diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/gr-app.html b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/gr-app.html
index e2d2680512..cb1d0a2e5d 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/gr-app.html
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/gr-app.html
@@ -20,10 +20,12 @@ limitations under the License.
     window.Polymer = {
       dom: 'shadow',
       passiveTouchGestures: true,
+      lazyRegister: true,
     };
   } else if (!window.Polymer) {
     window.Polymer = {
       passiveTouchGestures: true,
+      lazyRegister: true,
     };
   }
   window.Gerrit = window.Gerrit || {};