diff --git a/src/js/scriptlets/dom-inspector.js b/src/js/scriptlets/dom-inspector.js
index fc8f72e96..e9bfc2de3 100644
--- a/src/js/scriptlets/dom-inspector.js
+++ b/src/js/scriptlets/dom-inspector.js
@@ -503,6 +503,11 @@ var domLayout = (function() {
             hostname: window.location.hostname
         };
 
+        if ( document.readyState !== 'complete' ) {
+            response.status = 'busy';
+            return response;
+        }
+
         // No mutation observer means we need to send full layout
         if ( mutationObserver === null ) {
             mutationObserver = new MutationObserver(onMutationObserved);