2 files changed, 9 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/packages/renderer/src/index.tsx b/packages/renderer/src/index.tsx
index 60ef714..a408c4d 100644
--- a/packages/renderer/src/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/renderer/src/index.tsx
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ if (isDevelopment) {
 
 const { sophieRenderer: ipc } = window;
 
-const store = createAndConnectRendererStore(ipc);
+const store = await createAndConnectRendererStore(ipc);
 
 if (isDevelopment) {
   exposeToReduxDevtools(store).catch((error) => {
diff --git a/packages/renderer/src/stores/RendererStore.ts b/packages/renderer/src/stores/RendererStore.ts
index f48d484..7052162 100644
--- a/packages/renderer/src/stores/RendererStore.ts
+++ b/packages/renderer/src/stores/RendererStore.ts
@@ -66,27 +66,28 @@ export default RendererStore;
  * the newly created store via `ipc`.
  *
  * @param ipc The `sophieRenderer` context bridge.
+ * @returns A promise that resolves to the store once it was initialized.
  */
-export function createAndConnectRendererStore(
+export async function createAndConnectRendererStore(
   ipc: SophieRenderer,
-): RendererStore {
+): Promise<RendererStore> {
   const env: RendererEnv = {
     dispatchMainAction: ipc.dispatchAction,
   };
   const store = RendererStore.create({}, env);
 
-  ipc
-    .onSharedStoreChange({
+  try {
+    await ipc.onSharedStoreChange({
       onSnapshot(snapshot) {
         applySnapshot(store.shared, snapshot);
       },
       onPatch(patch) {
         applyPatch(store.shared, patch);
       },
-    })
-    .catch((error) => {
-      log.error('Failed to connect to shared store', error);
     });
+  } catch (error) {
+    log.error('Failed to connect to shared store', error);
+  }
 
   return store;
 }