diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/FenixApplication.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/FenixApplication.kt
index 52b483131..2c6e9ae94 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/FenixApplication.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/FenixApplication.kt
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.runBlocking
 import mozilla.appservices.Megazord
 import mozilla.components.browser.session.Session
 import mozilla.components.concept.push.PushProcessor
+import mozilla.components.feature.addons.update.GlobalAddonDependencyProvider
 import mozilla.components.service.glean.Glean
 import mozilla.components.service.glean.config.Configuration
 import mozilla.components.service.glean.net.ConceptFetchHttpUploader
@@ -289,6 +290,10 @@ open class FenixApplication : LocaleAwareApplication() {
 
     private fun initializeWebExtensionSupport() {
         try {
+            GlobalAddonDependencyProvider.initialize(
+                components.addonManager,
+                components.addonUpdater
+            )
             WebExtensionSupport.initialize(
                 components.core.engine,
                 components.core.store,
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/components/Components.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/components/Components.kt
index 83e2769ba..78db4a40f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/components/Components.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/components/Components.kt
@@ -63,8 +63,9 @@ class Components(private val context: Context) {
         AddonCollectionProvider(context, core.client, maxCacheAgeInMinutes = DAY_IN_MINUTES)
     }
 
+    @Suppress("MagicNumber")
     val addonUpdater by lazy {
-        DefaultAddonUpdater(context, AddonUpdater.Frequency(1, TimeUnit.DAYS))
+        DefaultAddonUpdater(context, AddonUpdater.Frequency(12, TimeUnit.HOURS))
     }
 
     val addonManager by lazy {