diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 43287ca..81ffa8a 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-interface Fathom {
+export interface Fathom {
   blockTrackingForMe: () => void;
   enableTrackingForMe: () => void;
   trackPageview: (opts?: PageViewOptions) => void;
@@ -7,17 +7,25 @@ interface Fathom {
   setSite: (id: string) => void;
 }
 
+/**
+ * @see https://usefathom.com/docs/script/script-advanced#api
+ */
 export type PageViewOptions = {
   url?: string;
   referrer?: string;
 };
 
+/**
+ * @see https://usefathom.com/docs/features/events
+ */
 export type EventOptions = {
   _value?: number;
   _site_id?: string;
 };
 
-// refer to https://usefathom.com/support/tracking-advanced
+/**
+ * @see https://usefathom.com/support/tracking-advanced
+ **/ 
 export type LoadOptions = {
   url?: string;
   auto?: boolean;
@@ -39,7 +47,11 @@ type FathomCommand =
 declare global {
   interface Window {
     fathom?: Fathom;
+
+    /** @internal */
     __fathomClientQueue: FathomCommand[];
+    /** @internal */
+    __fathomIsLoading?: boolean;
   }
 }
 
@@ -57,7 +69,9 @@ const enqueue = (command: FathomCommand): void => {
  * Flushes the command queue.
  */
 const flushQueue = (): void => {
+  window.__fathomIsLoading = false;
   window.__fathomClientQueue = window.__fathomClientQueue || [];
+
   window.__fathomClientQueue.forEach(command => {
     switch (command.type) {
       case 'trackPageview':
@@ -85,13 +99,13 @@ const flushQueue = (): void => {
         return;
     }
   });
+
   window.__fathomClientQueue = [];
 };
 
 /**
- * Loops through list of domains and warns if they start with
- * http, https, http://, etc... as this does not work with the
- * Fathom script.
+ * Loops through list of domains and warns if they start with http, https,
+ * http://, etc... as this does not work with the Fathom script.
  *
  * @param domains - List of domains to check
  */
@@ -106,7 +120,20 @@ const checkDomainsAndWarn = (domains: string[]): void => {
   });
 };
 
+/**
+ * Loads the Fathom script.
+ * 
+ * @param siteId - the id for the Fathom site.
+ * @param opts - advanced tracking options (https://usefathom.com/support/tracking-advanced)
+ */
 export const load = (siteId: string, opts?: LoadOptions): void => {
+  if (window.__fathomIsLoading || window.fathom) return;
+
+  // Mark that fathom is loading, so that we can prevent a race condition if
+  // `load` is called again BEFORE the fathom script finishes initializing (and
+  // so before `window.fathom` is actually defined)
+  window.__fathomIsLoading = true;
+
   let tracker = document.createElement('script');
 
   let firstScript =
@@ -116,8 +143,7 @@ export const load = (siteId: string, opts?: LoadOptions): void => {
   tracker.id = 'fathom-script';
   tracker.async = true;
   tracker.setAttribute('data-site', siteId);
-  tracker.src =
-    opts && opts.url ? opts.url : 'https://cdn.usefathom.com/script.js';
+  tracker.src = opts?.url || 'https://cdn.usefathom.com/script.js';
 
   if (opts) {
     if (opts.auto !== undefined)
@@ -199,7 +225,7 @@ export const trackEvent = (eventName: string, opts?: EventOptions) => {
 /**
  * Blocks tracking for the current visitor.
  *
- * See https://usefathom.com/docs/features/exclude
+ * @see https://usefathom.com/docs/features/exclude
  */
 export const blockTrackingForMe = (): void => {
   if (window.fathom) {
@@ -212,7 +238,7 @@ export const blockTrackingForMe = (): void => {
 /**
  * Enables tracking for the current visitor.
  *
- * See https://usefathom.com/docs/features/exclude
+ * @see https://usefathom.com/docs/features/exclude
  */
 export const enableTrackingForMe = (): void => {
   if (window.fathom) {
diff --git a/test/index.test.js b/test/index.test.js
index 48dcbe8..30ba55a 100644
--- a/test/index.test.js
+++ b/test/index.test.js
@@ -4,8 +4,17 @@
 
 import * as Fathom from '../src';
 
+const fathomStub = () => {
+  return {
+    trackPageview: jest.fn(),
+    trackGoal: jest.fn(),
+    trackEvent: jest.fn()
+  };
+};
+
 beforeEach(() => {
   window.fathom = undefined;
+  delete window.__fathomIsLoading;
   delete window.__fathomClientQueue;
 });
 
@@ -25,6 +34,31 @@ describe('load', () => {
     expect(fathomScript.src).toBe('https://cdn.usefathom.com/script.js');
   });
 
+  it('skips injecting the script if already loaded or currently loading', () => {
+    // simulate the script already being loaded
+    Fathom.load();
+    // ↓
+    window.fathom = fathomStub();
+
+    const firstScript = document.createElement('script');
+    document.body.appendChild(firstScript);
+    Fathom.load();
+
+    const fathomScripts = Array.from(
+      document.getElementsByTagName('script')
+    ).filter(s => {
+      return s.src == 'https://cdn.usefathom.com/script.js';
+    });
+
+    expect(fathomScripts.length).toBe(1);
+
+    // simulate 'onload' firing
+    const fathomScript = document.getElementById('fathom-script');
+    fathomScript.dispatchEvent(new Event('load'));
+
+    expect(window.__fathomIsLoading).toBe(false);
+  });
+
   it('injects the Fathom script with options', () => {
     const firstScript = document.createElement('script');
     document.body.appendChild(firstScript);
@@ -46,15 +80,12 @@ describe('load', () => {
   it('runs the queue after load', () => {
     Fathom.trackPageview();
 
-    window.fathom = {
-      trackPageview: jest.fn(),
-      trackGoal: jest.fn(),
-      trackEvent: jest.fn()
-    };
-
     const firstScript = document.createElement('script');
     document.body.appendChild(firstScript);
+
     Fathom.load();
+    // ↓
+    window.fathom = fathomStub();
 
     // simulate 'onload' firing
     const fathomScript = document.getElementById('fathom-script');