diff --git a/extension.json b/extension.json
index a1148f5..c0de350 100644
--- a/extension.json
+++ b/extension.json
@@ -169,6 +169,9 @@
 		"ext.wikioasismagic.simpleBlogPageFix": {
 			"scripts": [
 				"ext.wikioasismagic.simpleBlogPageFix.js"
+			],
+			"dependencies": [
+				"ext.oOJSPlus.data"
 			]
 		}
 	},
diff --git a/modules/ext.wikioasismagic.simpleBlogPageFix.js b/modules/ext.wikioasismagic.simpleBlogPageFix.js
index 11a67e5..4216286 100644
--- a/modules/ext.wikioasismagic.simpleBlogPageFix.js
+++ b/modules/ext.wikioasismagic.simpleBlogPageFix.js
@@ -11,56 +11,57 @@
  * becomes a safe no-op (the paginator is already set up via its constructor
  * in older OOJSPlus versions).
  *
+ * ext.oOJSPlus.data is declared as a static dependency of this module
+ * (see extension.json), so it is guaranteed to be fully loaded — and
+ * OOJSPlus globally available — before this script executes. This makes
+ * the patch synchronous, eliminating the race condition that existed when
+ * the previous version used mw.loader.using().then().
+ *
+ * The PHP hook that injects this module (onBeforePageDisplay) already
+ * guards injection behind ExtensionRegistry::isLoaded('SimpleBlogPage'),
+ * which requires OOJSPlus, so the static dependency is always satisfiable
+ * on wikis where this shim is loaded.
+ *
  * Remove this file once OOJSPlus is updated to a version that natively
  * exposes `Paginator.prototype.init`.
- *
- * ext.oOJSPlus.data is loaded via mw.loader.using() rather than a static
- * extension.json dependency: this shim's own module is registered
- * unconditionally, but OOJSPlus is only actually installed alongside
- * SimpleBlogPage on wikis that use it, so a hard dependency would not
- * resolve everywhere this extension is loaded.
  */
 ( function () {
 	'use strict';
 
-	mw.loader.using( 'ext.oOJSPlus.data' ).then( function () {
-		// Guard: only patch if OOJSPlus data pagination is present and init() is missing.
-		if (
-			typeof OOJSPlus === 'undefined' ||
-			!OOJSPlus.ui ||
-			!OOJSPlus.ui.data ||
-			!OOJSPlus.ui.data.pagination ||
-			!OOJSPlus.ui.data.pagination.Paginator
-		) {
-			return;
-		}
+	// Guard: only patch if OOJSPlus data pagination is present and init() is missing.
+	if (
+		typeof OOJSPlus === 'undefined' ||
+		!OOJSPlus.ui ||
+		!OOJSPlus.ui.data ||
+		!OOJSPlus.ui.data.pagination ||
+		!OOJSPlus.ui.data.pagination.Paginator
+	) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if ( typeof OOJSPlus.ui.data.pagination.Paginator.prototype.init === 'function' ) {
+		// Already defined in this OOJSPlus version — nothing to do.
+		return;
+	}
 
-		if ( typeof OOJSPlus.ui.data.pagination.Paginator.prototype.init === 'function' ) {
-			// Already defined in this OOJSPlus version — nothing to do.
+	/**
+	 * Initialise the paginator after the first store load.
+	 *
+	 * In newer OOJSPlus versions this method is called explicitly by the
+	 * consuming panel (e.g. BlogList) once the store has resolved its first
+	 * request. In older versions the equivalent setup happens inside the
+	 * constructor, so this shim is a safe no-op that prevents the TypeError.
+	 */
+	OOJSPlus.ui.data.pagination.Paginator.prototype.init = function () {
+		if ( this._wikioasisPaginatorInitialized ) {
 			return;
 		}
+		this._wikioasisPaginatorInitialized = true;
 
-		/**
-		 * Initialise the paginator after the first store load.
-		 *
-		 * In newer OOJSPlus versions this method is called explicitly by the
-		 * consuming panel (e.g. BlogList) once the store has resolved its first
-		 * request. In older versions the equivalent setup happens inside the
-		 * constructor, so this shim is a safe no-op that prevents the TypeError.
-		 */
-		OOJSPlus.ui.data.pagination.Paginator.prototype.init = function () {
-			if ( this._wikioasisPaginatorInitialized ) {
-				return;
-			}
-			this._wikioasisPaginatorInitialized = true;
-
-			// If a newer-style `update` method exists, call it to sync the
-			// paginator UI with the store's current state.
-			if ( typeof this.update === 'function' ) {
-				this.update();
-			}
-		};
-	}, function () {
-		// ext.oOJSPlus.data is not registered on this wiki — nothing to patch.
-	} );
+		// If a newer-style `update` method exists, call it to sync the
+		// paginator UI with the store's current state.
+		if ( typeof this.update === 'function' ) {
+			this.update();
+		}
+	};
 }() );