diff --git a/browser/commands.ts b/browser/commands.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 5d81bd51..00000000
--- a/browser/commands.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-class Commands {
-  constructor(private cmds: Commands | Function[]) {
-    if (Array.isArray(this.cmds)) {
-      for (const cmd of this.cmds) {
-        if (typeof cmd === "function") cmd();
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  push(cmd: Function) {
-    cmd();
-  }
-}
-
-export { Commands };
-export default Commands;
diff --git a/browser/sdk.test.ts b/browser/sdk.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..288c500d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/browser/sdk.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+const instance_config = { host: "localhost", site: "test", initPassport: false };
+
+function loadBundle() {
+  jest.isolateModules(() => {
+    require("./sdk");
+  });
+}
+
+describe("browser bundle", () => {
+  afterEach(() => {
+    delete window.optable;
+  });
+
+  it("creates the instance from instance_config before draining queued commands", () => {
+    let seen: unknown;
+    window.optable = {
+      cmd: [() => (seen = window.optable!.instance)],
+      instance_config,
+    };
+
+    loadBundle();
+
+    expect(window.optable.instance).toBeDefined();
+    expect(seen).toBe(window.optable.instance);
+    expect(window.optable.utils).toBeDefined();
+  });
+
+  it("completes setup when a queued command throws", () => {
+    const spy = jest.spyOn(console, "error").mockImplementation(() => {});
+    const after = jest.fn();
+    window.optable = {
+      cmd: [
+        () => {
+          throw new Error("boom");
+        },
+        after,
+      ],
+      instance_config,
+    };
+
+    loadBundle();
+
+    expect(after).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(window.optable.instance).toBeDefined();
+    expect(window.optable.utils).toBeDefined();
+
+    const pushed = jest.fn();
+    window.optable.cmd!.push(pushed);
+    expect(pushed).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    spy.mockRestore();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/browser/sdk.ts b/browser/sdk.ts
index 731f8b4f..9b46053d 100644
--- a/browser/sdk.ts
+++ b/browser/sdk.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
-import Commands from "./commands";
 import { resolveMultiNodeTargeting } from "../lib/core/resolvers/resolveMultiTargeting";
 import { secureSignalsFromEids } from "../lib/core/secure-signals";
 
 import OptableSDK, { InitConfig } from "../lib/sdk";
 import OptablePrebidAnalytics from "../lib/addons/prebid/analytics";
+import OptableCommands from "../lib/addons/commands";
 import "../lib/addons/gpt";
 import "../lib/addons/try-identify";
 
 type OptableGlobal = {
-  cmd: Commands | Function[];
+  cmd: OptableCommands | Function[];
   SDK: OptableSDK["constructor"];
   OptablePrebidAnalytics: typeof OptablePrebidAnalytics;
   utils: Record<string, Function>;
@@ -28,9 +28,11 @@ declare global {
 window.optable = window.optable || {};
 window.optable.SDK = OptableSDK;
 window.optable.OptablePrebidAnalytics = OptablePrebidAnalytics;
-window.optable.cmd = new Commands(window.optable.cmd || []);
 window.optable.utils = { resolveMultiNodeTargeting, secureSignalsFromEids };
 
 if (window.optable.instance_config) {
   window.optable.instance = new OptableSDK(window.optable.instance_config);
 }
+
+// Drain queued commands last so they can use the instance created above
+window.optable.cmd = new OptableCommands(window.optable.cmd || []);