diff --git a/packages/addons/browser/chromium/package.mk b/packages/addons/browser/chromium/package.mk
index 31d5398d43..606f344dc8 100644
--- a/packages/addons/browser/chromium/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/browser/chromium/package.mk
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 PKG_NAME="chromium"
 PKG_VERSION="61.0.3163.79"
 PKG_SHA256="bdbc139ed86f3b5d1ec3c3b00caeaef4f9ac2c363438f03dded56e217ad10727"
-PKG_REV="108"
+PKG_REV="107.001"
 PKG_ARCH="x86_64"
 PKG_LICENSE="Mixed"
 PKG_SITE="http://www.chromium.org/Home"
diff --git a/packages/addons/browser/chromium/source/bin/chromium b/packages/addons/browser/chromium/source/bin/chromium
index e0c7549cd1..436a651a86 100644
--- a/packages/addons/browser/chromium/source/bin/chromium
+++ b/packages/addons/browser/chromium/source/bin/chromium
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@
 . /etc/profile
 oe_setup_addon browser.chromium
 
+# fix file permissons (zip packaging)
+chmod +x /storage/.kodi/addons/browser.chromium/bin/chromium /storage/.kodi/addons/browser.chromium/bin/chromium.bin
+chmod 4755 /storage/.kodi/addons/browser.chromium/bin/chrome-sandbox
+
 # make sure we use "own" gtk/pango/nss/etc
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/storage/.kodi/addons/browser.chromium/lib
 
@@ -37,8 +41,56 @@ then
   UNCLUTTER_PID=$!
 fi
 
+# vaapi
+case $VAAPI_MODE in
+  'intel')
+      LIBVA_DRIVERS_PATH='/usr/lib/va'
+      LIBVA_DRIVER_NAME='i965'
+      CHROMIUM_OPTS="$CHROMIUM_OPTS --enable-accelerated-video"
+      export LIBVA_DRIVER_NAME LIBVA_DRIVERS_PATH
+      ;;
+  'amd')
+      LIBVA_DRIVERS_PATH='/storage/.kodi/addons/browser.chromium/lib'
+      LIBVA_DRIVER_NAME='vdpau'
+      CHROMIUM_OPTS="$CHROMIUM_OPTS --enable-accelerated-video"
+      export LIBVA_DRIVER_NAME LIBVA_DRIVERS_PATH
+      ;;
+  'nvidia')
+      LIBVA_DRIVERS_PATH='/storage/.kodi/addons/browser.chromium/lib'
+      LIBVA_DRIVER_NAME='vdpau'
+      CHROMIUM_OPTS="$CHROMIUM_OPTS --enable-accelerated-video --allow-no-sandbox-job --disable-gpu-sandbox"
+      export LIBVA_DRIVER_NAME LIBVA_DRIVERS_PATH
+      ;;
+  *)
+      LIBGL_ALWAYS_SOFTWARE='1'
+      export LIBGL_ALWAYS_SOFTWARE
+esac
+
+# windowed
+case $WINDOW_MODE in
+  'maximized') CHROMIUM_OPTS="$CHROMIUM_OPTS --start-maximized";;
+  'kiosk') CHROMIUM_OPTS="$CHROMIUM_OPTS --kiosk";;
+esac
+
+# rasterization
+case $RASTER_MODE in
+  'off') CHROMIUM_OPTS="$CHROMIUM_OPTS --disable-accelerated-2d-canvas --disable-gpu-compositing";;
+  'force') CHROMIUM_OPTS="$CHROMIUM_OPTS --enable-gpu-rasterization --enable-accelerated-2d-canvas --ignore-gpu-blacklist";;
+esac
+
+# flash
+if [ -e /storage/.kodi/addons/browser.chromium/PepperFlash/libpepflashplayer.so ]; then
+  CHROMIUM_OPTS="$CHROMIUM_OPTS --ppapi-flash-path=/storage/.kodi/addons/browser.chromium/PepperFlash/libpepflashplayer.so"
+fi
+
+# alsa
+if [ ! -z $ALSA_DEVICE ]; then
+  CHROMIUM_OPTS="$CHROMIUM_OPTS --alsa-output-device=$ALSA_DEVICE"
+fi
+
 # start chromium
 LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libGL.so /storage/.kodi/addons/browser.chromium/bin/chromium.bin \
+  $CHROMIUM_OPTS \
   --user-data-dir=/storage/.kodi/userdata/addon_data/browser.chromium/profile \
   --test-type $@
 
diff --git a/packages/addons/browser/chromium/source/default.py b/packages/addons/browser/chromium/source/default.py
index 973acfcc13..02bb7f9bc8 100644
--- a/packages/addons/browser/chromium/source/default.py
+++ b/packages/addons/browser/chromium/source/default.py
@@ -93,57 +93,21 @@ def resumeXbmc():
     xbmc.enableNavSounds(True)
 
 def startChromium(args):
-  oe.execute('chmod +x ' + __path__ + 'chromium')
-  oe.execute('chmod +x ' + __path__ + 'chromium.bin')
-  oe.execute('chmod 4755 ' + __path__ + 'chrome-sandbox')
-
   try:
-    window_mode = {
-      'maximized': '--start-maximized',
-      'kiosk': '--kiosk',
-      'none': '',
-    }
-
-    raster_mode = {
-      'default': '',
-      'off': '--disable-accelerated-2d-canvas --disable-gpu-compositing',
-      'force': '--enable-gpu-rasterization --enable-accelerated-2d-canvas --ignore-gpu-blacklist',
-    }
-
     new_env = os.environ.copy()
-    vaapi_mode = __addon__.getSetting('VAAPI_MODE')
-    gpu_accel_mode = ''
-    if vaapi_mode == 'intel':
-      new_env['LIBVA_DRIVERS_PATH'] = '/usr/lib/va'
-      new_env['LIBVA_DRIVER_NAME'] = 'i965'
-    elif vaapi_mode == 'amd':
-      new_env['LIBVA_DRIVERS_PATH'] = os.path.join(__addon__.getAddonInfo('path'), 'lib')
-      new_env['LIBVA_DRIVER_NAME'] = 'vdpau'
-    elif vaapi_mode == 'nvidia':
-      new_env['LIBVA_DRIVERS_PATH'] = os.path.join(__addon__.getAddonInfo('path'), 'lib')
-      new_env['LIBVA_DRIVER_NAME'] = 'vdpau'
-      gpu_accel_mode = '--allow-no-sandbox-job --disable-gpu-sandbox'
-    else:
-      new_env['LIBGL_ALWAYS_SOFTWARE'] = '1'
-
-    flash_plugin = ''
-    if os.path.exists(__path__ + 'PepperFlash/libpepflashplayer.so'):
-      flash_plugin = '--ppapi-flash-path=' + __path__ + 'PepperFlash/libpepflashplayer.so'
+    new_env['VAAPI_MODE'] = __addon__.getSetting('VAAPI_MODE')
+    new_env['WINDOW_MODE'] = __addon__.getSetting('WINDOW_MODE')
+    new_env['RASTER_MODE'] = __addon__.getSetting('RASTER_MODE')
 
+    new_env['ALSA_DEVICE'] = ''
     if __addon__.getSetting('USE_CUST_AUDIODEVICE') == 'true':
       alsa_device = __addon__.getSetting('CUST_AUDIODEVICE_STR')
     else:
       alsa_device = getAudioDevice()
-    alsa_param = ''
     if not alsa_device == None and not alsa_device == '':
-      alsa_param = '--alsa-output-device=' + alsa_device
+      new_env['ALSA_DEVICE'] = alsa_device
 
-    chrome_params = window_mode.get(__addon__.getSetting('WINDOW_MODE')) + ' ' + \
-                    raster_mode.get(__addon__.getSetting('RASTER_MODE')) + ' ' + \
-                    flash_plugin + ' ' + \
-                    gpu_accel_mode + ' ' + \
-                    alsa_param + ' ' + \
-                    args + ' ' + \
+    chrome_params = args + ' ' + \
                     __addon__.getSetting('HOMEPAGE')
     subprocess.call(__path__ + 'chromium ' + chrome_params, shell=True, env=new_env)
   except Exception, e: