diff --git a/src/excalidraw-app/index.tsx b/src/excalidraw-app/index.tsx
index 7dac7cd951..c02af3a60b 100644
--- a/src/excalidraw-app/index.tsx
+++ b/src/excalidraw-app/index.tsx
@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@ const ExcalidrawWrapper = () => {
       <Excalidraw
         ref={excalidrawRefCallback}
         onChange={onChange}
-        initialData={getInitialData()}
+        initialData={initialStatePromiseRef.current.promise}
         isCollaborating={isCollaborating}
         onPointerUpdate={collabAPI?.onPointerUpdate}
         UIOptions={{