diff --git a/src/js/background/backgroundLogic.js b/src/js/background/backgroundLogic.js
index 96a1b26..5d71fec 100644
--- a/src/js/background/backgroundLogic.js
+++ b/src/js/background/backgroundLogic.js
@@ -112,11 +112,12 @@ const backgroundLogic = {
     return list.concat(containerState.hiddenTabs);
   },
 
-  async unhideContainer(cookieStoreId) {
+  async unhideContainer(cookieStoreId, alreadyShowingUrl) {
     if (!this.unhideQueue.includes(cookieStoreId)) {
       this.unhideQueue.push(cookieStoreId);
       await this.showTabs({
-        cookieStoreId
+        cookieStoreId,
+        alreadyShowingUrl
       });
       this.unhideQueue.splice(this.unhideQueue.indexOf(cookieStoreId), 1);
     }
@@ -308,13 +309,16 @@ const backgroundLogic = {
     const containerState = await identityState.storageArea.get(options.cookieStoreId);
 
     for (let object of containerState.hiddenTabs) { // eslint-disable-line prefer-const
-      promises.push(this.openNewTab({
-        userContextId: userContextId,
-        url: object.url,
-        nofocus: options.nofocus || false,
-        noload: true,
-        pinned: object.pinned,
-      }));
+      // do not show already opened url
+      if (object.url !== options.alreadyShowingUrl) {
+        promises.push(this.openNewTab({
+          userContextId: userContextId,
+          url: object.url,
+          nofocus: options.nofocus || false,
+          noload: true,
+          pinned: object.pinned,
+        }));
+      }
     }
 
     containerState.hiddenTabs = [];
diff --git a/src/js/background/messageHandler.js b/src/js/background/messageHandler.js
index 132f0a7..dcd8af6 100644
--- a/src/js/background/messageHandler.js
+++ b/src/js/background/messageHandler.js
@@ -153,9 +153,26 @@ const messageHandler = {
             !tab.url.startsWith("moz-extension")) {
           // increment the counter of container tabs opened
           this.incrementCountOfContainerTabsOpened();
-        }
 
-        backgroundLogic.unhideContainer(tab.cookieStoreId);
+          this.tabUpdateHandler = (tabId, changeInfo) => {
+            if (tabId === tab.id && changeInfo.status === "complete") {
+              // get current tab's url to not open the same one from hidden tabs
+              browser.tabs.get(tabId).then(loadedTab => {
+                backgroundLogic.unhideContainer(tab.cookieStoreId, loadedTab.url);
+              }).catch((e) => {
+                throw e;
+              });
+
+              browser.tabs.onUpdated.removeListener(this.tabUpdateHandler);
+            }
+          };
+
+          // if it's a container tab wait for it to complete and
+          // unhide other tabs from this container
+          if (tab.cookieStoreId.startsWith("firefox-container")) {
+            browser.tabs.onUpdated.addListener(this.tabUpdateHandler);
+          }
+        }
       }
       setTimeout(() => {
         this.lastCreatedTab = null;