diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/Browser.qml b/interface/resources/qml/Browser.qml
index 62226859b6..631036580e 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/Browser.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/Browser.qml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import QtQuick 2.5
 import QtQuick.Controls 1.2
-import QtWebEngine 1.1
+import QtWebEngine 1.2
 
 import "controls-uit"
 import "styles" as HifiStyles
@@ -223,6 +223,9 @@ ScrollingWindow {
                 var newWindow = component.createObject(desktop);
                 request.openIn(newWindow.webView)
             }
+            onWindowCloseRequested: {
+                root.destroy();
+            }
 
             Component.onCompleted: {
                 desktop.initWebviewProfileHandlers(webview.profile)
diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/controls-uit/BaseWebView.qml b/interface/resources/qml/controls-uit/BaseWebView.qml
index faf7f746a2..cefaf653fc 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/controls-uit/BaseWebView.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/controls-uit/BaseWebView.qml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ WebEngineView {
     id: root
     property var newUrl;
 
-    profile.httpUserAgent: "Mozilla/5.0 Chrome/38.0 (HighFidelityInterface)"
+    profile: desktop.browserProfile
 
     Component.onCompleted: {
         console.log("Connecting JS messaging to Hifi Logging")
@@ -60,9 +60,4 @@ WebEngineView {
             }
         }
     }
-
-
-    // This breaks the webchannel used for passing messages.  Fixed in Qt 5.6
-    // See https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-49521
-    //profile: desktop.browserProfile
 }