diff --git a/do/Monkey.js b/do/Monkey.js
index de30396..ccfef0c 100644
--- a/do/Monkey.js
+++ b/do/Monkey.js
@@ -92,6 +92,9 @@ class Monkey {
 	}
 }
 
+// Unspawned monkey target
+let monkey = undefined;
+
 // Event handler for messages received from initiator
 onmessage = (message) => {
 	const type = message.data[0] ? message.data[0] : message.data;
@@ -101,7 +104,7 @@ onmessage = (message) => {
 		// Attempt to load manfiest provided by initiator thread
 		case "GIVE_MANIFEST":
 			try {
-				this.monkey = new Monkey(data);
+				monkey = new Monkey(data);
 				postMessage(["RECEIVED_MANIFEST","OK"]);
 			}
 			catch(error) {
@@ -111,19 +114,19 @@ onmessage = (message) => {
 
 		case "SET_PLAYING":
 			if(data === true) {
-				this.monkey.play();
+				monkey.play();
 				return;
 			}
-			this.monkey.interrupt();
+			monkey.interrupt();
 			break;
 
 		case "GET_FLAG":
-			const flag = this.monkey.flags[data];
+			const flag = monkey.flags[data];
 			postMessage(parseInt(flag));
 			break;
 
 		case "SET_FLAG":
-			this.monkey.flags[data[0]] = data[1];
+			monkey.flags[data[0]] = data[1];
 			break;
 
 		default: return; // No op
diff --git a/do/MonkeyManager.mjs b/do/MonkeyManager.mjs
index 3b3e7b0..971e709 100644
--- a/do/MonkeyManager.mjs
+++ b/do/MonkeyManager.mjs
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ export default class MonkeyManager {
 		this.worker.addEventListener("message",message => this.message(message));
 
 		this.reversed = false;
+
+		this.init = {
+			ready: false,
+			flags: []
+		}
 	}
 
 	// Get a status flag from the worker
@@ -29,6 +34,12 @@ export default class MonkeyManager {
 
 	// Set a status flag for the worker
 	async setFlag(flag,value = 0) {
+		// Player is not initialized, add flag to queue
+		if(!this.init.ready) {
+			this.init.flags.push([flag,value]);
+			return false;
+		}
+
 		const flagExists = await this.getFlag(flag);
 		if(flagExists === null) {
 			this.debug(flagExists);
@@ -48,6 +59,7 @@ export default class MonkeyManager {
 				if(message.data[1] !== "OK") {
 					reject(message.data);
 				}
+				this.init.ready = true;
 				resolve();
 			});
 			this.worker.removeEventListener("message",ack);
@@ -62,6 +74,13 @@ export default class MonkeyManager {
 		return status;
 	}
 
+	initFlags() {
+		if(this.init.flags.length > 0) {
+			this.init.flags.forEach(flag => this.setFlag(...flag));
+		}
+		this.init.flags = [];
+	}
+
 	// Call method from object and pass arguments
 	run(task) {
 		this.methods[task.func](...task.args);