diff --git a/addon/-private/firebase/initializer.js b/addon/-private/firebase/initializer.js
index 453c3833..900fab69 100644
--- a/addon/-private/firebase/initializer.js
+++ b/addon/-private/firebase/initializer.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import firebase from 'firebase';
 import { resolve } from 'rsvp';
 import { isFastBoot } from '../util/fastboot';
+import prepare from './prepare';
 
 let _id = 0;
 
@@ -32,6 +33,8 @@ export default class FirebaseInitializer {
   _prepare() {
     let { identifier, id, opts } = this;
 
+    prepare(this.sender);
+
     this.app = firebase.initializeApp(opts.firebase, `${identifier}-${id}`);
 
     let firestore = this.app.firestore();
diff --git a/addon/-private/firebase/prepare.js b/addon/-private/firebase/prepare.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6d70d814
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addon/-private/firebase/prepare.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import { isFastBoot } from '../util/fastboot';
+
+const noop = () => {};
+
+const workaroundWindowEventListenersInFastBoot = () => {
+  if(!window.addEventListener) {
+    window.addEventListener = noop;
+  }
+  if(!window.removeEventListener) {
+    window.removeEventListener = noop;
+  }
+}
+
+export default sender => {
+  if(isFastBoot(sender)) {
+    workaroundWindowEventListenersInFastBoot();
+  }
+}