diff --git a/public/scripts/extensions/quick-reply/index.js b/public/scripts/extensions/quick-reply/index.js
index c0142978b..48d200ae3 100644
--- a/public/scripts/extensions/quick-reply/index.js
+++ b/public/scripts/extensions/quick-reply/index.js
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ const defaultSettings = {
 };
 
 
+/** @type {Boolean}*/
+let isReady = false;
+/** @type {Function[]}*/
+let executeQueue = [];
 /** @type {QuickReplySettings}*/
 let settings;
 /** @type {SettingsUi} */
@@ -144,6 +148,16 @@ const loadSettings = async () => {
     }
 };
 
+const executeIfReadyElseQueue = async (functionToCall, args) => {
+    if (isReady) {
+        log('calling', { functionToCall, args });
+        await functionToCall(...args);
+    } else {
+        log('queueing', { functionToCall, args });
+        executeQueue.push(async()=>await functionToCall(...args));
+    }
+};
+
 
 
 
@@ -183,9 +197,20 @@ const init = async () => {
     slash.init();
     autoExec = new AutoExecuteHandler(settings);
 
+    log('executing startup');
     await autoExec.handleStartup();
+    log('/executing startup');
+
+    log(`executing queue (${executeQueue.length} items)`);
+    while (executeQueue.length > 0) {
+        const func = executeQueue.shift();
+        await func();
+    }
+    log('/executing queue');
+    isReady = true;
+    log('READY');
 };
-await init();
+init();
 
 const onChatChanged = async (chatIdx) => {
     log('CHAT_CHANGED', chatIdx);
@@ -199,14 +224,14 @@ const onChatChanged = async (chatIdx) => {
 
     await autoExec.handleChatChanged();
 };
-eventSource.on(event_types.CHAT_CHANGED, onChatChanged);
+eventSource.on(event_types.CHAT_CHANGED, (...args)=>executeIfReadyElseQueue(onChatChanged, args));
 
 const onUserMessage = async () => {
     await autoExec.handleUser();
 };
-eventSource.on(event_types.USER_MESSAGE_RENDERED, onUserMessage);
+eventSource.on(event_types.USER_MESSAGE_RENDERED, (...args)=>executeIfReadyElseQueue(onUserMessage, args));
 
 const onAiMessage = async () => {
     await autoExec.handleAi();
 };
-eventSource.on(event_types.CHARACTER_MESSAGE_RENDERED, onAiMessage);
+eventSource.on(event_types.CHARACTER_MESSAGE_RENDERED, (...args)=>executeIfReadyElseQueue(onAiMessage, args));