diff --git a/web/components/kefu/chat-shell.tsx b/web/components/kefu/chat-shell.tsx
index bee6d8d..26f8ff0 100644
--- a/web/components/kefu/chat-shell.tsx
+++ b/web/components/kefu/chat-shell.tsx
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ export function KefuChatShell() {
   useKefuSystemTheme()
 
   const messageListRef = useRef<KefuMessageListHandle | null>(null)
-  const [isEmbedded] = useState(() => isEmbeddedInHost())
+  const [isEmbedded, setIsEmbedded] = useState(false)
   const [isMaximized, setIsMaximized] = useState(false)
   const [isCloseDialogOpen, setIsCloseDialogOpen] = useState(false)
   const [isClosingConversation, setIsClosingConversation] = useState(false)
@@ -142,6 +142,10 @@ export function KefuChatShell() {
   )
   const safeMessages = Array.isArray(messages) ? messages : []
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setIsEmbedded(isEmbeddedInHost())
+  }, [])
+
   const maybeMarkConversationRead = useCallback(() => {
     if (!isVisible || !conversation || typeof document === "undefined") {
       return