diff --git a/src/windows/StatusBarProxy.js b/src/windows/StatusBarProxy.js
index 1755fb7..3929ff0 100644
--- a/src/windows/StatusBarProxy.js
+++ b/src/windows/StatusBarProxy.js
@@ -55,9 +55,11 @@ function hexToRgb(hex) {
 
 module.exports = {
     _ready: function(win, fail) {
-        win(statusBar.occludedRect.height !== 0);
+        if(isSupported()) {
+            var statusBar = getViewStatusBar();
+            win(statusBar.occludedRect.height !== 0);
+        }
     },
-
     overlaysWebView: function () {
         // not supported
     },
diff --git a/www/statusbar.js b/www/statusbar.js
index afef7dd..d9d0ea5 100644
--- a/www/statusbar.js
+++ b/www/statusbar.js
@@ -97,15 +97,17 @@ var StatusBar = {
 
 };
 
-// prime it
-exec(function (res) {
-    if (typeof res == 'object') {
-        if (res.type == 'tap') {
-            cordova.fireWindowEvent('statusTap');
+// prime it. setTimeout so that proxy gets time to init
+window.setTimeout(function () {
+    exec(function (res) {
+        if (typeof res == 'object') {
+            if (res.type == 'tap') {
+                cordova.fireWindowEvent('statusTap');
+            }
+        } else {
+            StatusBar.isVisible = res;
         }
-    } else {
-        StatusBar.isVisible = res;
-    }
-}, null, "StatusBar", "_ready", []);
+    }, null, "StatusBar", "_ready", []);
+}, 0);
 
 module.exports = StatusBar;