diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index ac1df78..47b4b56 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -266,7 +266,6 @@ func New(ctx context.Context, next http.Handler, config *Config, name string) (h
 	t.jwtVerifier = t
 	t.startTokenCleanup()
 	go t.initializeMetadata(config.ProviderURL)
-
 	return t, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/main_test.go b/main_test.go
index 7923bac..a6bfd5c 100644
--- a/main_test.go
+++ b/main_test.go
@@ -95,8 +95,9 @@ func (ts *TestSuite) Setup() {
 		httpClient:               &http.Client{},
 		exchangeCodeForTokenFunc: ts.exchangeCodeForTokenFunc,
 		extractClaimsFunc:        extractClaims,
+		initComplete:             make(chan struct{}),
 	}
-
+	close(ts.tOidc.initComplete)
 	ts.tOidc.tokenVerifier = ts.tOidc
 	ts.tOidc.jwtVerifier = ts.tOidc
 }