diff --git a/src/interceptors/chromium-based-interceptors.ts b/src/interceptors/chromium-based-interceptors.ts
index 39fbb1fc..0e319b6d 100644
--- a/src/interceptors/chromium-based-interceptors.ts
+++ b/src/interceptors/chromium-based-interceptors.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ const getChromiumLaunchOptions = async (
 ): Promise<LaunchOptions & { options: Required<LaunchOptions>['options'] }> => {
     const certificatePem = await readFile(config.https.certPath, 'utf8');
     const spkiFingerprint = await generateSPKIFingerprint(certificatePem);
+    const isBrave = browser.toLowerCase() === 'brave';
 
     return {
         profile: profilePath,
@@ -61,10 +62,15 @@ const getChromiumLaunchOptions = async (
             ].join(','),
             // Avoid annoying extra network noise:
             '--disable-background-networking',
-            // Disable component update (without disabling components themselves, e.g. widevine)
-            // See https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=331932
-            '--component-updater=url-source=http://disabled-chromium-update.localhost:0',
-            '--check-for-update-interval=31536000', // Don't update for a year
+            // Allow Brave to update the adblock components
+            ...(!isBrave
+                ? [
+                    // Disable component update (without disabling components themselves, e.g. widevine)
+                    // See https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=331932
+                    '--component-updater=url-source=http://disabled-chromium-update.localhost:0',
+                    '--check-for-update-interval=31536000', // Don't update for a year
+                ]
+            : []),
             ...(webExtensionEnabled && WEBEXTENSION_INSTALL
                 ? [
                     `--load-extension=${WEBEXTENSION_INSTALL.path}`