diff --git a/packages/node_modules/pouchdb-wrappers/lib/index.js b/packages/node_modules/pouchdb-wrappers/lib/index.js
index dd52871d..89bd107b 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/pouchdb-wrappers/lib/index.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/pouchdb-wrappers/lib/index.js
@@ -463,8 +463,26 @@ function callHandlers(handlers, args, method) {
   for (var i = handlers.length - 1; i >= 0; i -= 1) {
     method = handlers[i].bind(null, method, args);
   }
-  //start running the chain.
-  var promise = method();
+  // start running the chain.
+  // make sure the handler chain is not started, before the corresponding
+  // pouchdb instance is fully initialized. Otherwise it might result
+  // in a double calling the augmented methods
+  var promise;
+  if (!args.base.taskqueue.isReady) {
+    promise = new Promise(function (resolve, reject) {
+      args.base.taskqueue.addTask(function (failed) {
+        if (failed) {
+          reject(failed);
+        } else {
+          resolve();
+        }
+      });
+    }).then(function () {
+      return method();
+    });
+  } else {
+    promise = method();
+  }
   nodify(promise, callback);
   return promise;
 }