diff --git a/modules/geoedgeRtdProvider.js b/modules/geoedgeRtdProvider.js
index 9bdf74c6e3c..37db5860001 100644
--- a/modules/geoedgeRtdProvider.js
+++ b/modules/geoedgeRtdProvider.js
@@ -17,11 +17,12 @@
 
 import { submodule } from '../src/hook.js';
 import { ajax } from '../src/ajax.js';
-import { generateUUID, insertElement, isEmpty, logError } from '../src/utils.js';
+import { generateUUID, createInvisibleIframe, insertElement, isEmpty, logError } from '../src/utils.js';
 import * as events from '../src/events.js';
 import CONSTANTS from '../src/constants.json';
 import { loadExternalScript } from '../src/adloader.js';
 import { auctionManager } from '../src/auctionManager.js';
+import { getRefererInfo } from '../src/refererDetection.js';
 
 /** @type {string} */
 const SUBMODULE_NAME = 'geoedge';
@@ -69,17 +70,38 @@ export function setWrapper(responseText) {
   wrapper = responseText;
 }
 
+export function getInitialParams(key) {
+  let refererInfo = getRefererInfo();
+  let params = {
+    wver: 'pbjs',
+    wtype: 'pbjs-module',
+    key,
+    meta: {
+      topUrl: refererInfo.page
+    },
+    site: refererInfo.domain,
+    pimp: PV_ID,
+    fsRan: true,
+    frameApi: true
+  };
+  return params;
+}
+
+export function markAsLoaded() {
+  preloaded = true;
+}
+
 /**
  * preloads the client
  * @param {string} key
  */
 export function preloadClient(key) {
-  let link = document.createElement('link');
-  link.rel = 'preload';
-  link.as = 'script';
-  link.href = getClientUrl(key);
-  link.onload = () => { preloaded = true };
-  insertElement(link);
+  let iframe = createInvisibleIframe();
+  iframe.id = 'grumiFrame';
+  insertElement(iframe);
+  iframe.contentWindow.grumi = getInitialParams(key);
+  let url = getClientUrl(key);
+  loadExternalScript(url, SUBMODULE_NAME, markAsLoaded, iframe.contentDocument);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/test/spec/modules/geoedgeRtdProvider_spec.js b/test/spec/modules/geoedgeRtdProvider_spec.js
index b0307a60a3c..211a3efa3c6 100644
--- a/test/spec/modules/geoedgeRtdProvider_spec.js
+++ b/test/spec/modules/geoedgeRtdProvider_spec.js
@@ -1,18 +1,21 @@
 import * as utils from '../../../src/utils.js';
 import {loadExternalScript} from '../../../src/adloader.js';
-import {
+import * as geoedgeRtdModule from '../../../modules/geoedgeRtdProvider.js';
+import {server} from '../../../test/mocks/xhr.js';
+import * as events from '../../../src/events.js';
+import CONSTANTS from '../../../src/constants.json';
+
+let {
   geoedgeSubmodule,
   getClientUrl,
   getInPageUrl,
   htmlPlaceholder,
   setWrapper,
   getMacros,
-  wrapper,
-  WRAPPER_URL
-} from '../../../modules/geoedgeRtdProvider.js';
-import {server} from '../../../test/mocks/xhr.js';
-import * as events from '../../../src/events.js';
-import CONSTANTS from '../../../src/constants.json';
+  WRAPPER_URL,
+  preloadClient,
+  markAsLoaded
+} = geoedgeRtdModule;
 
 let key = '123123123';
 function makeConfig(gpt) {
@@ -65,13 +68,11 @@ describe('Geoedge RTD module', function () {
       });
     });
     describe('init', function () {
-      let insertElementStub;
-
       before(function () {
-        insertElementStub = sinon.stub(utils, 'insertElement');
+        sinon.spy(geoedgeRtdModule, 'preloadClient');
       });
       after(function () {
-        utils.insertElement.restore();
+        geoedgeRtdModule.preloadClient.restore();
       });
       it('should return false when missing params or key', function () {
         let missingParams = geoedgeSubmodule.init({});
@@ -87,14 +88,13 @@ describe('Geoedge RTD module', function () {
         let isWrapperRequest = request && request.url && request.url && request.url === WRAPPER_URL;
         expect(isWrapperRequest).to.equal(true);
       });
-      it('should preload the client', function () {
-        let isLinkPreloadAsScript = arg => arg.tagName === 'LINK' && arg.rel === 'preload' && arg.as === 'script' && arg.href === getClientUrl(key);
-        expect(insertElementStub.calledWith(sinon.match(isLinkPreloadAsScript))).to.equal(true);
+      it('should call preloadClient', function () {
+        expect(preloadClient.called);
       });
       it('should emit billable events with applicable winning bids', function (done) {
         let counter = 0;
         events.on(CONSTANTS.EVENTS.BILLABLE_EVENT, function (event) {
-          if (event.vendor === 'geoedge' && event.type === 'impression') {
+          if (event.vendor === geoedgeSubmodule.name && event.type === 'impression') {
             counter += 1;
           }
           expect(counter).to.equal(1);
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ describe('Geoedge RTD module', function () {
       });
       it('should load the in page code when gpt params is true', function () {
         geoedgeSubmodule.init(makeConfig(true));
-        let isInPageUrl = arg => arg == getInPageUrl(key);
+        let isInPageUrl = arg => arg === getInPageUrl(key);
         expect(loadExternalScript.calledWith(sinon.match(isInPageUrl))).to.equal(true);
       });
       it('should set the window.grumi config object when gpt params is true', function () {
@@ -112,10 +112,27 @@ describe('Geoedge RTD module', function () {
         expect(hasGrumiObj && window.grumi.key === key && window.grumi.fromPrebid).to.equal(true);
       });
     });
+    describe('preloadClient', function () {
+      let iframe;
+      preloadClient(key);
+      let loadExternalScriptCall = loadExternalScript.getCall(0);
+      it('should create an invisible iframe and insert it to the DOM', function () {
+        iframe = document.getElementById('grumiFrame');
+        expect(iframe && iframe.style.display === 'none');
+      });
+      it('should assign params object to the iframe\'s window', function () {
+        let grumi = iframe.contentWindow.grumi;
+        expect(grumi.key).to.equal(key);
+      });
+      it('should preload the client into the iframe', function () {
+        let isClientUrl = arg => arg === getClientUrl(key);
+        expect(loadExternalScriptCall.calledWithMatch(isClientUrl)).to.equal(true);
+      });
+    });
     describe('setWrapper', function () {
       it('should set the wrapper', function () {
         setWrapper(mockWrapper);
-        expect(wrapper).to.equal(mockWrapper);
+        expect(geoedgeRtdModule.wrapper).to.equal(mockWrapper);
       });
     });
     describe('getMacros', function () {