From 9327e1923309c529b17de018f8ccbce2595fdb20 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Raymond Hill <rhill@raymondhill.net>
Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2025 08:01:51 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Fix undue fetch from remote server at first install

Related issue:
https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/issues/3761

Regression from:
https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/commit/69fce3aa6eaa2a34b7e9d2b974674d9da9d49514
---
 src/js/assets.js | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/js/assets.js b/src/js/assets.js
index b7b18fb28..0b56f7cb8 100644
--- a/src/js/assets.js
+++ b/src/js/assets.js
@@ -909,6 +909,13 @@ assets.get = async function(assetKey, options = {}) {
         return readUserAsset(assetKey);
     }
 
+    // https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/issues/3761
+    if ( µb.readyToFilter !== true ) {
+        if ( options.favorLocal === undefined ) {
+            options.favorLocal = true;
+        }
+    }
+
     let assetDetails = {};
 
     const reportBack = (content, url = '', err = undefined) => {