diff --git a/plugin.xml b/plugin.xml
index 9a19905..3e9b826 100644
--- a/plugin.xml
+++ b/plugin.xml
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@
     </platform>
 
     <platform name="browser">
-        <js-module src="src/browser/statusbar.js" name="statusbar.Browser">
-            <merges target="window.StatusBar" />
+        <js-module src="src/browser/StatusBarProxy.js" name="StatusBarProxy">
+            <runs />
         </js-module>
     </platform>
 
diff --git a/src/browser/statusbar.js b/src/browser/StatusBarProxy.js
similarity index 73%
rename from src/browser/statusbar.js
rename to src/browser/StatusBarProxy.js
index 3e9d05e..3e90c6c 100644
--- a/src/browser/statusbar.js
+++ b/src/browser/StatusBarProxy.js
@@ -18,9 +18,15 @@
  *
  */
 
-function notSupported() {
+function notSupported(win,fail) {
+    //
     console.log('StatusBar is not supported');
-    return false;
+    setTimeout(function(){
+        win();
+        // note that while it is not explicitly supported, it does not fail
+        // this is really just here to allow developers to test their code in the browser
+        // and if we fail, then their app might as well. -jm
+    },0);
 }
 
 module.exports = {
@@ -34,6 +40,9 @@ module.exports = {
     backgroundColorByName: notSupported,
     backgroundColorByHexString: notSupported,
     hide: notSupported,
-    show: notSupported
+    show: notSupported,
+    _ready:notSupported
 };
 
+require("cordova/exec/proxy").add("StatusBar", module.exports);
+