diff --git a/codecarbon/output_methods/http.py b/codecarbon/output_methods/http.py
index 936d6a926..e0ff710b1 100644
--- a/codecarbon/output_methods/http.py
+++ b/codecarbon/output_methods/http.py
@@ -49,23 +49,28 @@ def __init__(
     ):
         self.endpoint_url: str = endpoint_url
         self.api = ApiClient(
-            experiment_id=experiment_id,
             endpoint_url=endpoint_url,
+            experiment_id=experiment_id,
             api_key=api_key,
             conf=conf,
+            create_run_automatically=False,
         )
         self.run_id = self.api.run_id
 
-    def live_out(self, _, delta: EmissionsData):
-        # Called at regular intervals
+    def _ensure_api_run(self) -> None:
+        if self.api.run_id is None and self.api.experiment_id is not None:
+            self.api._create_run(self.api.experiment_id)
+            self.run_id = self.api.run_id
+
+    def _emit(self, delta: EmissionsData) -> None:
         try:
+            self._ensure_api_run()
             self.api.add_emission(dataclasses.asdict(delta))
         except Exception as e:
             logger.error(e, exc_info=True)
 
+    def live_out(self, _, delta: EmissionsData):
+        self._emit(delta)
+
     def out(self, _, delta: EmissionsData):
-        # Called on exit
-        try:
-            self.api.add_emission(dataclasses.asdict(delta))
-        except Exception as e:
-            logger.error(e, exc_info=True)
+        self._emit(delta)
diff --git a/tests/output_methods/test_http.py b/tests/output_methods/test_http.py
index 790055c0a..56d909b46 100644
--- a/tests/output_methods/test_http.py
+++ b/tests/output_methods/test_http.py
@@ -147,6 +147,45 @@ def test_codecarbon_api_live_out(self):
         api_output.live_out(None, self.emissions_data)
         self.mock_add_emission.assert_called_once()
 
+    def test_codecarbon_api_live_out_creates_run_when_missing(self):
+        conf = {
+            "os": "linux",
+            "python_version": "3.12",
+            "codecarbon_version": "2.0",
+            "cpu_count": 4,
+            "cpu_model": "CPU",
+            "gpu_count": 0,
+            "gpu_model": "",
+            "longitude": 0.0,
+            "latitude": 0.0,
+            "region": "EU",
+            "provider": "AWS",
+            "ram_total_size": 16.0,
+            "tracking_mode": "machine",
+        }
+
+        with patch(
+            "codecarbon.output_methods.http.ApiClient._create_run"
+        ) as mock_create_run:
+            api_output = CodeCarbonAPIOutput(
+                endpoint_url="http://test.com",
+                experiment_id="exp-1",
+                api_key=self.api_key,
+                conf=conf,
+            )
+            api_output.api.run_id = None
+
+            def create_run(experiment_id):
+                api_output.api.run_id = "run-created"
+                return "run-created"
+
+            mock_create_run.side_effect = create_run
+            api_output.live_out(None, self.emissions_data)
+
+        mock_create_run.assert_called_once_with("exp-1")
+        self.assertEqual(api_output.api.run_id, "run-created")
+        self.assertEqual(api_output.run_id, "run-created")
+
     @patch("codecarbon.output_methods.http.logger.error")
     def test_codecarbon_live_out_api_call_failure(self, mock_logger):
         self.mock_add_emission.side_effect = Exception("Test exception")