diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 1642b82..fc89911 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -162,6 +162,10 @@ class HCaptcha extends React.Component {
 
         // render captcha
         this.renderCaptcha();
+
+        if (this.executeOnLoad) {
+          this.execute();
+        }
       });
     }
 
@@ -199,7 +203,14 @@ class HCaptcha extends React.Component {
     execute () {
       const { isApiReady, isRemoved, captchaId } = this.state;
 
-      if (!isApiReady || isRemoved) return
+      if (!isApiReady) {
+        this.executeOnLoad = true;
+        return;
+      }
+
+      if (isRemoved) {
+        return;
+      }
 
       hcaptcha.execute(captchaId)
     }
diff --git a/tests/hcaptcha.spec.js b/tests/hcaptcha.spec.js
index d88de89..a30d352 100644
--- a/tests/hcaptcha.spec.js
+++ b/tests/hcaptcha.spec.js
@@ -140,6 +140,31 @@ describe("hCaptcha", () => {
         expect(node.getAttribute("id")).toBe(null);
     });
 
+    it("correctly executes even if execute() was called before load", () => {
+        const hcaptchaGlobal = window.hcaptcha;
+        delete window.hcaptcha;
+
+        instance = ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(
+            <HCaptcha
+                sitekey={TEST_PROPS.sitekey}
+                theme={TEST_PROPS.theme}
+                size={TEST_PROPS.size}
+                tabindex={TEST_PROPS.tabindex}
+                onChange={mockFns.onChange}
+                onVerify={mockFns.onVerify}
+                onError={mockFns.onError}
+                onExpire={mockFns.onExpire}
+                onLoad={mockFns.onLoad}
+            />,
+        );
+
+        instance.execute();
+        expect(hcaptchaGlobal.execute.mock.calls.length).toBe(0);
+        window.hcaptcha = hcaptchaGlobal;
+        instance.handleOnLoad();
+        expect(hcaptchaGlobal.execute.mock.calls.length).toBe(1);
+    })
+
     describe("Query parameter", () => {
 
         beforeEach(() => {