diff --git a/packages/meteor-platform/package.js b/packages/meteor-platform/package.js
index bca25194cf..19f9d4c941 100644
--- a/packages/meteor-platform/package.js
+++ b/packages/meteor-platform/package.js
@@ -68,5 +68,5 @@ Package.on_use(function(api) {
 
 Cordova.depends({
   'org.apache.cordova.device': '0.2.11',
-  'com.meteor.cordova-update': 'https://github.com/meteor/com.meteor.cordova-update/tarball/587af6eb67f8f3994309e17a90e8694b93ad47fe'
+  'com.meteor.cordova-update': 'https://github.com/meteor/com.meteor.cordova-update/tarball/31640d593ac99012cd7670295ebbec40ffa7f3f0'
 });
diff --git a/packages/meteor/startup_client.js b/packages/meteor/startup_client.js
index dacc251a8a..7c88ee434e 100644
--- a/packages/meteor/startup_client.js
+++ b/packages/meteor/startup_client.js
@@ -2,15 +2,25 @@ var queue = [];
 var loaded = !Meteor.isCordova &&
   (document.readyState === "loaded" || document.readyState == "complete");
 
+var awaitingEventsCount = 1;
 var ready = function() {
+  awaitingEventsCount--;
+  if (awaitingEventsCount > 0)
+    return;
+
   loaded = true;
   while (queue.length)
     (queue.shift())();
 };
 
 if (document.addEventListener) {
-  var event = Meteor.isCordova ? 'deviceready' : 'DOMContentLoaded';
-  document.addEventListener(event, ready, false);
+  document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', ready, false);
+
+  if (Meteor.isCordova) {
+    awaitingEventsCount++;
+    document.addEventListener('deviceready', ready, false);
+  }
+
   window.addEventListener('load', ready, false);
 } else {
   document.attachEvent('onreadystatechange', function () {