diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index d569ffc..f5fe1d0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: write
       pull-requests: write
       packages: write
+      id-token: write
     steps:
       - uses: googleapis/release-please-action@v4
         id: release
diff --git a/examples/wdio-cjs/wdio.conf.js b/examples/wdio-cjs/wdio.conf.js
index 084fd94..8ab564b 100644
--- a/examples/wdio-cjs/wdio.conf.js
+++ b/examples/wdio-cjs/wdio.conf.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ exports.config = {
   framework: 'mocha',
   reporters: ['spec'],
 
-  services: [['qunit', { autostartDelay: 1000 }]],
+  services: [['qunit', { autostartDelay: 5000 }]],
   mochaOpts: {
     ui: 'bdd',
     timeout: 60000
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 164728f..625970e 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -108,7 +108,8 @@ async function QunitFinishedEventInBrowserContext(
     });
     const automaticRunStartPromise = new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
       window.setTimeout(() => {
-        if (!started) {
+        if (!started && !window.QUnit.config.started) {
+          started = true;
           console.debug('QUnit started automatically by service'); // eslint-disable-line no-console
           window.QUnit.start();
           resolve();