diff --git a/sdks/java/harness/src/main/java/org/apache/beam/fn/harness/FnHarness.java b/sdks/java/harness/src/main/java/org/apache/beam/fn/harness/FnHarness.java
index 034695237d83..d0724432f3c9 100644
--- a/sdks/java/harness/src/main/java/org/apache/beam/fn/harness/FnHarness.java
+++ b/sdks/java/harness/src/main/java/org/apache/beam/fn/harness/FnHarness.java
@@ -144,16 +144,23 @@ public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
   @VisibleForTesting
   public static void main(Function<String, String> environmentVarGetter) throws Exception {
     JvmInitializers.runOnStartup();
-    System.out.format("SDK Fn Harness started%n");
-    System.out.format("Harness ID %s%n", environmentVarGetter.apply(HARNESS_ID));
-    System.out.format(
-        "Logging location %s%n", environmentVarGetter.apply(LOGGING_API_SERVICE_DESCRIPTOR));
-    System.out.format(
-        "Control location %s%n", environmentVarGetter.apply(CONTROL_API_SERVICE_DESCRIPTOR));
-    System.out.format(
-        "Status location %s%n", environmentVarGetter.apply(STATUS_API_SERVICE_DESCRIPTOR));
+
+    Endpoints.ApiServiceDescriptor loggingApiServiceDescriptor =
+        getApiServiceDescriptor(environmentVarGetter.apply(LOGGING_API_SERVICE_DESCRIPTOR));
+    Endpoints.ApiServiceDescriptor controlApiServiceDescriptor =
+        getApiServiceDescriptor(environmentVarGetter.apply(CONTROL_API_SERVICE_DESCRIPTOR));
+    Endpoints.ApiServiceDescriptor statusApiServiceDescriptor =
+        environmentVarGetter.apply(STATUS_API_SERVICE_DESCRIPTOR) == null
+            ? null
+            : getApiServiceDescriptor(environmentVarGetter.apply(STATUS_API_SERVICE_DESCRIPTOR));
     String id = environmentVarGetter.apply(HARNESS_ID);
 
+    System.out.format("SDK Fn Harness started%n");
+    System.out.format("Harness ID %s%n", id);
+    System.out.format("Logging location %s%n", loggingApiServiceDescriptor);
+    System.out.format("Control location %s%n", controlApiServiceDescriptor);
+    System.out.format("Status location %s%n", statusApiServiceDescriptor);
+
     String pipelineOptionsJson = environmentVarGetter.apply(PIPELINE_OPTIONS);
     // Try looking for a file first. If that exists it should override PIPELINE_OPTIONS to avoid
     // maxing out the kernel's environment space
@@ -179,16 +186,6 @@ public static void main(Function<String, String> environmentVarGetter) throws Ex
 
     PipelineOptions options = PipelineOptionsTranslation.fromJson(pipelineOptionsJson);
 
-    Endpoints.ApiServiceDescriptor loggingApiServiceDescriptor =
-        getApiServiceDescriptor(environmentVarGetter.apply(LOGGING_API_SERVICE_DESCRIPTOR));
-
-    Endpoints.ApiServiceDescriptor controlApiServiceDescriptor =
-        getApiServiceDescriptor(environmentVarGetter.apply(CONTROL_API_SERVICE_DESCRIPTOR));
-
-    Endpoints.ApiServiceDescriptor statusApiServiceDescriptor =
-        environmentVarGetter.apply(STATUS_API_SERVICE_DESCRIPTOR) == null
-            ? null
-            : getApiServiceDescriptor(environmentVarGetter.apply(STATUS_API_SERVICE_DESCRIPTOR));
     String runnerCapabilitesOrNull = environmentVarGetter.apply(RUNNER_CAPABILITIES);
     Set<String> runnerCapabilites =
         runnerCapabilitesOrNull == null
@@ -415,7 +412,7 @@ private BeamFnApi.ProcessBundleDescriptor loadDescriptor(String id) {
       // directExecutor() when building the channel.
       BeamFnControlClient control =
           new BeamFnControlClient(
-              controlStub.withExecutor(MoreExecutors.directExecutor()),
+              controlStub.withExecutor(MoreExecutors.directExecutor()).withWaitForReady(),
               outboundObserverFactory,
               executorService,
               handlers);
diff --git a/sdks/java/harness/src/main/java/org/apache/beam/fn/harness/logging/BeamFnLoggingClient.java b/sdks/java/harness/src/main/java/org/apache/beam/fn/harness/logging/BeamFnLoggingClient.java
index 99a7ee64832e..97179115c047 100644
--- a/sdks/java/harness/src/main/java/org/apache/beam/fn/harness/logging/BeamFnLoggingClient.java
+++ b/sdks/java/harness/src/main/java/org/apache/beam/fn/harness/logging/BeamFnLoggingClient.java
@@ -214,7 +214,8 @@ public StreamWriter(ManagedChannel channel) {
       this.streamPhaser = new AdvancingPhaser(1);
       this.channel = channel;
 
-      BeamFnLoggingGrpc.BeamFnLoggingStub stub = BeamFnLoggingGrpc.newStub(channel);
+      BeamFnLoggingGrpc.BeamFnLoggingStub stub =
+          BeamFnLoggingGrpc.newStub(channel).withWaitForReady();
       this.inboundObserver = new LogControlObserver();
       this.outboundObserver =
           new DirectStreamObserver<BeamFnApi.LogEntry.List>(