diff --git a/repertory/repertory_test/src/providers_test.cpp b/repertory/repertory_test/src/providers_test.cpp
index 11cabaf6..947fcb6c 100644
--- a/repertory/repertory_test/src/providers_test.cpp
+++ b/repertory/repertory_test/src/providers_test.cpp
@@ -801,13 +801,14 @@ TEST(providers_test, encrypt_provider) {
             .c_str());
 
     encrypt_provider provider{cfg};
+    file_manager mgr(cfg, provider);
+
     EXPECT_TRUE(provider.start(
         [&provider](bool directory, api_file &file) -> api_error {
           return provider_meta_handler(provider, directory, file);
         },
         &mgr));
 
-    file_manager mgr(cfg, provider);
     mgr.start();
 
     EXPECT_EQ(provider_type::encrypt, provider.get_provider_type());
@@ -843,13 +844,14 @@ TEST(providers_test, s3_provider) {
     curl_comm comm{cfg.get_s3_config()};
 
     s3_provider provider{cfg, comm};
+    file_manager mgr(cfg, provider);
+
     EXPECT_TRUE(provider.start(
         [&provider](bool directory, api_file &file) -> api_error {
           return provider_meta_handler(provider, directory, file);
         },
         &mgr));
 
-    file_manager mgr(cfg, provider);
     mgr.start();
 
     EXPECT_EQ(provider_type::s3, provider.get_provider_type());
@@ -886,13 +888,13 @@ TEST(providers_test, sia_provider) {
     curl_comm comm{cfg.get_host_config()};
 
     sia_provider provider{cfg, comm};
+    file_manager mgr(cfg, provider);
     EXPECT_TRUE(provider.start(
         [&provider](bool directory, api_file &file) -> api_error {
           return provider_meta_handler(provider, directory, file);
         },
         &mgr));
 
-    file_manager mgr(cfg, provider);
     mgr.start();
     EXPECT_EQ(provider_type::sia, provider.get_provider_type());
     EXPECT_FALSE(provider.is_read_only());