diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 008e15ad90..e360c04f4f 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -28,3 +28,7 @@ export function resetSkin() {
 export function getComponent(componentName) {
     return Skinner.getComponent(componentName);
 }
+
+// Import the js-sdk so the proper `request` object can be set. This does some
+// magic with the browser injection to make all subsequent imports work fine.
+import "matrix-js-sdk";