diff --git a/.github/workflows/flutter.yml b/.github/workflows/flutter.yml
index f7d93a20c..cf486c4de 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/flutter.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/flutter.yml
@@ -84,13 +84,13 @@ jobs:
         if: matrix.target == 'web'
         run: |
           flutter test --platform chrome --test-randomize-ordering-seed=random --exclude-tags canvasKit
-          flutter test --platform chrome --test-randomize-ordering-seed=random --tags canvasKit --web-renderer canvaskit
+          flutter test --platform chrome --test-randomize-ordering-seed=random --tags canvasKit
 
       - name: Test web (WASM)
         if: matrix.target == 'web'
         run: |
           flutter test --platform chrome --wasm --test-randomize-ordering-seed=random --exclude-tags canvasKit
-          flutter test --platform chrome --wasm --test-randomize-ordering-seed=random --tags canvasKit --web-renderer canvaskit
+          flutter test --platform chrome --wasm --test-randomize-ordering-seed=random --tags canvasKit
 
       - name: Test VM with coverage
         if: matrix.target == 'linux' || matrix.target == 'macos' || matrix.target == 'windows'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/flutter_test.yml b/.github/workflows/flutter_test.yml
index 6e0a00013..3771bfb9d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/flutter_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/flutter_test.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
           echo 'KERNEL=="kvm", GROUP="kvm", MODE="0666", OPTIONS+="static_node=kvm"' | sudo tee /etc/udev/rules.d/99-kvm4all.rules
           sudo udevadm control --reload-rules
           sudo udevadm trigger --name-match=kvm
-          
+
       - uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           distribution: "adopt"
@@ -94,6 +94,19 @@ jobs:
           disable-animations: true
           script: flutter test integration_test/all.dart --dart-define SENTRY_AUTH_TOKEN_E2E=$SENTRY_AUTH_TOKEN_E2E --verbose
 
+      - name: launch android emulator & run android integration test in profile mode
+        uses: reactivecircus/android-emulator-runner@62dbb605bba737720e10b196cb4220d374026a6d #pin@v2.33.0
+        with:
+          working-directory: ./flutter/example
+          api-level: 31
+          profile: Nexus 6
+          arch: x86_64
+          force-avd-creation: false
+          avd-name: avd-x86_64-31
+          emulator-options: -no-snapshot-save -no-window -accel on -gpu swiftshader_indirect -noaudio -no-boot-anim -camera-back none
+          disable-animations: true
+          script: flutter drive --driver=integration_test/test_driver/driver.dart --target=integration_test/sentry_widgets_flutter_binding_test.dart --profile -d emulator-5554
+
   cocoa:
     name: "${{ matrix.target }} | ${{ matrix.sdk }}"
     runs-on: macos-latest-xlarge
@@ -143,7 +156,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: run integration test
         # Disable flutter integration tests for iOS for now (https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-dart/issues/1605#issuecomment-1695809346)
         if: ${{ matrix.target != 'ios' }}
-        run: flutter test -d "${{ steps.device.outputs.name }}" integration_test/all.dart --dart-define SENTRY_AUTH_TOKEN_E2E=$SENTRY_AUTH_TOKEN_E2E --verbose
+        run: |
+          flutter test -d "${{ steps.device.outputs.name }}" integration_test/all.dart --dart-define SENTRY_AUTH_TOKEN_E2E=$SENTRY_AUTH_TOKEN_E2E --verbose
+          flutter drive --driver=integration_test/test_driver/driver.dart --target=integration_test/sentry_widgets_flutter_binding_test.dart --profile -d "${{ steps.device.outputs.name }}"
 
       - name: run native test
         # We only have the native unit test package in the iOS xcodeproj at the moment.
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 51bd44976..3237d98d5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -19,6 +19,16 @@
   - [changelog](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-java/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md#7190)
   - [diff](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-java/compare/7.18.1...7.19.0)
 
+## 8.11.1
+
+### Improvements
+
+- Check for type before casting in TTID ([#2497](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-dart/pull/2497))
+
+### Fixes
+
+- SentryWidgetsFlutterBinding initializing even if a binding already exists ([#2494](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-dart/pull/2494))
+
 ## 8.12.0-beta.1
 
 ### Features
diff --git a/flutter/example/integration_test/sentry_widgets_flutter_binding_test.dart b/flutter/example/integration_test/sentry_widgets_flutter_binding_test.dart
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b13b32d36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flutter/example/integration_test/sentry_widgets_flutter_binding_test.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+// ignore_for_file: avoid_print
+// ignore_for_file: invalid_use_of_internal_member
+
+import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
+import 'package:integration_test/integration_test.dart';
+import 'package:sentry_flutter/sentry_flutter.dart';
+
+// This needs needs to be run with:
+//
+// flutter drive \
+//   --driver=integration_test/test_driver/driver.dart \
+//   --target=integration_test/sentry_widgets_flutter_binding_test.dart --profile
+//
+// This test case will NOT fail in debug builds, hence why we need to test it
+// in at least a profile build.
+
+void main() {
+  final originalBinding =
+      IntegrationTestWidgetsFlutterBinding.ensureInitialized();
+
+  group('$SentryWidgetsFlutterBinding', () {
+    testWidgets('return existing binding', (tester) async {
+      final binding = SentryWidgetsFlutterBinding.ensureInitialized();
+
+      expect(binding, equals(originalBinding));
+    });
+  });
+}
diff --git a/flutter/example/integration_test/test_driver/driver.dart b/flutter/example/integration_test/test_driver/driver.dart
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b38629cca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flutter/example/integration_test/test_driver/driver.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+import 'package:integration_test/integration_test_driver.dart';
+
+Future<void> main() => integrationDriver();
diff --git a/flutter/lib/src/binding_wrapper.dart b/flutter/lib/src/binding_wrapper.dart
index 823df58bf..8df735bbd 100644
--- a/flutter/lib/src/binding_wrapper.dart
+++ b/flutter/lib/src/binding_wrapper.dart
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 // ignore_for_file: invalid_use_of_internal_member
 
-import 'package:flutter/foundation.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/widgets.dart';
 import 'package:meta/meta.dart';
 
@@ -48,16 +47,6 @@ WidgetsBinding? _ambiguate(WidgetsBinding? binding) => binding;
 
 class SentryWidgetsFlutterBinding extends WidgetsFlutterBinding
     with SentryWidgetsBindingMixin {
-  @override
-  void initInstances() {
-    super.initInstances();
-    _instance = this;
-  }
-
-  static SentryWidgetsFlutterBinding get instance =>
-      BindingBase.checkInstance(_instance);
-  static SentryWidgetsFlutterBinding? _instance;
-
   /// Returns an instance of [SentryWidgetsFlutterBinding].
   /// If no binding has yet been initialized, creates and initializes one.
   ///
@@ -65,15 +54,15 @@ class SentryWidgetsFlutterBinding extends WidgetsFlutterBinding
   /// returns the existing [WidgetsBinding] instance instead.
   static WidgetsBinding ensureInitialized() {
     try {
-      if (SentryWidgetsFlutterBinding._instance == null) {
-        SentryWidgetsFlutterBinding();
-      }
-      return SentryWidgetsFlutterBinding.instance;
-    } catch (e) {
+      // Try to get the existing binding instance
+      return WidgetsBinding.instance;
+    } catch (_) {
       Sentry.currentHub.options.logger(
           SentryLevel.info,
-          'WidgetsFlutterBinding already initialized. '
-          'Falling back to default WidgetsBinding instance.');
+          'WidgetsFlutterBinding has not been initialized yet. '
+          'Creating $SentryWidgetsFlutterBinding.');
+      // No binding exists yet, create our custom one
+      SentryWidgetsFlutterBinding();
       return WidgetsBinding.instance;
     }
   }
diff --git a/flutter/lib/src/navigation/time_to_initial_display_tracker.dart b/flutter/lib/src/navigation/time_to_initial_display_tracker.dart
index 5213d4587..3509dc6c4 100644
--- a/flutter/lib/src/navigation/time_to_initial_display_tracker.dart
+++ b/flutter/lib/src/navigation/time_to_initial_display_tracker.dart
@@ -51,11 +51,13 @@ class TimeToInitialDisplayTracker {
     final _endTimestamp = endTimestamp ?? await determineEndTime();
     if (_endTimestamp == null) return;
 
-    final tracer = transaction as SentryTracer;
+    if (transaction is! SentryTracer) {
+      return;
+    }
 
     final ttidSpan = transaction.startChild(
       SentrySpanOperations.uiTimeToInitialDisplay,
-      description: '${tracer.name} initial display',
+      description: '${transaction.name} initial display',
       startTimestamp: startTimestamp,
     );
 
diff --git a/flutter/test/sentry_flutter_widgets_binding_test.dart b/flutter/test/sentry_widgets_binding_mixin_test.dart
similarity index 100%
rename from flutter/test/sentry_flutter_widgets_binding_test.dart
rename to flutter/test/sentry_widgets_binding_mixin_test.dart
diff --git a/flutter/test/sentry_widgets_flutter_binding_test.dart b/flutter/test/sentry_widgets_flutter_binding_test.dart
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6e51f73eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flutter/test/sentry_widgets_flutter_binding_test.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import 'package:flutter/widgets.dart';
+import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
+import 'package:sentry_flutter/src/binding_wrapper.dart';
+
+// Note: testing that SentryWidgetsFlutterBinding.ensureInitialized() returns
+// the existing binding if one exists is not reliable to test in debug builds
+// A previous faulty implementation was passing in debug but not in profile/release builds
+// See flutter/example/integration_test/sentry_widgets_flutter_binding_test.dart
+
+void main() {
+  group('$SentryWidgetsFlutterBinding', () {
+    test(
+        'no existing binding: ensureInitialized() returns SentryWidgetsFlutterBinding binding',
+        () {
+      final binding = SentryWidgetsFlutterBinding.ensureInitialized();
+
+      expect(binding, equals(WidgetsBinding.instance));
+    });
+  });
+}