diff --git a/packages/wasm-crypto/package.json b/packages/wasm-crypto/package.json
index 6b7d5e93..213ae03e 100644
--- a/packages/wasm-crypto/package.json
+++ b/packages/wasm-crypto/package.json
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
   "sideEffects": [
     "./detectPackage.js",
     "./detectPackage.cjs",
+    "./initNone.js",
+    "./initNone.cjs",
     "./initOnlyAsm.js",
     "./initOnlyAsm.cjs",
     "./initOnlyWasm.js",
diff --git a/packages/wasm-crypto/src/bridge.ts b/packages/wasm-crypto/src/bridge.ts
index 22af7622..63ebbd25 100644
--- a/packages/wasm-crypto/src/bridge.ts
+++ b/packages/wasm-crypto/src/bridge.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ type PopFirst<T extends unknown[]> =
 interface Bridge {
   cachegetInt32: Int32Array | null;
   cachegetUint8: Uint8Array | null;
+  initFn: null | (() => Promise<void>);
   type: 'wasm' | 'asm';
   wasm: WasmCryptoInstance | null;
   wasmPromise: Promise<void> | null;
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ interface Bridge {
 export const __bridge: Bridge = {
   cachegetInt32: null,
   cachegetUint8: null,
+  initFn: null,
   type: 'wasm',
   wasm: null,
   wasmPromise: null
diff --git a/packages/wasm-crypto/src/bundle.ts b/packages/wasm-crypto/src/bundle.ts
index eb74836d..7f307a26 100644
--- a/packages/wasm-crypto/src/bundle.ts
+++ b/packages/wasm-crypto/src/bundle.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 import { __bridge, allocString, allocU8a, getWasm, resultString, resultU8a, withWasm } from './bridge';
-import { setWasmOnlyPromise } from './initOnlyWasmBase';
+import { initWasm } from './init';
 
 export { packageInfo } from './packageInfo';
 
@@ -202,10 +202,17 @@ export function isReady (): boolean {
   return !!getWasm();
 }
 
-export function waitReady (): Promise<boolean> {
-  return (
-    __bridge.wasmPromise || setWasmOnlyPromise()
-  )
+export async function waitReady (): Promise<boolean> {
+  if (!__bridge.wasmPromise) {
+    if (!__bridge.initFn) {
+      __bridge.initFn = initWasm;
+    }
+
+    __bridge.wasmPromise = __bridge.initFn().catch(() => undefined);
+  }
+
+  return __bridge
+    .wasmPromise
     .then(() => isReady())
     .catch(() => false);
 }
diff --git a/packages/wasm-crypto/src/init.ts b/packages/wasm-crypto/src/init.ts
index 2ae66cf7..7349f6b8 100644
--- a/packages/wasm-crypto/src/init.ts
+++ b/packages/wasm-crypto/src/init.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import type { AsmCreator, WasmCryptoInstance } from './types';
 
 import { assert } from '@polkadot/util';
+import { wasmBytes } from '@polkadot/wasm-crypto-wasm';
 
 import { __bridge } from './bridge';
 import * as wbg from './imports';
@@ -28,10 +29,12 @@ async function createPromise (wasmBytes: Uint8Array | null, asmFn: AsmCreator |
   }
 }
 
-export function setPromise (wasmBytes: Uint8Array | null, asmFn: AsmCreator | null, force = false): Promise<void> {
-  if (!__bridge.wasmPromise || force) {
-    __bridge.wasmPromise = createPromise(wasmBytes, asmFn);
-  }
+export function setPromise (wasmBytes: Uint8Array | null, asmFn: AsmCreator | null): Promise<void> {
+  __bridge.wasmPromise = createPromise(wasmBytes, asmFn);
 
   return __bridge.wasmPromise;
 }
+
+export function initWasm (): Promise<void> {
+  return setPromise(wasmBytes, null);
+}
diff --git a/packages/wasm-crypto/src/initNone.ts b/packages/wasm-crypto/src/initNone.ts
index bcb88e45..b65011be 100644
--- a/packages/wasm-crypto/src/initNone.ts
+++ b/packages/wasm-crypto/src/initNone.ts
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ export function initWasm (): Promise<void> {
   return setWasmOnlyPromise();
 }
 
-initWasm().catch(() => undefined);
+__bridge.initFn = initWasm;
diff --git a/packages/wasm-crypto/src/initOnlyAsm.ts b/packages/wasm-crypto/src/initOnlyAsm.ts
index 18955613..07bbc254 100644
--- a/packages/wasm-crypto/src/initOnlyAsm.ts
+++ b/packages/wasm-crypto/src/initOnlyAsm.ts
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@
 
 import { asmJsInit } from '@polkadot/wasm-crypto-asmjs';
 
+import { __bridge } from './bridge';
 import { setPromise } from './init';
 
 export function initWasm (): Promise<void> {
-  return setPromise(null, asmJsInit, true);
+  return setPromise(null, asmJsInit);
 }
 
-initWasm().catch(() => undefined);
+__bridge.initFn = initWasm;
diff --git a/packages/wasm-crypto/src/initOnlyWasm.ts b/packages/wasm-crypto/src/initOnlyWasm.ts
index bacaa098..cf9947d1 100644
--- a/packages/wasm-crypto/src/initOnlyWasm.ts
+++ b/packages/wasm-crypto/src/initOnlyWasm.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright 2019-2022 @polkadot/wasm-crypto authors & contributors
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-import { setWasmOnlyPromise } from './initOnlyWasmBase';
+import { __bridge } from './bridge';
+import { initWasm } from './init';
 
-export function initWasm (): Promise<void> {
-  return setWasmOnlyPromise();
-}
-
-initWasm().catch(() => undefined);
+__bridge.initFn = initWasm;
diff --git a/packages/wasm-crypto/src/initOnlyWasmBase.ts b/packages/wasm-crypto/src/initOnlyWasmBase.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 4c1eba7b..00000000
--- a/packages/wasm-crypto/src/initOnlyWasmBase.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2019-2022 @polkadot/wasm-crypto authors & contributors
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-
-import { wasmBytes } from '@polkadot/wasm-crypto-wasm';
-
-import { setPromise } from './init';
-
-export function setWasmOnlyPromise (force = false): Promise<void> {
-  return setPromise(wasmBytes, null, force);
-}
diff --git a/packages/wasm-crypto/src/initWasmAsm.ts b/packages/wasm-crypto/src/initWasmAsm.ts
index a76846fd..a8c0ec0e 100644
--- a/packages/wasm-crypto/src/initWasmAsm.ts
+++ b/packages/wasm-crypto/src/initWasmAsm.ts
@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@
 import { asmJsInit } from '@polkadot/wasm-crypto-asmjs';
 import { wasmBytes } from '@polkadot/wasm-crypto-wasm';
 
+import { __bridge } from './bridge';
 import { setPromise } from './init';
 
 export function initWasm (): Promise<void> {
-  return setPromise(wasmBytes, asmJsInit, true);
+  return setPromise(wasmBytes, asmJsInit);
 }
 
-initWasm().catch(() => undefined);
+__bridge.initFn = initWasm;