diff --git a/packages/js-evo-sdk/src/sdk.ts b/packages/js-evo-sdk/src/sdk.ts
index f1bf123ceaa..7111bb6f509 100644
--- a/packages/js-evo-sdk/src/sdk.ts
+++ b/packages/js-evo-sdk/src/sdk.ts
@@ -116,11 +116,13 @@ export class EvoSDK {
     return this.wasm.version();
   }
 
-  static setLogLevel(levelOrFilter: string): void {
+  static async setLogLevel(levelOrFilter: string): Promise<void> {
+    await initWasm();
     wasm.WasmSdk.setLogLevel(levelOrFilter);
   }
 
-  static getLatestVersionNumber(): number {
+  static async getLatestVersionNumber(): Promise<number> {
+    await initWasm();
     return wasm.WasmSdkBuilder.getLatestVersionNumber();
   }