Why doesn't messaging inside the background page work in Chrome extension?

Question

Google Chrome

From the popup and inline scripts in pages, chrome.runtime.sendMessage messages on the background page are visible, everything is ok. And sending inside the background page does not occur.
Manifest

"background": {
    "scripts": ["surfer.js", "eventPage.js"],
    "persistent": false
  },

surfer.js

'use strict';

/**
 * Surfer by profile pages
 *
 * @constructor
 */
function Surfer() {

}

Surfer.prototype.openWindows = function (urls) {

    var self = this;
    var urlCount = urls.length;
    var stoppedWork = false;

    // Listener status stopped
    chrome.runtime.onMessage.addListener((message, sender, sendResponse) => {
        if (message.type == 'stopOpenWindows') {
            stoppedWork = true;

            sendResponse('OK');
        }
    });

    return new Promise(function (resolve, reject) {

        var currentUrl = 0;

        var urlOpen = function () {
            if (currentUrl < urlCount) {
                self.createTab(urls[currentUrl]).then(function (tab) {

                    chrome.runtime.sendMessage({type: 'newTab', tab: tab.id}, response => {
                        currentUrl++;
                        console.log('Send new tab', response);
                        urlOpen();
                    });

                }).catch(function (err) {
                    console.log(err);
                });
            } else {
                resolve();
            }
        };

        if (!stoppedWork) {
            urlOpen();
        } else{
            resolve();
        }

    });
};

eventPage.js

'use strict';

let siteTabId;
let tabs = [];

chrome.runtime.onMessage.addListener((message, sender, sendResponse) => {

    // Run script
    if (message.type == 'run') {

        siteTabId = message.tabId;

        chrome.tabs.executeScript(message.tabId, {
            file: 'popupExecutor.js'
        }, () => {
            console.log('Script runned.');

            sendResponse('OK');
        });

    }

    // Handler received users
    if (message.type == 'popupExecutor') {

        new Surfer()
            .openWindows(message.users.slice(2))
            .then(() => {
                console.log('Script is stopped!');
            }).catch(err => console.log(err));

        sendResponse('OK');
    }

    if (message.type == 'stopWork') {

        chrome.runtime.sendMessage({type: 'stopOpenWindows'}, response => {
            console.log('stepped');

            sendResponse('OK');
        });
    }

    console.log("Message eventPage", message);

});

Sending a message does not work if (message.type == 'stopWork') , it is listened to in new Surfer()
.openWindows(message.users.slice(2))
Maybe this is not possible at all?