diff --git a/packages/client/src/vscode/services.ts b/packages/client/src/vscode/services.ts
index 51e05b81e..77d962150 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/vscode/services.ts
+++ b/packages/client/src/vscode/services.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import type { EnvironmentOverride } from '@codingame/monaco-vscode-api/workbench
 import type { Logger } from 'monaco-languageclient/tools';
 import { FakeWorker as Worker } from './fakeWorker.js';
 import { setUnexpectedErrorHandler } from '@codingame/monaco-vscode-api/monaco';
+import { useWorkerFactory } from '../workerFactory.js';
 
 export interface MonacoEnvironmentEnhanced extends monaco.Environment {
     vscodeInitialising?: boolean;
@@ -50,11 +51,12 @@ export interface InitServicesInstructions {
     caller?: string;
     performServiceConsistencyChecks?: () => boolean;
     logger?: Logger;
+    monacoWorkerFactory?: (logger?: Logger) => void;
 }
 
-export const initEnhancedMonacoEnvironment = () => {
+export const getEnhancedMonacoEnvironment = (): MonacoEnvironmentEnhanced => {
     const monWin = (self as Window);
-    if (!monWin.MonacoEnvironment) {
+    if (monWin.MonacoEnvironment === undefined) {
         monWin.MonacoEnvironment = {};
     }
     const envEnhanced = monWin.MonacoEnvironment as MonacoEnvironmentEnhanced;
@@ -97,8 +99,15 @@ export const mergeServices = (overrideServices: monaco.editor.IEditorOverrideSer
 };
 
 export const initServices = async (vscodeApiConfig: VscodeApiConfig, instructions?: InitServicesInstructions) => {
-    const envEnhanced = initEnhancedMonacoEnvironment();
+    const envEnhanced = getEnhancedMonacoEnvironment();
 
+    if (typeof instructions?.monacoWorkerFactory === 'function') {
+        instructions.monacoWorkerFactory(instructions.logger);
+    } else {
+        useWorkerFactory({
+            logger: instructions?.logger
+        });
+    }
     if (!(envEnhanced.vscodeInitialising ?? false)) {
 
         if (envEnhanced.vscodeApiInitialised ?? false) {
diff --git a/packages/client/src/workerFactory.ts b/packages/client/src/workerFactory.ts
index 47f2b2498..c94093a1c 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/workerFactory.ts
+++ b/packages/client/src/workerFactory.ts
@@ -3,24 +3,24 @@
  * Licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE in the package root for license information.
  * ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ */
 
-import { initEnhancedMonacoEnvironment } from 'monaco-languageclient/vscode/services';
+import { getEnhancedMonacoEnvironment } from 'monaco-languageclient/vscode/services';
 import type { Logger } from 'monaco-languageclient/tools';
 
 export type WorkerLoader = (() => Worker) | undefined;
 
 export interface WorkerFactoryConfig {
-    workerLoaders: Record<string, WorkerLoader>;
+    workerLoaders?: Record<string, WorkerLoader>;
     logger?: Logger;
     getWorkerOverride?: (moduleId: string, label: string) => Worker;
 }
 
 export const useWorkerFactory = (config: WorkerFactoryConfig) => {
-    const envEnhanced = initEnhancedMonacoEnvironment();
+    const envEnhanced = getEnhancedMonacoEnvironment();
 
     const getWorker = (moduleId: string, label: string) => {
         config.logger?.info(`getWorker: moduleId: ${moduleId} label: ${label}`);
 
-        const workerFunc = config.workerLoaders[label];
+        const workerFunc = config.workerLoaders?.[label] ?? undefined;
         if (workerFunc === undefined) {
             throw new Error(`Unimplemented worker ${label} (${moduleId})`);
         }
diff --git a/packages/client/test/vscode/services.test.ts b/packages/client/test/vscode/services.test.ts
index 6160702db..5cf0b9159 100644
--- a/packages/client/test/vscode/services.test.ts
+++ b/packages/client/test/vscode/services.test.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 import { describe, expect, test } from 'vitest';
 import { initServices, type MonacoEnvironmentEnhanced } from 'monaco-languageclient/vscode/services';
 
-describe('VSCde services Tests', () => {
+describe('VSCode services Tests', () => {
 
     test('initServices', async () => {
         const vscodeApiConfig = {
diff --git a/packages/client/test/workerFactory.test.ts b/packages/client/test/workerFactory.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3e55f8437
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/client/test/workerFactory.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Copyright (c) 2024 TypeFox and others.
+ * Licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE in the package root for license information.
+ * ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ */
+
+import { describe, expect, test } from 'vitest';
+import { LogLevel } from '@codingame/monaco-vscode-api';
+import { ConsoleLogger } from 'monaco-languageclient/tools';
+import { useWorkerFactory } from 'monaco-languageclient/workerFactory';
+
+describe('WorkerFactory Tests', () => {
+
+    test('useWorkerFactory: Nothing', () => {
+
+        useWorkerFactory({});
+
+        const monWin = (self as Window);
+        const getWorker = () => monWin.MonacoEnvironment?.getWorker?.('test', 'TextEditorWorker');
+        expect(getWorker).toThrowError('Unimplemented worker TextEditorWorker (test)');
+    });
+
+    test('useWorkerFactory: TextEditorWorker', async () => {
+        const logger = new ConsoleLogger(LogLevel.Info);
+
+        useWorkerFactory({
+            workerLoaders: {
+                TextEditorWorker: () => new Worker(
+                    new URL('@codingame/monaco-vscode-editor-api/esm/vs/editor/editor.worker.js', import.meta.url),
+                    { type: 'module' }
+                )
+            },
+            logger
+        });
+
+        const monWin = (self as Window);
+        const getWorker = () => monWin.MonacoEnvironment?.getWorker?.('test', 'TextEditorWorker');
+        const workerFunc = getWorker();
+        expect(workerFunc).toBeDefined();
+        expect(workerFunc).toBeInstanceOf(Worker);
+    });
+
+});
diff --git a/packages/wrapper/src/wrapper.ts b/packages/wrapper/src/wrapper.ts
index 58d9acb90..a30cf0319 100644
--- a/packages/wrapper/src/wrapper.ts
+++ b/packages/wrapper/src/wrapper.ts
@@ -100,11 +100,7 @@ export class MonacoEditorLanguageClientWrapper {
             this.markInitializing();
 
             this.id = wrapperConfig.id ?? Math.floor(Math.random() * 1000001).toString();
-
             this.logger.setLevel(wrapperConfig.logLevel ?? LogLevel.Off);
-            if (typeof wrapperConfig.editorAppConfig?.monacoWorkerFactory === 'function') {
-                wrapperConfig.editorAppConfig.monacoWorkerFactory(this.logger);
-            }
 
             if (!(wrapperConfig.vscodeApiConfig?.vscodeApiInitPerformExternally === true)) {
                 wrapperConfig.vscodeApiConfig = await augmentVscodeApiConfig(wrapperConfig.$type, {
@@ -114,6 +110,7 @@ export class MonacoEditorLanguageClientWrapper {
                     semanticHighlighting: wrapperConfig.editorAppConfig?.editorOptions?.['semanticHighlighting.enabled'] === true
                 });
                 await initServices(wrapperConfig.vscodeApiConfig, {
+                    monacoWorkerFactory: wrapperConfig.editorAppConfig?.monacoWorkerFactory,
                     htmlContainer: wrapperConfig.htmlContainer,
                     caller: `monaco-editor (${this.id})`,
                     performServiceConsistencyChecks: checkServiceConsistency,
diff --git a/packages/wrapper/test/wrapper.test.ts b/packages/wrapper/test/wrapper.test.ts
index 004fbff82..5884a96aa 100644
--- a/packages/wrapper/test/wrapper.test.ts
+++ b/packages/wrapper/test/wrapper.test.ts
@@ -307,4 +307,18 @@ describe('Test MonacoEditorLanguageClientWrapper', () => {
         expect(error).toBe(false);
     });
 
+    test('monacoWorkerFactory: Nothing', async () => {
+        const wrapperConfig = createWrapperConfigExtendedApp({});
+        wrapperConfig.editorAppConfig!.monacoWorkerFactory = undefined;
+
+        const wrapper = new MonacoEditorLanguageClientWrapper();
+        await expect(await wrapper.init(wrapperConfig)).toBeUndefined();
+
+        const monWin = (self as Window);
+        const getWorker = () => monWin.MonacoEnvironment?.getWorker?.('test', 'TextEditorWorker');
+        expect(getWorker).toThrowError('Unimplemented worker TextEditorWorker (test)');
+
+        await expect(await wrapper.start()).toBeUndefined();
+    });
+
 });
diff --git a/vitest.config.ts b/vitest.config.ts
index b7335fc85..7217b10e9 100644
--- a/vitest.config.ts
+++ b/vitest.config.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ export const vitestConfig = {
         },
         // keep an explicit list of tests to run, so they can be commented in case of problems
         include: [
+            '**/client/test/workerFactory.test.ts',
             '**/client/test/fs/endpoints/emptyEndpoint.test.ts',
             '**/client/test/tools/index.test.ts',
             '**/client/test/tools/utils.test.ts',