# Late \`default\` signal Google Consent Mode is enabled, but the `default` consent signal is sent **too late**, meaning **after some Google tags have already fired**. In such cases, those tags may load **before the consent state is known**, reducing the effectiveness of Consent Mode. #### Possible causes 1. A Google script is loaded before th CMP 2. The `gtag` script is loaded **asynchronously or deferred**, or delayed by an optimization system: * presence of `async` or `defer` attributes on the main `