diff --git a/src/display/api.js b/src/display/api.js
index 82dacf519..46acad652 100644
--- a/src/display/api.js
+++ b/src/display/api.js
@@ -2086,6 +2086,14 @@ class PDFWorker {
     return this._readyCapability.promise;
   }
 
+  #resolve() {
+    this._readyCapability.resolve();
+    // Send global setting, e.g. verbosity level.
+    this._messageHandler.send("configure", {
+      verbosity: this.verbosity,
+    });
+  }
+
   /**
    * The current `workerPort`, when it exists.
    * @type {Worker}
@@ -2112,11 +2120,7 @@ class PDFWorker {
       // Ignoring "ready" event -- MessageHandler should already be initialized
       // and ready to accept messages.
     });
-    this._readyCapability.resolve();
-    // Send global setting, e.g. verbosity level.
-    this._messageHandler.send("configure", {
-      verbosity: this.verbosity,
-    });
+    this.#resolve();
   }
 
   _initialize() {
@@ -2181,11 +2185,7 @@ class PDFWorker {
         this._port = worker;
         this._webWorker = worker;
 
-        this._readyCapability.resolve();
-        // Send global setting, e.g. verbosity level.
-        messageHandler.send("configure", {
-          verbosity: this.verbosity,
-        });
+        this.#resolve();
       });
 
       messageHandler.on("ready", data => {
@@ -2244,13 +2244,8 @@ class PDFWorker {
         const workerHandler = new MessageHandler(id + "_worker", id, port);
         WorkerMessageHandler.setup(workerHandler, port);
 
-        const messageHandler = new MessageHandler(id, id + "_worker", port);
-        this._messageHandler = messageHandler;
-        this._readyCapability.resolve();
-        // Send global setting, e.g. verbosity level.
-        messageHandler.send("configure", {
-          verbosity: this.verbosity,
-        });
+        this._messageHandler = new MessageHandler(id, id + "_worker", port);
+        this.#resolve();
       })
       .catch(reason => {
         this._readyCapability.reject(