diff --git a/apps/client/lib/src/app/bootstrap.dart b/apps/client/lib/src/app/bootstrap.dart
index b63d04f..3c8ebf5 100644
--- a/apps/client/lib/src/app/bootstrap.dart
+++ b/apps/client/lib/src/app/bootstrap.dart
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import 'package:firebase_core/firebase_core.dart';
+import 'package:flutter/foundation.dart' show kIsWeb;
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/services.dart';
 
@@ -9,9 +10,7 @@ import '../integrations/proto_socket/proto_socket_endpoint_config.dart';
 import '../integrations/proto_socket/proto_socket_lifecycle.dart';
 import 'nomadcode_client_app.dart';
 
-final _mattermostHost = MattermostPushHostIntegration(
-  pushClient: MattermostPushPluginClient(),
-);
+MattermostPushHostIntegration? _mattermostHost;
 final _navigatorKey = GlobalKey<NavigatorState>();
 
 /// proto-socket lifecycle wired with the concrete connector. Bootstrap does
@@ -21,6 +20,12 @@ final _protoSocketLifecycle = ProtoSocketLifecycle(
 );
 ProtoSocketEndpointConfig? _protoSocketConfig;
 
+MattermostPushHostIntegration _ensureMattermostHost() {
+  return _mattermostHost ??= MattermostPushHostIntegration(
+    pushClient: MattermostPushPluginClient(),
+  );
+}
+
 Future<void> applyFullscreenMode() async {
   await SystemChrome.setEnabledSystemUIMode(SystemUiMode.immersiveSticky);
   SystemChrome.setSystemUIOverlayStyle(
@@ -34,8 +39,10 @@ Future<void> applyFullscreenMode() async {
 
 Future<void> bootstrapNomadCodeClient() async {
   await applyFullscreenMode();
-  await Firebase.initializeApp();
-  await _mattermostHost.initialize();
+  if (!kIsWeb) {
+    await Firebase.initializeApp();
+    await _ensureMattermostHost().initialize();
+  }
 
   _protoSocketConfig = ProtoSocketEndpointConfig.fromEnv(const {});
 }