diff --git a/packages/domscribe-nuxt/src/runtime/plugin.spec.ts b/packages/domscribe-nuxt/src/runtime/plugin.spec.ts
index 759da7d..4b5829b 100644
--- a/packages/domscribe-nuxt/src/runtime/plugin.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/domscribe-nuxt/src/runtime/plugin.spec.ts
@@ -98,6 +98,44 @@ describe('runtime/plugin', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it('should wait for runtime initialization before initializing the overlay', async () => {
+    // Arrange
+    let resolveInitialize: (() => void) | undefined;
+    mockInitialize.mockReturnValueOnce(
+      new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+        resolveInitialize = resolve;
+      }),
+    );
+    (globalThis as unknown as Record<string, unknown>)[
+      '__DOMSCRIBE_OVERLAY_OPTIONS__'
+    ] = {};
+
+    // Act
+    const pluginPromise = getPluginFn()();
+    await vi.dynamicImportSettled();
+
+    // Assert
+    expect(mockInitOverlay).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+    resolveInitialize?.();
+    await pluginPromise;
+    expect(mockInitOverlay).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('should skip overlay initialization when runtime initialization fails', async () => {
+    // Arrange
+    mockInitialize.mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error('runtime broken'));
+    (globalThis as unknown as Record<string, unknown>)[
+      '__DOMSCRIBE_OVERLAY_OPTIONS__'
+    ] = {};
+
+    // Act
+    await getPluginFn()();
+
+    // Assert
+    expect(mockInitOverlay).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
   it('should initialize overlay when __DOMSCRIBE_OVERLAY_OPTIONS__ is set', async () => {
     (globalThis as unknown as Record<string, unknown>)[
       '__DOMSCRIBE_OVERLAY_OPTIONS__'
diff --git a/packages/domscribe-nuxt/src/runtime/plugin.ts b/packages/domscribe-nuxt/src/runtime/plugin.ts
index 54d96ef..8fa8174 100644
--- a/packages/domscribe-nuxt/src/runtime/plugin.ts
+++ b/packages/domscribe-nuxt/src/runtime/plugin.ts
@@ -15,10 +15,18 @@ export default defineNuxtPlugin(async () => {
   const runtimeOptions =
     (win['__DOMSCRIBE_RUNTIME_OPTIONS__'] as Record<string, unknown>) ?? {};
 
-  RuntimeManager.getInstance().initialize({
-    ...runtimeOptions,
-    adapter: createVueAdapter({}),
-  });
+  try {
+    await RuntimeManager.getInstance().initialize({
+      ...runtimeOptions,
+      adapter: createVueAdapter({}),
+    });
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.warn(
+      '[domscribe/nuxt] Failed to initialize runtime:',
+      e instanceof Error ? e.message : String(e),
+    );
+    return;
+  }
 
   // Initialize overlay if options were injected by the module's head script
   if (window.__DOMSCRIBE_OVERLAY_OPTIONS__) {