diff --git a/modules/spotxBidAdapter.js b/modules/spotxBidAdapter.js
index 86a37e97e2f..bcc65c85791 100644
--- a/modules/spotxBidAdapter.js
+++ b/modules/spotxBidAdapter.js
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ export const spec = {
             const playersize = deepAccess(currentBidRequest, 'mediaTypes.video.playerSize');
             const renderer = Renderer.install({
               id: 0,
-              url: '/',
+              renderNow: true,
               config: {
                 adText: 'SpotX Outstream Video Ad via Prebid.js',
                 player_width: playersize[0][0],
diff --git a/test/spec/modules/spotxBidAdapter_spec.js b/test/spec/modules/spotxBidAdapter_spec.js
index 9d961657ac2..274ef60471b 100644
--- a/test/spec/modules/spotxBidAdapter_spec.js
+++ b/test/spec/modules/spotxBidAdapter_spec.js
@@ -442,6 +442,7 @@ describe('the spotx adapter', function () {
             },
             bidId: 123,
             params: {
+              ad_unit: 'outstream',
               player_width: 400,
               player_height: 300,
               content_page_url: 'prebid.js',
@@ -533,6 +534,17 @@ describe('the spotx adapter', function () {
       expect(responses[1].videoCacheKey).to.equal('cache124');
       expect(responses[1].width).to.equal(200);
     });
+
+    it('should set the renderer attached to the bid to render immediately', function () {
+      var renderer = spec.interpretResponse(serverResponse, bidderRequestObj)[0].renderer,
+        hasRun = false;
+      expect(renderer._render).to.be.a('function');
+      renderer._render = () => {
+        hasRun = true;
+      }
+      renderer.render();
+      expect(hasRun).to.equal(true);
+    });
   });
 
   describe('outstreamRender', function() {