diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/shell/common/engine.cc b/engine/src/flutter/shell/common/engine.cc
index b1f657dd78..7bc70016fd 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/shell/common/engine.cc
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/shell/common/engine.cc
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ void Engine::RunBundleAndSource(const std::string& bundle_path,
 
   std::vector<uint8_t> platform_kernel;
   if (!bundle_path.empty()) {
+    ConfigureAssetBundle(bundle_path);
     GetAssetAsBuffer(blink::kPlatformKernelAssetKey, &platform_kernel);
   }
   ConfigureRuntime(GetScriptUriFromPath(bundle_path), platform_kernel);