diff --git a/browser/base/content/browser.js b/browser/base/content/browser.js
index 62f8902b3c75..008bc29e56c1 100644
--- a/browser/base/content/browser.js
+++ b/browser/base/content/browser.js
@@ -2072,7 +2072,7 @@ var gBrowserInit = {
     BrowserSearch.delayedStartupInit();
     AutoShowBookmarksToolbar.init();
     gProtectionsHandler.init();
-    HomePage.init().catch(Cu.reportError);
+    HomePage.delayedStartup().catch(Cu.reportError);
 
     let safeMode = document.getElementById("helpSafeMode");
     if (Services.appinfo.inSafeMode) {
diff --git a/browser/modules/HomePage.jsm b/browser/modules/HomePage.jsm
index 22b93e80ede9..ad79ffa42684 100644
--- a/browser/modules/HomePage.jsm
+++ b/browser/modules/HomePage.jsm
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ let HomePage = {
    * homepage, but this is deemed acceptable, as we'll correct it once
    * initialised.
    */
-  async init() {
+  async delayedStartup() {
     if (this._initializationPromise) {
       await this._initializationPromise;
       return;
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ let HomePage = {
    *   `|` separated list of URLs.
    */
   async set(value) {
-    await this.init();
+    await this.delayedStartup();
 
     if (await this.shouldIgnore(value)) {
       Cu.reportError(
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ let HomePage = {
    *   True if the url should be ignored.
    */
   async shouldIgnore(url) {
-    await this.init();
+    await this.delayedStartup();
 
     const lowerURL = url.toLowerCase();
     return this._ignoreList.some(code => lowerURL.includes(code.toLowerCase()));
diff --git a/browser/modules/test/unit/test_HomePage_ignore.js b/browser/modules/test/unit/test_HomePage_ignore.js
index 1cffbdf5e179..72ab0b0bd31f 100644
--- a/browser/modules/test/unit/test_HomePage_ignore.js
+++ b/browser/modules/test/unit/test_HomePage_ignore.js
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ add_task(async function test_initWithIgnoredPageCausesReset() {
   );
   Assert.ok(HomePage.overridden, "Should have overriden the homepage");
 
-  await HomePage.init();
+  await HomePage.delayedStartup();
 
   Assert.ok(
     !HomePage.overridden,