diff --git a/packages/appium/lib/appium.js b/packages/appium/lib/appium.js
index 396f70144..f8a98583f 100644
--- a/packages/appium/lib/appium.js
+++ b/packages/appium/lib/appium.js
@@ -344,7 +344,9 @@ class AppiumDriver extends DriverCore {
 
       // We also want to assign any new Bidi Commands that the driver has specified, including all
       // the standard bidi commands
-      driverInstance.updateBidiCommands(InnerDriver.newBidiCommands ?? {});
+      if (_.isFunction(driverInstance.updateBidiCommands)) {
+        driverInstance.updateBidiCommands(InnerDriver.newBidiCommands ?? {});
+      }
 
       if (!_.isEmpty(this.args.denyInsecure)) {
         this.log.info('Explicitly preventing use of insecure features:');