diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index da5b031..1af1f9f 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -125,6 +125,12 @@ const init = ({
     }
     let shouldSkipTest
 
+    beforeAll(() => {
+      flushUnexpectedConsoleCalls(methodName, unexpectedConsoleCallStacks)
+    })
+
+    console[methodName] = newMethod
+
     beforeEach(() => {
       shouldSkipTest = canSkipTest()
       if (shouldSkipTest) return
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/error-before-beforeEach/index.test.js b/tests/fixtures/error-before-beforeEach/index.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a3a188
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/error-before-beforeEach/index.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+describe('console.error', () => {
+  it('does not throw', () => {
+    // Expected to be empty as we want to ensure the test works with a call outside of tests
+    // and not something that happens during testing.
+  })
+})
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/error-before-beforeEach/jest.config.js b/tests/fixtures/error-before-beforeEach/jest.config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8fcc29f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/error-before-beforeEach/jest.config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+module.exports = {
+  setupFilesAfterEnv: ['./jest.setup.js'],
+}
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/error-before-beforeEach/jest.setup.js b/tests/fixtures/error-before-beforeEach/jest.setup.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a8ae86a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/error-before-beforeEach/jest.setup.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+const failOnConsole = require('../../..')
+
+failOnConsole()
+
+console.error('console error message out in the wild')
diff --git a/tests/index.test.js b/tests/index.test.js
index 7d551c4..f7e7984 100644
--- a/tests/index.test.js
+++ b/tests/index.test.js
@@ -100,4 +100,11 @@ describe('jest-fail-on-console', () => {
     expect(stdout).toContain('console.error');
     expect(stdout).toContain('my error message that I do not control');
   })
+
+  it('errors when console.error() called before testing has begun', async () => {
+    const { stderr } = await runFixture('error-before-beforeEach')
+
+    expect(stderr).toContain('console.error');
+    expect(stderr).toContain('console error message out in the wild');
+  })
 })