diff --git a/packages/autoupdate/autoupdate_server.js b/packages/autoupdate/autoupdate_server.js
index 8b99ba00ad..182b31e8ac 100644
--- a/packages/autoupdate/autoupdate_server.js
+++ b/packages/autoupdate/autoupdate_server.js
@@ -108,30 +108,35 @@ var updateVersions = function (shouldReloadClientProgram) {
     }});
   }
 
-  if (! ClientVersions.findOne({_id: "version-refreshable"})) {
-    ClientVersions.insert({
-      _id: "version-refreshable",
-      version: Autoupdate.autoupdateVersionRefreshable,
-      assets: WebAppInternals.refreshableAssets
-    });
-  } else {
-    ClientVersions.update("version-refreshable", { $set: {
-      version: Autoupdate.autoupdateVersionRefreshable,
-      assets: WebAppInternals.refreshableAssets
+  // Use `onListening` here because we need to use
+  // `WebAppInternals.refreshableAssets`, which is only set after
+  // `WebApp.generateBoilerplate` is called by `main` in webapp.
+  WebApp.onListening(function () {
+    if (! ClientVersions.findOne({_id: "version-refreshable"})) {
+      ClientVersions.insert({
+        _id: "version-refreshable",
+        version: Autoupdate.autoupdateVersionRefreshable,
+        assets: WebAppInternals.refreshableAssets
+      });
+    } else {
+      ClientVersions.update("version-refreshable", { $set: {
+        version: Autoupdate.autoupdateVersionRefreshable,
+        assets: WebAppInternals.refreshableAssets
       }});
-  }
+    }
 
-  if (! ClientVersions.findOne({_id: "version-cordova"})) {
-    ClientVersions.insert({
-      _id: "version-cordova",
-      version: Autoupdate.autoupdateVersionCordova,
-      refreshable: false
-    });
-  } else {
-    ClientVersions.update("version-cordova", { $set: {
-      version: Autoupdate.autoupdateVersionCordova
-    }});
-  }
+    if (! ClientVersions.findOne({_id: "version-cordova"})) {
+      ClientVersions.insert({
+        _id: "version-cordova",
+        version: Autoupdate.autoupdateVersionCordova,
+        refreshable: false
+      });
+    } else {
+      ClientVersions.update("version-cordova", { $set: {
+        version: Autoupdate.autoupdateVersionCordova
+      }});
+    }
+  });
 };
 
 Meteor.publish(