diff --git a/src/stack/FlashTransport.js b/src/stack/FlashTransport.js
index 74b4df9c..1bfaecd0 100644
--- a/src/stack/FlashTransport.js
+++ b/src/stack/FlashTransport.js
@@ -225,7 +225,11 @@ easyXDM.stack.FlashTransport = function(config){
             }
         },
         init: function(){
-            whenReady(pub.onDOMReady, pub);
+            if (config.immediate) {
+              pub.onDOMReady.call(pub);
+            } else {
+              whenReady(pub.onDOMReady, pub);
+            }
         }
     });
 };
diff --git a/src/stack/FrameElementTransport.js b/src/stack/FrameElementTransport.js
index 17c153c6..f237f567 100644
--- a/src/stack/FrameElementTransport.js
+++ b/src/stack/FrameElementTransport.js
@@ -97,7 +97,11 @@ easyXDM.stack.FrameElementTransport = function(config){
             }
         },
         init: function(){
-            whenReady(pub.onDOMReady, pub);
+            if (config.immediate) {
+              pub.onDOMReady.call(pub);
+            } else {
+              whenReady(pub.onDOMReady, pub);
+            }
         }
     });
 };
diff --git a/src/stack/HashTransport.js b/src/stack/HashTransport.js
index 7022a6e1..7cde7506 100644
--- a/src/stack/HashTransport.js
+++ b/src/stack/HashTransport.js
@@ -173,7 +173,11 @@ easyXDM.stack.HashTransport = function(config){
             }
         },
         init: function(){
-            whenReady(pub.onDOMReady, pub);
+            if (config.immediate) {
+              pub.onDOMReady.call(pub);
+            } else {
+              whenReady(pub.onDOMReady, pub);
+            }
         }
     });
 };
diff --git a/src/stack/NameTransport.js b/src/stack/NameTransport.js
index 835b98b5..a804adcd 100644
--- a/src/stack/NameTransport.js
+++ b/src/stack/NameTransport.js
@@ -165,7 +165,11 @@ easyXDM.stack.NameTransport = function(config){
             });
         },
         init: function(){
-            whenReady(pub.onDOMReady, pub);
+            if (config.immediate) {
+              pub.onDOMReady.call(pub);
+            } else {
+              whenReady(pub.onDOMReady, pub);
+            }
         }
     });
 };
diff --git a/src/stack/PostMessageTransport.js b/src/stack/PostMessageTransport.js
index ee254ca4..8c958a35 100644
--- a/src/stack/PostMessageTransport.js
+++ b/src/stack/PostMessageTransport.js
@@ -150,7 +150,11 @@ easyXDM.stack.PostMessageTransport = function(config){
             }
         },
         init: function(){
-            whenReady(pub.onDOMReady, pub);
+            if (config.immediate) {
+              pub.onDOMReady.call(pub);
+            } else {
+              whenReady(pub.onDOMReady, pub);
+            }
         }
     });
 };
diff --git a/src/stack/SameOriginTransport.js b/src/stack/SameOriginTransport.js
index cd1b0511..e44b9afe 100644
--- a/src/stack/SameOriginTransport.js
+++ b/src/stack/SameOriginTransport.js
@@ -93,7 +93,11 @@ easyXDM.stack.SameOriginTransport = function(config){
             }
         },
         init: function(){
-            whenReady(pub.onDOMReady, pub);
+            if (config.immediate) {
+              pub.onDOMReady.call(pub);
+            } else {
+              whenReady(pub.onDOMReady, pub);
+            }
         }
     });
 };