diff --git a/src/js/background/assignManager.js b/src/js/background/assignManager.js
index 3cba6fc..9859bd4 100644
--- a/src/js/background/assignManager.js
+++ b/src/js/background/assignManager.js
@@ -205,6 +205,10 @@ window.assignManager = {
       return {};
     }
 
+    if (!MozillaVPN_Background.getInstallationStatus() || !MozillaVPN_Background.getConnectionStatus()) {
+      return {};
+    }
+
     // proxyDNS only works for SOCKS proxies
     if (["socks", "socks4"].includes(result.proxy.type)) {
       result.proxy.proxyDNS = true;