diff --git a/frontend/src/Widget.jsx b/frontend/src/Widget.jsx
index 674c031..779d946 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Widget.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/Widget.jsx
@@ -258,6 +258,8 @@ function Widget() {
     widgetApi.current.on('ready', (e) => {
       console.log('WIDGET READY', e);
     });
+
+    widgetApi.current.start();
     // window.widgetApiPromise.then((api) => {
     //   console.log('widgetApi promise resolved', api);
     //   widgetApi.current = api;