diff --git a/.changeset/ten-taxis-decide.md b/.changeset/ten-taxis-decide.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6adfd9b398
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/ten-taxis-decide.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@clerk/clerk-js": patch
+---
+
+fix(clerk-js): Rethrow errors if not requires_captcha during init
diff --git a/packages/clerk-js/src/core/clerk.ts b/packages/clerk-js/src/core/clerk.ts
index b1cfd5d586..eb91cc89b5 100644
--- a/packages/clerk-js/src/core/clerk.ts
+++ b/packages/clerk-js/src/core/clerk.ts
@@ -1898,6 +1898,8 @@ export class Clerk implements ClerkInterface {
             await initEnvironmentPromise;
             initComponents();
             await initClient();
+          } else {
+            throw e;
           }
         });