diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/renderer/html.test.ts b/packages/desktop/src/renderer/html.test.ts
index a332070ee9f..dcddbe64f66 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src/renderer/html.test.ts
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/renderer/html.test.ts
@@ -60,3 +60,10 @@ describe("electron vite publicDir", () => {
     expect(existsSync(join(resolved, "oc-theme-preload.js"))).toBe(true)
   })
 })
+
+test("renders before loading optional telemetry", async () => {
+  const source = await Bun.file(join(dir, "index.tsx")).text()
+  expect(source.indexOf("render(() =>")).toBeGreaterThan(-1)
+  expect(source.indexOf("render(() =>")).toBeLessThan(source.indexOf("initializeSentry(version)"))
+  expect(source).not.toContain("await initializeSentry")
+})
diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/renderer/index.tsx b/packages/desktop/src/renderer/index.tsx
index d09ac286e54..e51a2fa3ee2 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src/renderer/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/renderer/index.tsx
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ import { desktopVersion, initializeSentry } from "./startup/sentry"
 
 const root = requireRendererRoot()
 const version = desktopVersion()
-await initializeSentry(version)
 
 const updater = startDesktopUpdater(api)
 startDesktopMenu(api)
 startDeepLinks(api)
 
 render(() => <DesktopApp api={api} updater={updater} version={version} />, root)
+void initializeSentry(version)