diff --git a/src/Renderer.js b/src/Renderer.js
index cdee9c79e63..2f9b2e025cb 100644
--- a/src/Renderer.js
+++ b/src/Renderer.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ export function Renderer(options) {
   this.config = config;
   this.handlers = {};
   this.id = id;
+  this.renderNow = renderNow;
 
   // a renderer may push to the command queue to delay rendering until the
   // render function is loaded by loadExternalScript, at which point the the command
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@ Renderer.prototype.process = function() {
  * @returns {Boolean}
  */
 export function isRendererRequired(renderer) {
-  return !!(renderer && renderer.url);
+  return !!(renderer && (renderer.url || renderer.renderNow));
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/test/spec/renderer_spec.js b/test/spec/renderer_spec.js
index c41334f916a..fb1e25d6009 100644
--- a/test/spec/renderer_spec.js
+++ b/test/spec/renderer_spec.js
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ describe('Renderer', function () {
       expect(testRenderer2.getConfig()).to.deep.equal({ test: 'config2' });
     });
 
-    it('sets a render function with setRender method', function () {
+    it('sets a render function with the setRender method', function () {
       testRenderer1.setRender(spyRenderFn);
       expect(typeof testRenderer1.render).to.equal('function');
       testRenderer1.render();
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ describe('Renderer', function () {
 
     it('renders immediately when requested', function () {
       const testRenderer3 = Renderer.install({
-        url: 'https://httpbin.org/post',
         config: { test: 'config2' },
         id: 2,
         renderNow: true