diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c1a042341a..4dd3a26213 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -21,3 +21,4 @@ electron/pub
 /config.local*.json
 /src/component-index.js
 /.tmp
+/webpack-stats.json
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c4f4942cab..50f6808e6d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -37,11 +37,13 @@
     "reskindex:watch-react": "node scripts/yarn-sub.js matrix-react-sdk reskindex:watch",
     "clean": "rimraf lib webapp electron_app/dist",
     "build": "yarn clean && yarn build:genfiles && yarn build:compile && yarn build:types && yarn build:bundle",
+    "build-stats": "yarn clean && yarn build:genfiles && yarn build:compile && yarn build:types && yarn build:bundle-stats",
     "build:res": "node scripts/copy-res.js",
     "build:genfiles": "yarn reskindex && yarn build:res",
     "build:modernizr": "modernizr -c .modernizr.json -d src/vector/modernizr.js",
     "build:compile": "babel -d lib --verbose --extensions \".ts,.js,.tsx\" src",
     "build:bundle": "cross-env NODE_ENV=production webpack -p --progress --bail --mode production",
+    "build:bundle-stats": "cross-env NODE_ENV=production webpack -p --progress --bail --mode production --json > webpack-stats.json",
     "build:electron": "yarn build && yarn install:electron && electron-builder -wml --ia32 --x64",
     "build:electron:linux": "yarn build && electron-builder -l --x64",
     "build:electron:macos": "yarn build && electron-builder -m --x64",
diff --git a/src/vector/jitsi/index.ts b/src/vector/jitsi/index.ts
index 5ca99dbd3f..75b017a269 100644
--- a/src/vector/jitsi/index.ts
+++ b/src/vector/jitsi/index.ts
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ require("./index.scss");
 
 import * as qs from 'querystring';
 import { Capability, WidgetApi } from "matrix-react-sdk/src/widgets/WidgetApi";
-import SdkConfig from "matrix-react-sdk/src/SdkConfig";
-import { loadConfig, preparePlatform } from "../initial-load";
 
 // Dev note: we use raw JS without many dependencies to reduce bundle size.
 // We do not need all of React to render a Jitsi conference.
@@ -54,28 +52,26 @@ let widgetApi: WidgetApi;
         // Set this up as early as possible because Riot will be hitting it almost immediately.
         widgetApi = new WidgetApi(qsParam('parentUrl'), qsParam('widgetId'), [
             Capability.AlwaysOnScreen,
+            Capability.GetRiotWebConfig,
         ]);
-
-        widgetApi.waitReady().then(async () => {
-            // Start off by ensuring we're not stuck on screen
-            await widgetApi.setAlwaysOnScreen(false);
-        });
-
-        // Bootstrap ourselves for loading the script and such
-        preparePlatform();
-        await loadConfig();
+        widgetApi.expectingExplicitReady = true;
 
         // Populate the Jitsi params now
-        jitsiDomain = qsParam('conferenceDomain', true) || SdkConfig.get()['jitsi']['preferredDomain'];
+        jitsiDomain = qsParam('conferenceDomain');
         conferenceId = qsParam('conferenceId');
         displayName = qsParam('displayName', true);
         avatarUrl = qsParam('avatarUrl', true); // http not mxc
         userId = qsParam('userId');
 
+        await widgetApi.waitReady();
+        await widgetApi.setAlwaysOnScreen(false); // start off as detachable from the screen
+
+        const riotConfig = await widgetApi.getRiotConfig();
+
         // Get the Jitsi Meet API loaded up as fast as possible, but ensure that the widget's postMessage
         // receiver (WidgetApi) is up and running first.
         const scriptTag = document.createElement("script");
-        scriptTag.src = SdkConfig.get()['jitsi']['externalApiUrl'];
+        scriptTag.src = riotConfig['jitsi']['externalApiUrl'];
         document.body.appendChild(scriptTag);
 
         // TODO: register widgetApi listeners for PTT controls (https://github.com/vector-im/riot-web/issues/12795)
diff --git a/webpack.config.js b/webpack.config.js
index f54655b5bd..d62b6f0755 100644
--- a/webpack.config.js
+++ b/webpack.config.js
@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ module.exports = (env, argv) => {
 
                 // same goes for js-sdk - we don't need two copies.
                 "matrix-js-sdk": path.resolve(__dirname, 'node_modules/matrix-js-sdk'),
+                // and prop-types and sanitize-html
+                "prop-types": path.resolve(__dirname, 'node_modules/prop-types'),
+                "sanitize-html": path.resolve(__dirname, 'node_modules/sanitize-html'),
 
                 // Define a variable so the i18n stuff can load
                 "$webapp": path.resolve(__dirname, 'webapp'),