diff --git a/packages/react/examples/nano-repl/src/App.jsx b/packages/react/examples/nano-repl/src/App.jsx
index eecf6986..b8354ba6 100644
--- a/packages/react/examples/nano-repl/src/App.jsx
+++ b/packages/react/examples/nano-repl/src/App.jsx
@@ -79,12 +79,12 @@ function App() {
   const error = evalError || schedulerError;
   useKeydown(
     useCallback(
-      (e) => {
+      async (e) => {
         if (e.ctrlKey || e.altKey) {
           if (e.code === 'Enter') {
             e.preventDefault();
             flash(view);
-            evaluate();
+            await evaluate();
             if (e.shiftKey) {
               panic();
               scheduler.stop();
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ function App() {
         <div className="bg-slate-500 space-x-2 px-2 rounded-t-md">
           <button
             onClick={async () => {
+              await evaluate();
               await getAudioContext().resume();
               scheduler.start();
             }}
diff --git a/packages/react/src/hooks/useStrudel.mjs b/packages/react/src/hooks/useStrudel.mjs
index 7420bc3e..6fb7b5b8 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/hooks/useStrudel.mjs
+++ b/packages/react/src/hooks/useStrudel.mjs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { Scheduler } from '@strudel.cycles/core';
 import { useRef, useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
 import { evaluate as _evaluate } from '@strudel.cycles/eval';
 
-function useStrudel({ defaultOutput, interval, getTime, code, evalOnMount = true }) {
+function useStrudel({ defaultOutput, interval, getTime, code, evalOnMount = false }) {
   // scheduler
   const [schedulerError, setSchedulerError] = useState();
   const [evalError, setEvalError] = useState();