diff --git a/.changeset/evil-carrots-grab.md b/.changeset/evil-carrots-grab.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..684882fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/evil-carrots-grab.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"partyserver": patch
+---
+
+remove redundant initialize code as setName takes care of it, along with the nested blockConcurrencyWhile call
diff --git a/packages/partyserver/src/index.ts b/packages/partyserver/src/index.ts
index 75048bdb..a0d1d008 100644
--- a/packages/partyserver/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/partyserver/src/index.ts
@@ -377,12 +377,6 @@ Did you try connecting directly to this Durable Object? Try using getServerByNam
     await this.setName(connection.server);
     // TODO: ^ this shouldn't be async
 
-    if (this.#status !== "started") {
-      // This means the server "woke up" after hibernation
-      // so we need to hydrate it again
-      await this.#initialize();
-    }
-
     return this.onMessage(connection, message);
   }
 
@@ -398,11 +392,6 @@ Did you try connecting directly to this Durable Object? Try using getServerByNam
     await this.setName(connection.server);
     // TODO: ^ this shouldn't be async
 
-    if (this.#status !== "started") {
-      // This means the server "woke up" after hibernation
-      // so we need to hydrate it again
-      await this.#initialize();
-    }
     return this.onClose(connection, code, reason, wasClean);
   }
 
@@ -413,11 +402,6 @@ Did you try connecting directly to this Durable Object? Try using getServerByNam
     await this.setName(connection.server);
     // TODO: ^ this shouldn't be async
 
-    if (this.#status !== "started") {
-      // This means the server "woke up" after hibernation
-      // so we need to hydrate it again
-      await this.#initialize();
-    }
     return this.onError(connection, error);
   }
 
@@ -496,9 +480,7 @@ Did you try connecting directly to this Durable Object? Try using getServerByNam
     this.#_name = name;
 
     if (this.#status !== "started") {
-      await this.ctx.blockConcurrencyWhile(async () => {
-        await this.#initialize();
-      });
+      await this.#initialize();
     }
   }