diff --git a/repertory/repertory_test/src/providers_test.cpp b/repertory/repertory_test/src/providers_test.cpp
index 876a055a..11cabaf6 100644
--- a/repertory/repertory_test/src/providers_test.cpp
+++ b/repertory/repertory_test/src/providers_test.cpp
@@ -801,14 +801,15 @@ TEST(providers_test, encrypt_provider) {
             .c_str());
 
     encrypt_provider provider{cfg};
-    file_manager mgr(cfg, provider);
-    mgr.start();
-
     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());
     EXPECT_TRUE(provider.is_read_only());
     EXPECT_TRUE(provider.is_online());
@@ -840,15 +841,17 @@ TEST(providers_test, s3_provider) {
     }
 
     curl_comm comm{cfg.get_s3_config()};
-    s3_provider provider{cfg, comm};
-    file_manager mgr(cfg, provider);
-    mgr.start();
 
+    s3_provider provider{cfg, comm};
     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());
     EXPECT_FALSE(provider.is_read_only());
     EXPECT_TRUE(provider.is_online());
@@ -881,15 +884,16 @@ TEST(providers_test, sia_provider) {
     }
 
     curl_comm comm{cfg.get_host_config()};
-    sia_provider provider{cfg, comm};
-    file_manager mgr(cfg, provider);
-    mgr.start();
 
+    sia_provider provider{cfg, comm};
     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());
     EXPECT_TRUE(provider.is_online());