diff --git a/extension/focus.js b/extension/focus.js
index b5bd534..01ab53e 100644
--- a/extension/focus.js
+++ b/extension/focus.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ var conn = new FocusConnection();
 conn.version = config.version;
 conn.platform = BrowserDetect.browser;
 
+var isWhitelist = false;
 var isFocusing = false;
 var enableCloseBrowserTabs = false;
 var redirectURL;
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ function onBeforeRequestHandler(info) {
         return {};
     }
 
-    if (urlIsBlocked(info.url, compiledRegexSites)) {
+    if (urlIsBlocked(info.url, compiledRegexSites, isWhitelist)) {
         if (enableCloseBrowserTabs) {
             chrome.tabs.remove(info.tabId);
         } else {
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ function onBeforeRequestHandler(info) {
 }
 
 function reset() {
+    isWhitelist = false;
     isFocusing = false;
     regexSites = [];
     compiledRegexSites = [];
@@ -43,6 +45,8 @@ conn.focus = function(data) {
     }
 
     console.log("Focusing");
+
+    isWhitelist = data.whitelist;
     regexSites = data.regexSites;
     compiledRegexSites = compileRegexSites(data.regexSites);
     isFocusing = true;
diff --git a/extension/utils.js b/extension/utils.js
index 17d5542..d1896b5 100644
--- a/extension/utils.js
+++ b/extension/utils.js
@@ -56,10 +56,16 @@ function urlIsBlockedPage(url) {
     return false;
 }
 
-function urlIsBlocked(url, compiledRegexSites) {
+function urlIsBlocked(url, compiledRegexSites, isWhitelisted) {
     if (url == null) return false;
 
-    var isBlocked = false;
+    var isBlocked;
+    if (isWhitelisted) {
+        isBlocked = true;
+    } else {
+        isBlocked = false;
+    }
+
     for (var compiledRegexSite of compiledRegexSites) {
         if (compiledRegexSite.compiledRegex.test(url)) {
             if (compiledRegexSite.whitelist) {
@@ -108,11 +114,11 @@ function reloadShouldBeBlockedPages(compiledRegexSites) {
     forAllTabs((tab) => {
         if (urlIsBlockedPage(tab.url)) {
             var blockedUrl = getFocusURLFromProxyURL(tab.url);
-            if (!urlIsBlocked(blockedUrl, compiledRegexSites)) {
+            if (!urlIsBlocked(blockedUrl, compiledRegexSites, isWhitelist)) {
                 chrome.tabs.reload(tab.id);
             }
         } else {
-            if (urlIsBlocked(tab.url, compiledRegexSites)) {
+            if (urlIsBlocked(tab.url, compiledRegexSites, isWhitelist)) {
                 chrome.tabs.reload(tab.id);
             }
         }