diff --git a/modules/ftrackIdSystem.js b/modules/ftrackIdSystem.js
index 87b62e980979..17e210d53584 100644
--- a/modules/ftrackIdSystem.js
+++ b/modules/ftrackIdSystem.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import * as utils from '../src/utils.js';
 import { submodule } from '../src/hook.js';
 import { getStorageManager } from '../src/storageManager.js';
 import { uspDataHandler } from '../src/adapterManager.js';
+import { loadExternalScript } from '../src/adloader.js';
 
 const MODULE_NAME = 'ftrackId';
 const LOG_PREFIX = 'FTRACK - ';
@@ -101,11 +102,8 @@ export const ftrackIdSubmodule = {
           }
         }
 
-        if (config.params && config.params.url) {
-          var ftrackScript = document.createElement('script');
-          ftrackScript.setAttribute('src', config.params.url);
-          window.document.body.appendChild(ftrackScript);
-        }
+        // Creates an async script element and appends it to the document
+        loadExternalScript(config.params.url, MODULE_NAME);
       }
     };
   },
diff --git a/src/adloader.js b/src/adloader.js
index c73f83f300c2..0b70686842d3 100644
--- a/src/adloader.js
+++ b/src/adloader.js
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ const _approvedLoadExternalJSList = [
   'browsi',
   'brandmetrics',
   'justtag',
-  'akamaidap'
+  'akamaidap',
+  'ftrackId'
 ]
 
 /**
diff --git a/test/spec/modules/ftrackIdSystem_spec.js b/test/spec/modules/ftrackIdSystem_spec.js
index a1c49f321a3a..f2b0456a849c 100644
--- a/test/spec/modules/ftrackIdSystem_spec.js
+++ b/test/spec/modules/ftrackIdSystem_spec.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { ftrackIdSubmodule } from 'modules/ftrackIdSystem.js';
 import * as utils from 'src/utils.js';
 import { uspDataHandler } from 'src/adapterManager.js';
+import { loadExternalScript } from 'src/adloader.js';
 let expect = require('chai').expect;
 
 let server;
@@ -146,25 +147,21 @@ describe('FTRACK ID System', () => {
     });
 
     it(`should be the only method that gets a new ID aka hits the D9 endpoint`, () => {
-      let appendChildStub = sinon.stub(window.document.body, 'appendChild');
-
       ftrackIdSubmodule.getId(configMock, null, null).callback();
-      expect(window.document.body.appendChild.called).to.be.ok;
-      let actualScriptTag = window.document.body.appendChild.args[0][0];
-      expect(actualScriptTag.tagName.toLowerCase()).to.equal('script');
-      expect(actualScriptTag.getAttribute('src')).to.equal('https://d9.flashtalking.com/d9core');
-      appendChildStub.resetHistory();
+      expect(loadExternalScript.called).to.be.ok;
+      expect(loadExternalScript.args[0][0]).to.deep.equal('https://d9.flashtalking.com/d9core');
+      loadExternalScript.resetHistory();
 
       ftrackIdSubmodule.decode('value', configMock);
-      expect(window.document.body.appendChild.called).to.not.be.ok;
-      expect(window.document.body.appendChild.args).to.deep.equal([]);
-      appendChildStub.resetHistory();
+      expect(loadExternalScript.called).to.not.be.ok;
+      expect(loadExternalScript.args).to.deep.equal([]);
+      loadExternalScript.resetHistory();
 
       ftrackIdSubmodule.extendId(configMock, null, {cache: {id: ''}});
-      expect(window.document.body.appendChild.called).to.not.be.ok;
-      expect(window.document.body.appendChild.args).to.deep.equal([]);
+      expect(loadExternalScript.called).to.not.be.ok;
+      expect(loadExternalScript.args).to.deep.equal([]);
 
-      appendChildStub.restore();
+      loadExternalScript.restore();
     });
 
     describe(`should use the "ids" setting in the config:`, () => {