diff --git a/src/pb-tify.js b/src/pb-tify.js
index 04ca349a..614850ed 100644
--- a/src/pb-tify.js
+++ b/src/pb-tify.js
@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ export class PbTify extends pbMixin(LitElement) {
 
         _injectStylesheet(this.cssPath);
 
+        this._container = document.createElement('div');
+        this._container.style.height = '100%';
+        this._container.style.width = '100%';
+        this.appendChild(this._container);
+        
         this.subscribeTo('pb-show-annotation', (ev) => {
             if (ev.detail) {
                 this._initialPages = ev.detail.order ? Number(ev.detail.order) : Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY;
@@ -81,11 +86,6 @@ export class PbTify extends pbMixin(LitElement) {
         super.firstUpdated();
 
         waitOnce('pb-page-ready', () => {
-            this._container = document.createElement('div');
-            this._container.style.height = '100%';
-            this._container.style.width = '100%';
-            this.appendChild(this._container);
-
             this._initViewer();
         });
     }