diff --git a/lib/less-browser/index.js b/lib/less-browser/index.js
index 1157d363..e5219c26 100644
--- a/lib/less-browser/index.js
+++ b/lib/less-browser/index.js
@@ -223,16 +223,21 @@ if (/!watch/.test(location.hash)) {
 //
 // Get all <link> tags with the 'rel' attribute set to "stylesheet/less"
 //
-var links = document.getElementsByTagName('link');
+less.registerStylesheets = function() {
+    return new PromiseConstructor(function(resolve, reject) {
+        var links = document.getElementsByTagName('link');
+        less.sheets = [];
 
-less.sheets = [];
+        for (var i = 0; i < links.length; i++) {
+            if (links[i].rel === 'stylesheet/less' || (links[i].rel.match(/stylesheet/) &&
+                (links[i].type.match(typePattern)))) {
+                less.sheets.push(links[i]);
+            }
+        }
 
-for (var i = 0; i < links.length; i++) {
-    if (links[i].rel === 'stylesheet/less' || (links[i].rel.match(/stylesheet/) &&
-       (links[i].type.match(typePattern)))) {
-        less.sheets.push(links[i]);
-    }
-}
+        resolve();
+    });
+};
 
 //
 // With this function, it's possible to alter variables and re-render
@@ -282,4 +287,8 @@ less.refresh = function (reload, modifyVars) {
 
 less.refreshStyles = loadStyles;
 
-less.refresh(less.env === 'development');
+less.registerStylesheets().then(
+    function () {
+        less.refresh(less.env === 'development');
+    }
+);