safari-Extension/Resources/content.js
+++ b/xcode/Safari-Extension/Resources/content.js
@@ -429,38 +429,7 @@ function listeners() {
     // listens for messages from background, popup, etc...
     browser.runtime.onMessage.addListener((request, sender, sendResponse) => {
         const name = request.name;
-        if (
-            name === "USERSCRIPT_INSTALL_00"
-            || name === "USERSCRIPT_INSTALL_01"
-            || name === "USERSCRIPT_INSTALL_02"
-        ) {
-            // only respond to top frame messages
-            if (window !== window.top) return;
-            const types = [
-                "text/plain",
-                "application/ecmascript",
-                "application/javascript",
-                "text/ecmascript",
-                "text/javascript"
-            ];
-            if (
-                !document.contentType
-                || types.indexOf(document.contentType) === -1
-                || !document.querySelector("pre")
-            ) {
-                sendResponse({invalid: true});
-            } else {
-                const message = {
-                    name,
-                    content:
-                    document.querySelector("pre").innerText
-                };
-                browser.runtime.sendMessage(message, response => {
-                    sendResponse(response);
-                });
-                return true;
-            }
-        } else if (name === "CONTEXT_RUN") {
+        if (name === "CONTEXT_RUN") {
             // from bg script when context-menu item is clicked
             // double check to ensure context-menu scripts only run in top windows
             if (window !== window.top) return;
diff --git a/xcode/Safari-Extension/SafariWebExtensionHandler.swift b/xcode/Safari-Extension/SafariWebExtensionHandler.swift
index 94db00f4..4805adf0 100644
--- a/xcode/Safari-Extension/SafariWebExtensionHandler.swift
+++ b/xcode/Safari-Extension/SafariWebExtensionHandler.swift
@@ -179,28 +179,18 @@ class SafariWebExtensionHandler: NSObject, NSExtensionRequestHandling {
                 }
             #endif
         }
-        else if name == "USERSCRIPT_INSTALL_00" {
-            if
-                let content = message?["content"] as? String,
-                let reply = installCheck(content)
-            {
-                response.userInfo = [SFExtensionMessageKey: reply]
-            }
-        }
-        else if name == "USERSCRIPT_INSTALL_01" {
-            if
-                let content = message?["content"] as? String,
-                let reply = installParse(content)
-            {
-                response.userInfo = [SFExtensionMessageKey: reply]
+        else if name == "POPUP_INSTALL_CHECK" {
+            if let content = message?["content"] as? String {
+                response.userInfo = [SFExtensionMessageKey: installCheck(content)]
+            } else {
+                response.userInfo = [SFExtensionMessageKey: ["error": "failed to get script content"]]
             }
         }
-        else if name == "USERSCRIPT_INSTALL_02" {
-            if
-                let content = message?["content"] as? String,
-                let reply = installUserscript(content)
-            {
-                response.userInfo = [SFExtensionMessageKey: reply]
+        else if name == "POPUP_INSTALL_SCRIPT" {
+            if let content = message?["content"] as? String {
+                response.userInfo = [SFExtensionMessageKey: installUserscript(content)]
+            } else {
+                response.userInfo = [SFExtensionMessageKey: ["error": "failed to get script content (2)"]]
             }
         }
         else if name == "PAGE_INIT_DATA" {