diff --git a/src/__mocks__/init.js b/src/__mocks__/init.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9c5f81382
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/__mocks__/init.js
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright 2018-present Facebook.
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ * @format
+ */
+
+export default function init() {
+  // no-op
+}
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index a96b95e75..d2c337503 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -14,9 +14,8 @@ export {SonarBasePlugin, SonarPlugin, SonarDevicePlugin} from './plugin.js';
 export {createTablePlugin} from './createTablePlugin.js';
 export {default as SonarSidebar} from './chrome/SonarSidebar.js';
 
-export * from './init.js';
-export {default} from './init.js';
-
 export {default as AndroidDevice} from './devices/AndroidDevice.js';
 export {default as Device} from './devices/BaseDevice.js';
 export {default as IOSDevice} from './devices/IOSDevice.js';
+
+export {default as init} from './init.js';
diff --git a/src/init.js b/src/init.js
index 96a47ff8c..657489b21 100644
--- a/src/init.js
+++ b/src/init.js
@@ -62,16 +62,18 @@ const AppFrame = () => (
   </TooltipProvider>
 );
 
-// $FlowFixMe: this element exists!
-ReactDOM.render(<AppFrame />, document.getElementById('root'));
-// $FlowFixMe: service workers exist!
-navigator.serviceWorker
-  .register(
-    process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production'
-      ? path.join(__dirname, 'serviceWorker.js')
-      : './serviceWorker.js',
-  )
-  .then(r => {
-    (r.installing || r.active).postMessage({precachedIcons});
-  })
-  .catch(console.error);
+export default function init() {
+  // $FlowFixMe: this element exists!
+  ReactDOM.render(<AppFrame />, document.getElementById('root'));
+  // $FlowFixMe: service workers exist!
+  navigator.serviceWorker
+    .register(
+      process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production'
+        ? path.join(__dirname, 'serviceWorker.js')
+        : './serviceWorker.js',
+    )
+    .then(r => {
+      (r.installing || r.active).postMessage({precachedIcons});
+    })
+    .catch(console.error);
+}
diff --git a/static/index.dev.html b/static/index.dev.html
index c50347685..fecdbcfc4 100644
--- a/static/index.dev.html
+++ b/static/index.dev.html
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@
             openError('Script failure. Check Chrome console for more info.');
           };
 
+          script.onload = () => {
+            global.Sonar.init();
+          };
+
           document.body.appendChild(script);
         }
 
diff --git a/static/index.html b/static/index.html
index a2e80969a..499dfa068 100644
--- a/static/index.html
+++ b/static/index.html
@@ -14,5 +14,8 @@
       global.electronRequire = window.require;
     </script>
     <script src="bundle.js"></script>
+    <script>
+      global.Sonar.init();
+    </script>
   </body>
 </html>