diff --git a/Sources/SuperwallKit/Superwall.swift b/Sources/SuperwallKit/Superwall.swift
index 5565306f96..5303c8b73b 100644
--- a/Sources/SuperwallKit/Superwall.swift
+++ b/Sources/SuperwallKit/Superwall.swift
@@ -376,13 +376,27 @@ public final class Superwall: NSObject, ObservableObject {
     super.init()
   }
 
+  static func makeDependencyContainer(
+    apiKey: String,
+    purchaseController: PurchaseController? = nil,
+    options: SuperwallOptions? = nil
+  ) -> DependencyContainer {
+    let dependencyContainer = DependencyContainer(
+      purchaseController: purchaseController,
+      options: options
+    )
+    dependencyContainer.storage.configure(apiKey: apiKey)
+    return dependencyContainer
+  }
+
   private convenience init(
     apiKey: String,
     purchaseController: PurchaseController? = nil,
     options: SuperwallOptions? = nil,
     completion: (() -> Void)?
   ) {
-    let dependencyContainer = DependencyContainer(
+    let dependencyContainer = Self.makeDependencyContainer(
+      apiKey: apiKey,
       purchaseController: purchaseController,
       options: options
     )
@@ -407,8 +421,6 @@ public final class Superwall: NSObject, ObservableObject {
         #endif
       }
 
-      dependencyContainer.storage.configure(apiKey: apiKey)
-
       dependencyContainer.storage.recordAppInstall(trackPlacement: track)
 
       async let fetchConfig: () = await dependencyContainer.configManager.fetchConfiguration()
diff --git a/Tests/SuperwallKitTests/Storage/StorageTests.swift b/Tests/SuperwallKitTests/Storage/StorageTests.swift
index 24e7b25135..babd67e8ae 100644
--- a/Tests/SuperwallKitTests/Storage/StorageTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/SuperwallKitTests/Storage/StorageTests.swift
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ import XCTest
 @testable import SuperwallKit
 
 class StorageTests: XCTestCase {
+  func test_makeDependencyContainer_configuresApiKeySynchronously() {
+    let dependencyContainer = Superwall.makeDependencyContainer(apiKey: "pk_test_123")
+
+    XCTAssertEqual(dependencyContainer.storage.apiKey, "pk_test_123")
+  }
+
   func test_overwriteAssignments() {
     let dependencyContainer = DependencyContainer()
     let storage = Storage(factory: dependencyContainer)
@@ -36,4 +42,3 @@ class StorageTests: XCTestCase {
     XCTAssertTrue(retrievedAssignments2.isEmpty)
   }
 }
-