diff --git a/packages/reacord/library/create-discord-client.ts b/packages/reacord/library/create-discord-client.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..09f966a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/reacord/library/create-discord-client.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import type { ClientOptions } from "discord.js"
+import { Client } from "discord.js"
+import { once } from "node:events"
+
+export async function createDiscordClient(
+  token: string,
+  options: ClientOptions,
+) {
+  const client = new Client(options)
+  await client.login(token)
+  const [readyClient] = await once(client, "ready")
+  return readyClient
+}
diff --git a/packages/reacord/library/reacord-client.ts b/packages/reacord/library/reacord-client.ts
index 16a76e4..b60d6e9 100644
--- a/packages/reacord/library/reacord-client.ts
+++ b/packages/reacord/library/reacord-client.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-import type { APIInteraction } from "discord.js"
+import type { APIInteraction, Client } from "discord.js"
 import {
-  Client,
   GatewayDispatchEvents,
   GatewayIntentBits,
   InteractionType,
 } from "discord.js"
 import * as React from "react"
+import { createDiscordClient } from "./create-discord-client"
 import type { ReacordInstance } from "./reacord-instance.js"
 import { ReacordInstancePrivate } from "./reacord-instance.js"
 import { InstanceProvider } from "./react/instance-context"
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ export type InteractionInfo = {
  */
 export class ReacordClient {
   private readonly config: Required<ReacordConfig>
-  private readonly client: Client
+  private readonly discordClientPromise: Promise<Client<true>>
   private instances: ReacordInstancePrivate[] = []
-  private destroyed = false
+  destroyed = false
 
   constructor(config: ReacordConfig) {
     this.config = {
@@ -64,31 +64,34 @@ export class ReacordClient {
       maxInstances: config.maxInstances ?? 50,
     }
 
-    this.client = new Client({ intents: [GatewayIntentBits.Guilds] })
-    this.client.login(this.config.token).catch(console.error)
+    this.discordClientPromise = createDiscordClient(this.config.token, {
+      intents: [GatewayIntentBits.Guilds],
+    })
 
-    this.client.ws.on(
-      GatewayDispatchEvents.InteractionCreate,
-      (interaction: APIInteraction) => {
-        if (interaction.type !== InteractionType.MessageComponent) return
-        for (const instance of this.instances) {
-          instance.handleInteraction(interaction, this)
-        }
-      },
-    )
+    this.discordClientPromise
+      .then((client) => {
+        client.ws.on(
+          GatewayDispatchEvents.InteractionCreate,
+          (interaction: APIInteraction) => {
+            if (interaction.type !== InteractionType.MessageComponent) return
+            for (const instance of this.instances) {
+              instance.handleInteraction(interaction, this)
+            }
+          },
+        )
+        return client
+      })
+      .catch(console.error)
   }
 
-  send(channelId: string, initialContent?: React.ReactNode): ReacordInstance {
+  send(channelId: string, initialContent?: React.ReactNode) {
     return this.createInstance(
-      new ChannelMessageRenderer(channelId, this.client),
+      new ChannelMessageRenderer(channelId, this.discordClientPromise),
       initialContent,
     )
   }
 
-  reply(
-    interaction: InteractionInfo,
-    initialContent?: React.ReactNode,
-  ): ReacordInstance {
+  reply(interaction: InteractionInfo, initialContent?: React.ReactNode) {
     return this.createInstance(
       new InteractionReplyRenderer(interaction),
       initialContent,
@@ -98,7 +101,7 @@ export class ReacordClient {
   ephemeralReply(
     interaction: InteractionInfo,
     initialContent?: React.ReactNode,
-  ): ReacordInstance {
+  ) {
     return this.createInstance(
       new EphemeralInteractionReplyRenderer(interaction),
       initialContent,
@@ -106,14 +109,11 @@ export class ReacordClient {
   }
 
   destroy() {
-    this.client.destroy()
+    void this.discordClientPromise.then((client) => client.destroy())
     this.destroyed = true
   }
 
-  private createInstance(
-    renderer: Renderer,
-    initialContent?: React.ReactNode,
-  ): ReacordInstance {
+  private createInstance(renderer: Renderer, initialContent?: React.ReactNode) {
     if (this.destroyed) throw new Error("ReacordClient is destroyed")
 
     const instance = new ReacordInstancePrivate(renderer)
diff --git a/packages/reacord/library/reacord-instance.ts b/packages/reacord/library/reacord-instance.ts
index 80bb1f9..dca8b75 100644
--- a/packages/reacord/library/reacord-instance.ts
+++ b/packages/reacord/library/reacord-instance.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import type {
   APIMessageComponentSelectMenuInteraction,
 } from "discord.js"
 import { ComponentType } from "discord.js"
+import type * as React from "react"
 import { Node } from "./node"
 import type { ReacordClient } from "./reacord-client"
 import { ButtonNode } from "./react/button"
diff --git a/packages/reacord/library/renderer.ts b/packages/reacord/library/renderer.ts
index 96efe59..1bab8ee 100644
--- a/packages/reacord/library/renderer.ts
+++ b/packages/reacord/library/renderer.ts
@@ -19,15 +19,17 @@ export class ChannelMessageRenderer implements Renderer {
 
   constructor(
     private readonly channelId: string,
-    private readonly client: Client,
+    private readonly client: Promise<Client<true>>,
   ) {}
 
   private async getChannel(): Promise<TextChannel> {
     if (this.channel) return this.channel
 
+    const client = await this.client
+
     const channel =
-      this.client.channels.cache.get(this.channelId) ??
-      (await this.client.channels.fetch(this.channelId))
+      client.channels.cache.get(this.channelId) ??
+      (await client.channels.fetch(this.channelId))
 
     if (!(channel instanceof TextChannel)) {
       throw new TypeError(`Channel ${this.channelId} is not a text channel`)