Google Chrome Resets Itself as Default Browser Every Time It's Opened

I prefer Firefox as my default broswer, but I do often open Google Chrome. Unfortunately every time I run Chrome, it automatically becomes the default browser on the system. Every time, I change Firefox back (either through the FF modal, or through Unity System Settings -> Details -> Default Applications) but it never sticks.

I am running 14.04 with Unity on a Dell XPS developer edition laptop pre-installed with Ubuntu.

Setting the configuration through update-alternatives seems to have no effect. Here is the current output:

Code:

:~$ sudo update-alternatives --config gnome-www-browser 
There are 2 choices for the alternative gnome-www-browser (providing /usr/bin/gnome-www-browser).

  Selection    Path                           Priority   Status
------------------------------------------------------------
* 0            /usr/bin/firefox                40        auto mode
  1            /usr/bin/firefox                40        manual mode
  2            /usr/bin/google-chrome-stable   30        manual mode

Press enter to keep the current choice[*], or type selection number: 


:~$ sudo update-alternatives --config x-www-browser 
There are 2 choices for the alternative x-www-browser (providing /usr/bin/x-www-browser).

  Selection    Path                           Priority   Status
------------------------------------------------------------
* 0            /usr/bin/firefox                40        auto mode
  1            /usr/bin/firefox                40        manual mode
  2            /usr/bin/google-chrome-stable   30        manual mode

Press enter to keep the current choice[*], or type selection number:

Is there no way to stop Chrome from doing this? This is driving me crazy.

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Google Chrome Resets Itself as Default Browser Every Time It's Opened