diff --git a/lib/project_config/project_config_manager.spec.ts b/lib/project_config/project_config_manager.spec.ts
index a8c98ece4..76c9af736 100644
--- a/lib/project_config/project_config_manager.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/project_config/project_config_manager.spec.ts
@@ -121,24 +121,17 @@ describe('ProjectConfigManagerImpl', () => {
       expect(manager.getState()).toBe(ServiceState.Running);
     });
 
-    it('should call onUpdate listeners registered before or after start() with the project config after resolving onRunning()', async () => {
+    it('should call onUpdate listeners registered before start() with the project config', async () => {
       const logger = getMockLogger();
       const manager = new ProjectConfigManagerImpl({ logger, datafile: testData.getTestProjectConfig()});
-      const listener1 = vi.fn();
-      manager.onUpdate(listener1);
+      const listener = vi.fn();
+      manager.onUpdate(listener);
       manager.start();
-      const listener2 = vi.fn();
-      manager.onUpdate(listener2);
-      expect(listener1).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-      expect(listener2).not.toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
 
       await manager.onRunning();
 
-      expect(listener1).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
-      expect(listener2).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
-
-      expect(listener1).toHaveBeenCalledWith(createProjectConfig(testData.getTestProjectConfig()));
-      expect(listener2).toHaveBeenCalledWith(createProjectConfig(testData.getTestProjectConfig()));
+      expect(listener).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+      expect(listener).toHaveBeenCalledWith(createProjectConfig(testData.getTestProjectConfig()));
     });
 
     it('should return the correct config from getConfig() both before or after onRunning() resolves', async () => {
@@ -187,8 +180,8 @@ describe('ProjectConfigManagerImpl', () => {
           const listener = vi.fn();
 
           const manager = new ProjectConfigManagerImpl({ datafile: testData.getTestProjectConfig(), datafileManager });
-          manager.start();
           manager.onUpdate(listener);
+          manager.start();
           await expect(manager.onRunning()).resolves.not.toThrow();
           expect(listener).toHaveBeenCalledWith(createProjectConfig(testData.getTestProjectConfig()));
         });
@@ -309,11 +302,12 @@ describe('ProjectConfigManagerImpl', () => {
       
       const datafile = testData.getTestProjectConfig();
       const manager = new ProjectConfigManagerImpl({ datafile, datafileManager });
-      manager.start();
 
       const listener = vi.fn();
       manager.onUpdate(listener);
 
+      manager.start();
+
       expect(manager.getConfig()).toEqual(createProjectConfig(datafile));
       await manager.onRunning();
       expect(manager.getConfig()).toEqual(createProjectConfig(datafile));
@@ -334,11 +328,12 @@ describe('ProjectConfigManagerImpl', () => {
       const logger = getMockLogger();
       const datafile = testData.getTestProjectConfig();
       const manager = new ProjectConfigManagerImpl({ logger, datafile, datafileManager });
-      manager.start();
 
       const listener = vi.fn();
       manager.onUpdate(listener);
 
+      manager.start();
+
       expect(manager.getConfig()).toEqual(createProjectConfig(testData.getTestProjectConfig()));
       await manager.onRunning();
       expect(manager.getConfig()).toEqual(createProjectConfig(testData.getTestProjectConfig()));
@@ -379,11 +374,12 @@ describe('ProjectConfigManagerImpl', () => {
       
       const datafile = testData.getTestProjectConfig();
       const manager = new ProjectConfigManagerImpl({ datafile, datafileManager });
-      manager.start();
 
       const listener = vi.fn();
       manager.onUpdate(listener);
 
+      manager.start();
+
       expect(manager.getConfig()).toEqual(createProjectConfig(datafile));
       await manager.onRunning();
       expect(manager.getConfig()).toEqual(createProjectConfig(datafile));
@@ -401,11 +397,12 @@ describe('ProjectConfigManagerImpl', () => {
       const datafileManager = getMockDatafileManager({});
 
       const manager = new ProjectConfigManagerImpl({ datafile });
-      manager.start();
 
       const listener = vi.fn();
       const dispose = manager.onUpdate(listener);
 
+      manager.start();
+
       await manager.onRunning();
       expect(listener).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, createProjectConfig(datafile));
 
@@ -420,11 +417,12 @@ describe('ProjectConfigManagerImpl', () => {
       const datafile = testData.getTestProjectConfig();
 
       const manager = new ProjectConfigManagerImpl({ datafile: JSON.stringify(datafile) });
-      manager.start();
 
       const listener = vi.fn();
       manager.onUpdate(listener);
 
+      manager.start();
+
       await manager.onRunning();
       expect(listener).toHaveBeenCalledWith(createProjectConfig(datafile));
       expect(manager.getConfig()).toEqual(createProjectConfig(datafile));
diff --git a/lib/project_config/project_config_manager.ts b/lib/project_config/project_config_manager.ts
index edf88a174..8d7002c03 100644
--- a/lib/project_config/project_config_manager.ts
+++ b/lib/project_config/project_config_manager.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import { createOptimizelyConfig } from './optimizely_config';
 import {  OptimizelyConfig } from '../shared_types';
 import { DatafileManager } from './datafile_manager';
 import { ProjectConfig, toDatafile, tryCreatingProjectConfig } from './project_config';
-import { scheduleMicrotask } from '../utils/microtask';
 import { Service, ServiceState, BaseService } from '../service';
 import { Consumer, Fn, Transformer } from '../utils/type';
 import { EventEmitter } from '../utils/event_emitter/event_emitter';
@@ -166,9 +165,7 @@ export class ProjectConfigManagerImpl extends BaseService implements ProjectConf
       if (this.projectConfig?.revision !== config.revision) {
         this.projectConfig = config;
         this.optimizelyConfig = undefined;
-        scheduleMicrotask(() => {
-          this.eventEmitter.emit('update', config);
-        }) 
+        this.eventEmitter.emit('update', config);
       }
     } catch (err) {
       this.logger?.error(err);