diff --git a/components/TurnstileWidget.tsx b/components/TurnstileWidget.tsx
index c2cd12f..3369571 100644
--- a/components/TurnstileWidget.tsx
+++ b/components/TurnstileWidget.tsx
@@ -1,28 +1,7 @@
 "use client";
 
-import Script from "next/script";
-import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
-
-type TurnstileWidgetId = string;
-type TurnstileApi = {
-  render: (
-    container: HTMLElement,
-    options: {
-      sitekey: string;
-      action: string;
-      callback: (token: string) => void;
-      "expired-callback": () => void;
-      "error-callback": () => void;
-    },
-  ) => TurnstileWidgetId;
-  reset: (widgetId: TurnstileWidgetId) => void;
-};
-
-declare global {
-  interface Window {
-    turnstile?: TurnstileApi;
-  }
-}
+import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
+import { loadTurnstile, type TurnstileWidgetId } from "@/lib/turnstile/client";
 
 type TurnstileWidgetProps = {
   siteKey: string;
@@ -50,45 +29,50 @@ export function TurnstileWidget({ siteKey, action, resetKey, onTokenChange }: Tu
     onTokenChangeRef.current(null);
   }, [resetKey]);
 
-  const render = useCallback(() => {
+  useEffect(() => {
     if (!siteKey || !containerRef.current || widgetIdRef.current !== null) return;
-    if (!window.turnstile) {
-      setLoadError(true);
-      return;
-    }
 
-    try {
-      widgetIdRef.current = window.turnstile.render(containerRef.current, {
-        sitekey: siteKey,
-        action,
-        callback: (token) => {
-          setVerificationStatus("ready");
-          onTokenChangeRef.current(token);
-        },
-        "expired-callback": () => {
-          setVerificationStatus("expired");
-          onTokenChangeRef.current(null);
-        },
-        "error-callback": () => {
-          onTokenChangeRef.current(null);
+    let cancelled = false;
+    loadTurnstile()
+      .then((turnstile) => {
+        if (cancelled || !containerRef.current || widgetIdRef.current !== null) return;
+
+        try {
+          widgetIdRef.current = turnstile.render(containerRef.current, {
+            sitekey: siteKey,
+            action,
+            callback: (token) => {
+              setVerificationStatus("ready");
+              onTokenChangeRef.current(token);
+            },
+            "expired-callback": () => {
+              setVerificationStatus("expired");
+              onTokenChangeRef.current(null);
+            },
+            "error-callback": () => {
+              onTokenChangeRef.current(null);
+              setLoadError(true);
+            },
+          });
+        } catch {
           setLoadError(true);
-        },
+          onTokenChangeRef.current(null);
+        }
+      })
+      .catch(() => {
+        if (cancelled) return;
+        setLoadError(true);
+        onTokenChangeRef.current(null);
       });
-    } catch {
-      setLoadError(true);
-      onTokenChangeRef.current(null);
-    }
+
+    return () => {
+      cancelled = true;
+    };
   }, [action, siteKey]);
 
   return (
     <div className="space-y-2" aria-live="polite">
-      <Script
-        src="https://challenges.cloudflare.com/turnstile/v0/api.js?render=explicit"
-        strategy="afterInteractive"
-        onReady={render}
-        onError={() => setLoadError(true)}
-      />
-      <div ref={containerRef} />
+      <div ref={containerRef} data-turnstile-container="true" />
       {!siteKey || loadError ? (
         <p className="text-sm text-red-700" role="alert">
           Die Sicherheitsprüfung ist momentan nicht verfügbar. Bitte lade die Seite neu und versuche es erneut.
diff --git a/lib/turnstile/client.ts b/lib/turnstile/client.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..96b4161
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/turnstile/client.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+"use client";
+
+const TURNSTILE_SCRIPT_SRC = "https://challenges.cloudflare.com/turnstile/v0/api.js?render=explicit";
+const API_READY_TIMEOUT_MS = 15_000;
+const API_POLL_INTERVAL_MS = 50;
+
+export type TurnstileWidgetId = string;
+
+export type TurnstileApi = {
+  render: (
+    container: HTMLElement,
+    options: {
+      sitekey: string;
+      action: string;
+      callback: (token: string) => void;
+      "expired-callback": () => void;
+      "error-callback": () => void;
+    },
+  ) => TurnstileWidgetId;
+  reset: (widgetId: TurnstileWidgetId) => void;
+};
+
+declare global {
+  interface Window {
+    turnstile?: TurnstileApi;
+  }
+}
+
+let turnstilePromise: Promise<TurnstileApi> | null = null;
+
+function getReadyApi(): TurnstileApi | null {
+  if (typeof window === "undefined") return null;
+
+  const api = window.turnstile;
+  if (!api || typeof api.render !== "function" || typeof api.reset !== "function") return null;
+
+  return api;
+}
+
+function findTurnstileScript(): HTMLScriptElement | null {
+  return (
+    Array.from(document.scripts).find((script) => {
+      try {
+        return new URL(script.src, document.baseURI).href === TURNSTILE_SCRIPT_SRC;
+      } catch {
+        return false;
+      }
+    }) ?? null
+  );
+}
+
+function waitForReadyApi(script: HTMLScriptElement): Promise<TurnstileApi> {
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    let settled = false;
+
+    const cleanup = () => {
+      if (intervalId !== undefined) window.clearInterval(intervalId);
+      if (timeoutId !== undefined) window.clearTimeout(timeoutId);
+      script.removeEventListener("error", onError);
+    };
+
+    const finish = (error?: Error) => {
+      if (settled) return;
+      settled = true;
+      cleanup();
+      if (error) reject(error);
+      else resolve(getReadyApi() as TurnstileApi);
+    };
+
+    const check = () => {
+      const api = getReadyApi();
+      if (api) finish();
+    };
+
+    const onError = () => {
+      finish(new Error("Cloudflare Turnstile script failed to load"));
+    };
+
+    const intervalId = window.setInterval(check, API_POLL_INTERVAL_MS);
+    const timeoutId = window.setTimeout(() => {
+      finish(new Error("Cloudflare Turnstile API did not become ready in time"));
+    }, API_READY_TIMEOUT_MS);
+
+    script.addEventListener("error", onError, { once: true });
+    check();
+  });
+}
+
+/**
+ * Loads Turnstile once and resolves only after window.turnstile.render/reset exist.
+ * This also adopts a script already inserted by Next.js or another component.
+ */
+export function loadTurnstile(): Promise<TurnstileApi> {
+  if (typeof window === "undefined" || typeof document === "undefined") {
+    return Promise.reject(new Error("Cloudflare Turnstile requires a browser"));
+  }
+
+  const readyApi = getReadyApi();
+  if (readyApi) return Promise.resolve(readyApi);
+  if (turnstilePromise) return turnstilePromise;
+
+  const script = findTurnstileScript() ?? document.createElement("script");
+  if (!script.src) {
+    script.src = TURNSTILE_SCRIPT_SRC;
+    script.async = true;
+    script.defer = true;
+    script.dataset.turnstileLoader = "true";
+    document.head.appendChild(script);
+  }
+
+  turnstilePromise = waitForReadyApi(script).catch((error: unknown) => {
+    turnstilePromise = null;
+    throw error;
+  });
+
+  return turnstilePromise;
+}